Tuesday, March 19, 2024

2023-2024 Winter Outlook

October 19, 2023,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2022-23 U.S. Winter Outlook. “This year, El Nino is in place heading into winter for the first time in four years, driving the outlook for warmer-than-average temperatures for the northern tier of the continental United States, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released […]

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2022-2023 Winter Outlook

October 20, 2022,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2022-23 U.S. Winter Outlook. “This year La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released today by the Climate Prediction Center — a division […]

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2021-2022 Winter Outlook

October 21, 2021,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2021-2022 U.S. Winter Outlook. “Above-average temperatures are favored across the South and most of the eastern U.S. as La Nina climate conditions have emerged for the second winter in a row according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — a division of the National Weather Service. In NOAA’s 2021 […]

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2020-2021 Winter Outlook

October 15, 2020,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2020 U.S. Winter Outlook today. “NOAA’s winter forecast for the U.S. favors warmer, drier conditions across the southern tier of the U.S., and cooler, wetter conditions in the North, thanks in part to an ongoing La Niña. Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center […]

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2019-2020 Winter Outlook

October 17, 2019,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2019 U.S. Winter Outlook today. “Warmer-than-average temperatures are forecast for much of the U.S. this winter according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. Although below-average temperatures are not favored, cold weather is anticipated and some areas could still experience a colder-than-average winter. Wetter-than-average weather is […]

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2018-2019 Winter Outlook

  October 18, 2018,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2018 U.S. Winter Outlook today. “A mild winter could be in store for much of the United States this winter according to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. In the U.S. Winter Outlook for December through February, above-average temperatures are most likely across the […]

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2017-2018 Winter Outlook

“October 19, 2017,  – Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released the 2017 U.S. Winter Outlook today, with La Nina potentially emerging for the second year in a row as the biggest wildcard in how this year’s winter will shape up.  La Nina has a 55- to 65-percent chance of developing before winter sets in. “ […]

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2016-2017 Winter Outlook

“October 20, 2016,  Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued the 2016 -2017 U.S. Winter Outlook today, saying that La Nina is expected to influence winter conditions this year.  The Climate Prediction Center issued a La Nina watch this month, predicting the climate phenomenon is likely to develop in late fall or early winter.  La […]

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Storm Classifications

Floodplains are defined as any area that floods as a result of a specific type of storm, most commonly a 100 year storm event. This storm event is not simply defined as a storm that occurs within 100 years, rather it is a probability description. In essence, a 100 year storm event has a 1% […]

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