Suncoast Stormwatch

This past week has been HUGE (From A Meteorological Point of View). The upcoming week should bring nice weather with highs in the low to mid 80s, and lows in the mid 50s to low 60s; with mostly sunny weather expected each day.

To start the week off, there was snow in the Southeast! (Amazing, isn't it)

The snow blanketed parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and many areas had the largest snowfall they've seen in years. More Info: 1 2

Earthquake Strikes Australia

An earthquake struck Melbourne, Australia on Friday. The USGS said the 4.7 magnitude quake struck about 96 kilometres (59 miles) southeast of Melbourne shortly before 9.00 pm (1000 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres. More info

Telescope blasts into space to find other Earths
                                                                                     

 Last night, a NASA telescope was launched, embarking on what will be at the least a 3.5 year mission to find other planets like Earth. The goal is to find, if they exist, Earth-like planets circling stars in the so-called habitable zone — orbits where liquid water could be present on the surface of the planets. 

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There is a possibility of rain next Saturday, but don't trust what is forecast too early, as the models are never 100% accurate. This what the GFS is saying for next Saturday:

                                       ***UPDATE ON NFL PLAYERS***
According to the Coast Guard, the boat belonging to Marquis Cooper has been found, along with former University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler, who was hanging on to the side of the boat. The Coast Guard says Cooper, Detroit Lions free agent Corey Smith and another former USF player, William Bleakley, remain missing. TV showed Schuyler being helped from a Coast Guard helicopter at Tampa General Hospital. He appeared conscious.


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There was snowfall in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee over the weekend, and today most of the East Coast will see snow.

***NO NWS REPORPTS OF SNOWFALL YET IN GEORGIA AND ALABAMA, I WILL UPDATE WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE***

State-by-State Snow Reports 
Tennessee:

COUNTY...      CITY (MILES)...         AMOUNT OF SNOW IN INCHES...
WAYNE          WAYNESBORO              3.0
CANNON         WOODBURY                3.0
WARREN         MCMINNVILLE             3.0
HICKMAN        CENTERVILLE             3.5
LEWIS          5 W OF HOHENWALD        3.5
RUTHERFORD     MURFREESBORO            4.0
COFFEE         MANCHESTER              4.0
COFFEE         TULLAHOMA               4.5
MARSHALL       10 S OF CHAPEL HILL     4.8
LAWRENCE       LAWRENCEBURG            6.0
GILES          PULASKI                 7.0
PERRY          5 SW OF LINDEN          7.0
MAURY          10 SE OF COLUMBIA       8.0
MARSHALL       3 WSW CHAPEL HILL       8.5
MARSHALL       3 SW OF LEWISBURG       9.0
BEDFORD        12 NW OF SHELBYVILLE    9.0
BEDFORD        WARTRACE                     10.0

Mississippi:

Columbus, MS AFB:  3.0"

                                                                                            
5 NE Scooba, MS: 3.0"

East Starkville, MS: 2.5"

Starkville, MS: 2.5"

Grenada, MS: 2.0"

Macon, MS: 2.0"

2.3 SSE Starkvile, MS: 2.0"

2 S Starkville, MS: 1.8"

2 N Starkville, MS: 1.8"

4.9 W Ackerman, MS: 1.5"

Greenwood, MS: 1.5"

Cleveland, MS: 1.3"

1 SSE West Point, MS: 1.3"

Vaiden, MS: 1.0"

3.3 WSW Noxapater, MS: 1.0"

Jackson, MS: 0.5"

Meridian, Ms: 0.5"

North Kosciusko, MS: 0.5"

4.3 SSE West, MS: 0.5"

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Two NFL Players Missing At Sea After Bad Weather

Two NFL Players went missing yesterday after leaving for a fishing trip on Saturday. The two players, Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper, as well as former University of South Florida players Will Bleakley and Nick Schuyler were onboard. Weather conditions worsened through the day and the men did not return as expected in the evening.

A relative reported them missing, and the Coast Guard searched a wide area west of Clearwater Pass but were hampered by rough seas and weather.

By Monday, the harsh conditions were starting to subside. Waves were 6 to 8 feet, still enough for a small craft advisory, but considerably smaller than the 15-foot waves Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Barron said.


Coast Guard Capt. Timothy M. Close said at least one of the men was an experienced boater, and relatives provided the Coast Guard with GPS coordinates from previous fishing expeditions.
 
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More info on East Coast snow either tonight or tommorow. 


Georgia and Alabama Snowfall Info Is Below:
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Tuesday through Thursday we will see a return to cold weather, as the jetstream heads our way once again.

We'll start Tuesday with highs in the mid to high 50s, which is a bit below average for this time of year, and then lows on Tuesday night in the high 20s and low 30s. Wednesday, expect highs in the low 50s and lows in the lower 20s, and possibly extreme high teens, depending on your location. Thursday we should see highs in the low to mid 50s and lows can be expected to reach the lower to mid 20s, with Friday hopefully warming up some into the mid 60s.

Another major event: Snow in London!

It was the biggest snow event to hit London in 18 years, as eight inches fell in 24 hours. All five airports in the city were shut down briefly, with close to 800 flights cancelled throughout the day. Also, because of the weather, trains and buses did not run.

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The winter storm that hit Kentucky on January 27-28 left thousands of people without power because of all the power lines down. Over 600,000 people are still without power and officials are saying it could be up to two weeks before power is completely restored. Ryanweather has continuing coverage of this event.

Overall, the storm, which hit from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania, left more than 1.5 million people in the dark. In Arkansas, another hard hit state, about 178,000 people are still without power, out of an estimated 300,000. The storm also dumped 4 inches of snow on New York City.

Here are pictures of the effects of this storm:

(Pics courtesy of the Weather Channel)

 

Cold weather is on the way for the area as a cold front will move through tomorrow, but Friday is when it will really hurt us, because temps are going to be back in the low 30s and high 20s Friday night and Saturday night. On top of the cold weather, we'll also be getting some rain chances for tomorrow and Friday. Sometime next week, I may decide to have daily blog entries, if I can find the time for it.