NASCAR should have stopped Pocono race sooner

A man was killed and nine others were injured Sunday during a violent thunderstorm that tore across Pocono Raceway in northeast Pennsylvania. Although track officials advised crowds to seeks shelter, NASCAR allowed cars to continue to race around the track far too long. For days, the threat of severe weather in the Northeast U.S. …

 

 

 

 

Tuesday’s violent storm was a ‘microburst’ or ‘downburst’ preceded by a ‘gust …

The downburst photographed from Canton appears as a funnel due to the strong inflow jet at its rear, from the left. Photo by Danielle Tracy.

  Anna Costanzo photographed the storm billowing up next to Lawrence Avenue Elementary School as it moved west. Many people who were watching the sky when the big storm hit last week swear they saw a funnel cloud, and some even got photographs. The National Weather Service said the violent …

 

 

 

 

Severe storms lash Smokies park, visitors hurt

By The Associated PressTOWNSEND, Tenn. (AP) – At least two people have been killed as a violent thunderstorm struck the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park spokeswoman Melissa Cobern says a man on a motorcycle was killed as …

 

 

 

 

Violent thunderstorm tears through Richmond

Radar image of thunderstorm at 3:07 p.m., just as it passed downtown Richmond (RadarScope) A severe thunderstorm with hail and damaging winds ripped through Richmond, Virginia area betweem 2:30 and 3:30 p.m. Winds gusted to at least 60 mph and there have been multiple reports of downed trees. As of 4:00 p.m., over 145,000 …

 

 

 

 

Road Trip Survival: Recognizing Which Clouds Mean Danger

Meghan Evans

Road Trip Survival: Recognizing Which Clouds Mean Danger …

 

 

 

 

Great Lakes Damaging Storms, Wisconsin Tornadoes Possible

 

 

 

 

Severe Weather Threat: Wisconsin, Michigan, Great Lakes

 

 

 

 

Severe thunderstorm and tornado potential Friday in Washington, DC area, a …

Area classified as under slight risk of severe storms Friday. Part of this area may be upgraded to moderate risk says SPC. (NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC)) An ominous set of ingredients are coming together to produce the potential for a severe thunderstorm outbreak in much of the mid-Atlantic Friday, including the Washington and Baltimore [...]

 

 

 

 

A closer look at severe thunderstorm and tornado potential Friday in …

Area classified as under slight risk of severe storms Friday. Part of this area may be upgraded to moderate risk says SPC. (NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC)) An ominous set of ingredients are coming together to produce the potential for a severe thunderstorm outbreak in much of the mid-Atlantic Friday, including the Washington and Baltimore [...]