Winter Forecast: Cold Winter More Likely For Some

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/Winter-Forecast-Cold-Winter-More-Likely-For-Some_2012-11-29

After an extended spell of above-normal temperatures across much of the U.S. during the past 18 months, the last few months have been characterized by below-normal temperatures across much of the eastern U.S., as a weak El Nino event has tried to emerge," said Dr. Todd Crawford, Chief Meteorologist at WSI, part of The Weather Company.

Wild Coyotes 'Kind of Chilling' by Wrigley Field

 http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/%20Wild-Coyotes-Kind-of-Chilling_2012-11-29

CHICAGO — Wild baseball fans might be a standard sight at Wrigley Field, but a pair of wild coyotes milling around Chicago's historic ballpark — surrounded on all sides by bars, restaurants and busy streets — wasn't what one photographer was expecting on a busy Friday night.

So he quickly grabbed his camera.

"They were just kind of chilling," freelance photographer Will Byington said. "They were hanging out and not even doing much. They were kind of just checking out the scene on a Friday night in Wrigleyville. It was like they were on a date, taking a stroll."

California Flood Threat From "Atmospheric River"

 http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/California-Flood-Threat_2012-11-29

Meteorologists use the term "atmospheric river" to describe a long, narrow plume piping deep moisture from the tropics into the mid-latitudes.  One type of atmospheric river you may have heard of is the "Pineapple Express", a pronounced plume tapping moisture from the Hawaiian Islands to the U.S. West Coast. 

Amazingly, according to NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), a strong atmospheric river can transport as water vapor up to 15 times the average flow of liquid water at the mouth of the Mississippi River! 

Midweek Northeaster May Stymie Recovery Efforts With Floods and Loss of Power

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/nyregion/east-coast-prepares-for-northeaster.html?ref=nationalweatherservice

 

The Northeast is now bracing for a potentially dangerous northeaster expected to bring rain, punishing winds and high tides that could add to the misery of residents still reeling from Hurricane Sandy and set back the restoration of power. 

Shallow Waters and Unusual Path May Worsen the Surge

 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/science/earth/shallow-waters-and-unusual-path-may-worsen-surge.html?ref=nationalweatherservice

 

Like a hand pushing water in a bathtub, the winds of a hurricane push the water of the Atlantic Ocean. When the windblown water runs up against land, the water piles up and flows inland. That describes a storm surge.  

Cloudy With a Chance of Hybrid Vortices

 http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-hybrid-vortices/?ref=nationalweatherservice

 

In case you’re wondering about the severe weather that Hurricane Sandy may bring our way in the next few days, the National Weather Service’s Hydrometeorological Prediction Center in College Park, Md., lays it all out in a document, High-Impact Merging of Energetic Systems Anticipated Off the Mid-Atlantic Coast: