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Jeff co-founded the Weather Underground in 1995 while working on his Ph.D. at Michigan. He flew with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters from 1986-1990. |
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- Floods overwhelm North Dakota levees; floods kill 175 in China Jun 2011
- Record flooding in North Dakota forces evacuation of 11,000 Jun 2011
- Missouri River flood hits unprecedented flow rates Jun 2011
- Mississippi River flood of 2011 sets all-time flow record, but has crested May 2011
- Unprecented floods on the Mississippi, in Colombia, and Canada May 2011
- America's Achilles' heel: the Mississippi River's Old River Control Structure May 2011
- Mississippi River flood of 2011 already a $2 billion disaster May 2011
- April 2011: historic U.S. extremes in rains, floods, tornadoes, and fires May 2011
- Mississippi River sets all-time flood records; 2nd major spillway opens May 2011
- Record floods on Mississippi River, Lake Champlain; 3rd EF-5 tornado verified May 2011
- Army Corps blows up levee to help fight unprecedented Mississippi River flood May 2011
- Two EF-5 tornadoes confirmed from last week's outbreak; record Ohio River flood May 2011
- Massive tornado outbreak kills 202; 100-year flood coming on Mississippi River Apr 2011
- Tornadoes, floods, and fires continue to pound U.S. Apr 2011
- Tornadoes, floods, and fires assault the nation Apr 2011
- Torrential rains of 40+ inches deluge Thailand Mar 2011
- Spring snowstorm adds to flooding potential for the Midwest Mar 2011
- Dakotas blizzard adds to extreme spring flooding risk Feb 2011
- Renewed flooding in Sri Lanka kills 11, affects 1.05 million Feb 2011
- 2011: Year of the flood Jan 2011
- Another flooding mega-disaster: Sri Lanka recovers from extreme flooding Jan 2011
- At least 611 dead in Brazilian floods: Brazil's deadliest natural disaster in history Jan 2011
- Record snows hit New England; Brazilian floods kill 350; Brisbane underwater Jan 2011
- Major Nor'easter pounds New England; icy mess in the South; record floods in Australia Jan 2011
- Snow, ice paralyze South; Nor'easter aims at New England; deadly floods in Australia Jan 2011
- Massive flooding in Australia cuts off city of 75,000 Jan 2011
- Unprecedented flooding hits Australia's Queensland Dec 2010
- Atmospheric River deluges California and the Southwest Dec 2010
- Heaviest rains in Colombia's history trigger deadly landslide; 145 dead or missing Dec 2010
- Colombia rainy season floods kill 136 Nov 2010
- Major flooding in North Carolina Oct 2010
- NC rains finally end Oct 2010
- Nicole kills five in Jamaica; historic rains in North Carolina; tornadoes in the Mid-Atlantic Sep 2010
- Nicole's precursor moisture dumping epic rains on North Carolina Sep 2010
- TD 16 dumping torrential rains; extreme rainfall event for North Carolina Sep 2010
- Wisconsin levee failing Sep 2010
- Flooding, tornadoes for TX, OK Sep 2010
- Pakistan's Indus River flood peaking downstream Aug 2010
- Pakistan's Indus River flood crest nears coast Aug 2010
- Pakistan's Katrina Aug 2010
- Pakistan monsoon floods kill at least 800Jul 2010
- Brazilian floods kill 42 Jun 2010
- Flooding in Asia kills over 200 Jun 2010
- Heaviest 1-day rain in Oklahoma City history Jun 2010
- Floods kill 16 in Arkansas; dozens missing Jun 2010
- Flooding death toll in Southeast U.S. floods rises to 24; oil slick moving little May 2010
- Flooding from record rains kills 11 in Tennessee; oil spill update May 2010
- World's deadliest weather disaster of 2010: Rio de Janeiro floods kill at least 183 Apr 2010
- Comparing New England's floods to the floods of Hurricanes Connie and Diane (1955) Apr 2010
- Record rains and flooding swamp Rhode Island and Massachusetts Mar 2010
- Red River rising: 18th consecutive year of flooding--why? Mar 2010
- Major flooding in the Northeast and Midwest; Fiji reels from major cyclone Tomas Mar 2010
- Wet, windy Nor'easter slams Northeast; season's first Category 5 storm is Ului Mar 2010
- Heavy rains kill seven in Georgia Sep 2009
- Venice suffers its fourth-worst flood since 1872 Dec 2008
- Midwest flood price tag $8 billion; Extreme Weather magazine review Jun 2008
- Two 500-year floods in 15 years Jun 2008
- Iowa flood price tag at $2 billion and growing Jun 2008
- Flood waters recede in Cedar Rapids Jun 2008
- Historic flooding hits Iowa Jun 2008
- Spring flooding hits Midwest; Southeast drought eases Feb 2008
- The future of flooding Feb 2008
- Mexico's Katrina Nov 2007
- Midwestern floods Aug 2007
- Texas floods kill 5 May 2007
- Flood walls hold on the Susquehanna Jun 2006
- Northeast flooding May 2006
- Northeast flooding continues; Hong Hong breathing easier May 2006
- Northeast flooding May 2006
- Hawaii gets a temporary reprieve Mar 2006
- Philippines disaster Feb 2006
Heat
Humor
Hurricanes
2011
2010
2009
- The Lost Hurricane/Typhoon Hunters VI: Typhoon Bess, October 12th, 1974 Dec 2009
- QuikSCAT, 1999 - 2009: R.I.P. Nov 2009
- Hurricanes, typhoons, and tropical cyclones of 2009 (index into posts Jan-Dec 2009)
- Storm surge basics explained Aug 2009
- World storm surge records Aug 2009
- Late-starting hurricane seasons Jul 2009
- Bill Gates takes on hurricanes Jul 2009
- The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part V: Typhoon Ophelia, 1958 Jul 2009
- The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part IV: Hurricane Janet, 1955 Jul 2009
- Modiki El Niños and Atlantic hurricane activity Jul 2009
- Island in a Storm: a book review Jul 2009
- New $50 million hurricane research center: a bad idea Jul 2009
- The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part III: Typhoon Doris, 1953 Jun 2009
- The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part II: Typhoon Wilma, 1952 Jun 2009
- The 6 lost Hurricane Hunter missions, Part I: the Oct 1, 1945 typhoon Jun 2009
- Storm surge reduction by wetlands May 2009
- Outspoken hurricane scientist Ivor van Heerden fired Apr 2009
- Average hurricane season foreseen by CSU, but TSR predicts an active season Mar 2009
- The case for a new QuikSCAT satellite Mar 2009
- National Hurricane Center proposes Storm Surge Warnings Mar 2009
- NOAA Hurricane Hunters update Mar 2009
- Postcards from the Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Part II: remote pressure measurements Mar 2009
- Postcards from the Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference, Part I: WISDOM Mar 2009
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Climate Summaries
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Tornadoes
2011
- Five EF-5 tornadoes confirmed this year Jun 2011
- Tornadoes rip Massachusetts, killing 4 Jun 2011
- Invest now to improve tornado warnings May 2011
- No new tornado deaths yesterday May 2011
- Deadly tornadoes rip OK, KS, and AR; high tornado risk today; Joplin tornado an EF-5 May 2011
- Joplin tornado toll at 116; dangerous tornado outbreak expected today May 2011
- Deadliest U.S. tornado since 1953 rips through Joplin, Missouri, killing 89 May 2011
- Record floods on Mississippi River, Lake Champlain; 3rd EF-5 tornado verified May 2011
- April's tornado outbreaks the two largest in history May 2011
- Two EF-5 tornadoes confirmed from last week's outbreak; record Ohio River flood May 2011
- Over 300 dead in historic tornado outbreak; one violent EF-5 tornado confirmed Apr 2011
- Massive tornado outbreak kills 202; 100-year flood coming on Mississippi River Apr 2011
- Tornadoes, floods, and fires continue to pound U.S. Apr 2011
- Tornadoes, floods, and fires assault the nation Apr 2011
- Tornadoes, huge hail pound the Midwest, but bring little Texas drought relief Apr 2011
- Violent EF-4 tornado causes severe damage at St. Louis's airport Apr 2011
- Historic 3-day tornado outbreak kills at least 40 Apr 2011
- Tornadoes pound North Carolina and Virginia, killing 25 Apr 2011
- Tornadoes rip Alabama, Mississippi; 17 dead in 2-day outbreak Apr 2011
- Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms kill nine in OK, AR; more severe weather today Apr 2011
- Weekend tornado outbreak causes heavy damage in Virginia, Iowa Apr 2011
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