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Posted by: FMacek, 00:09 GMT le 27 octobre 2010

CLEVELAND -- Winds howled across northern Ohio on Tuesday as an unusually strong storm swept across the Midwest.

The following are peak wind gusts recorded by the National Weather Service across the area through 7 p.m. on Tuesday:

Hopkins Airport: 49 mph

Burke Lakefront Airport: 45 mph

Akron Canton Airport: 47 mph

Lorain: 52 mph

Elyria: 57 mph

Dover/New Philadelphia: 45 mph

Mansfield: 51 mph

Bucyrus: 67 mph

Bellevue: 60 mph

Berlin Hts: 55 mph

Tiffin: 51 mph

Conditions will turn windy again on Wednesday as the intense low pressure system moves eastward through Southern Ontario.

A High Wind Warning will be in effect for northern Ohio from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

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Midwest storm pressure equivalent of Category 3 hurricane

Posted by: FMacek, 22:07 GMT le 26 octobre 2010

It has the barometric pressure of a Category 3 hurricane, the force of a blizzard minus the snow and wind gusts up to 81 mph.On Tuesday, the pressure fell in the center for the storm over the upper midwest 28.22 inches of mercury in Minnesota according to NOAA.The lowest pressure ever recorded in Cleveland was during the blizzard of 1978 on January 26th with 28.28 inches.This is no ordinary storm howling across the Midwest. After knocking out power to more than 145,...

Updated: 00:10 GMT le 27 octobre 2010

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2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Active

Posted by: FMacek, 00:54 GMT le 26 octobre 2010

The 2010 Atlantic Hurricane season has turned out to be quite active with the United States being largely spared.Through October 25th, there have been 17 named storms including 10 hurricanes, with at least five packing winds of at 111 m.p.h. or more.The latest hurricane, named Richard, made landfall in Belize late Sunday. This same area was devastated by Hurricane Hattie in 1961.Fortunately, the United States has seen very little activity so far this season. The str...

Updated: 00:56 GMT le 26 octobre 2010

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Become a Volunteer Snow Observer for the National Weather Service in Cleveland

Posted by: FMacek, 01:55 GMT le 23 octobre 2010

CLEVELAND -- Got snow? The National Weather Service wants to know about it.The National Weather Service (NWS) is looking for new volunteers to participate in the Snow Observer Program. Program info/instructions will be mailed to you on/about November 1st, after you complete an application. (Link at bottom of this article.) If you are already in the program, you do not need to re-apply. Currently new observers are NOT needed from Chardon, Ashtabula (Ohio) and Meadvi...

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The full Hunter's Moon of October comes tonight

Posted by: FMacek, 22:04 GMT le 22 octobre 2010

By Frank MacekCLEVELAND -- Clear skies tonight and cool temperatures will herald in the majesty of the full Hunter's Moon of October across northeast Ohio. The full Hunter's Moon is always the first full moon following the Harvest Moon that occurred in September around the time of the autumnal equinox.Legend has it Native Americans used the advantage of this particular moon to track and kill their prey further from their homes to get ready for the pending winter ahe...

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