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U.S. Drought Intensifies in Texas and Florida

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Source: ClimateCentral.org - 3/07/13, Daniel Yawitz

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Drought expanded in two key areas of the country last week – Florida and West Texas – where several weeks of low rainfall have allowed already dry conditions to intensify, according to an update to the U.S. Drought Monitor released Thursday.

While much of the East Coast has seen heavy precipitation over the past two weeks, very little of that has extended into the Florida peninsula. According to the Drought Monitor, “abnormal dryness” pushed into all of southern Florida, while conditions of “severe drought” expanded in the eastern and central parts of the state. Meanwhile, relatively wet conditions in the Florida Panhandle have kept the northwestern part of the state out of drought.

Storms soak SA's Lower Eyre Peninsula and West Coast

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Weatherzone.com - 3/08/13, Ben McBurney

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Slow-moving thunderstorms soaked South Australia's Lower Eyre Peninsula and West Coast yesterday, with some places seeing their heaviest rain in over a decade.

The highest totals were seen across the state's Lower Eyre Peninsula, with Coulta picking up 54mm, its heaviest rain since 2006. This is also Coulta's seventh heaviest fall in 129 years of records. Further north, Lock received 45mm, its heaviest rain since 1997, while Coles Point received 34mm, its heaviest March fall since 2006.

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Big Story Weather – March 6, 2013

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Red Orbit.com - 3/6/13, Joshua Kelly

 

Big Story Weather from March 5: The strong storm made its way through the Great Lakes bringing very heavy snowfall to places like Chicago. High pressure over the Rockies brought a nice day to the region, while another area of low pressure made its way towards the West Coast.

 

Weather Outlook for March 6: The storm everyone has been waiting for is finally pulling into the Mid-Atlantic region and has begun to impact cities like Baltimore and Washington DC with heavy rain, sleet and snow with accumulations likely for both cities. High pressure will slide into the Southern Plains bringing partly cloudy skies to the region. A new frontal boundary will begin to work its way on shore over the Pacific Northwest. Below is the weather for a few select cities this afternoon.

 

Chicago snowstorm headed toward the Mid-Atlantic

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Wunderground.com - 3/5/13, Dr. Jeff Masters

 

 

 

The snow has begun in Chicago, as what promises to be their biggest snowstorm of the season moves through. The fast-moving "Alberta Clipper" has already brought up to 10" of snow to Minnesota and North Dakota. These type of storms, so-named because they originate in Alberta and clip along at a fast forward speed, typically bring the Midwest moderate amounts of fluffy snow that is relatively easy to shovel. However, this Clipper is traversing through an atmosphere that is warmer than usual for these types of storms--close to the freezing point near the surface.

 

Big Story Weather – March 5, 2013

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Red Orbit.com-3/5/13, Joshua Kelly

 

 

 

 

Big Story Weather from March 4: The strong storm system moved through the Plains and Western Lakes yesterday dumping a lot of snow on places like Minneapolis and creating near blizzard like conditions over North Dakota and also icy conditions through parts of South Dakota.

 

 

 

Snowpack Totals 18 Feet in Northern Japan

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Accuweather.com- 3/5/2013, Jillian Macmath

 

 

"The storm unleashed high winds, heavy snow and blinding whiteouts, the worst of which happened on the island of Hokkaido on Saturday, March 2," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jim Andrews said.

 

"Data also indicated that more than a foot of new snow fell at the Wakkanai Airport in northernmost Hokkaido.

 

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Floods swamp thousands of homes in Jakarta

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Weatherzone - George Roberts, 3/05/13

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Indonesian authorities say more than 16,000 people have been affected by flooding in the capital Jakarta.


The water came up overnight after heavy rains in Jakarta and upstream in Bogor, swamping areas of the capital that had only just recovered from January's major flood.

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Freezing Temperatures for Florida, Deep South

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Accuweather.com/3/4/2013, Alex Sosnowski

 

 

 

It was cold enough across Florida that spotty reports of wet snowflakes and sleet mixed in with light rain showers occurred near Tampa late Saturday night.

 

 

Though Sunday night brought sub-freezing temperatures across the interior of the northern third of Florida, the state has seen colder temperatures at this time of the year. Record lows for the first week of March have included: Tallahassee at 20 F, Jacksonville at 23 F, Gainesville at 22 F, Tampa at 29 F, Orlando at 25 F and Fort Myers at 33 F. These records will go untouched.

 

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Australian climate on 'steroids' after hottest summer

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Phys.org - 3/04/13

A scrubfire burns on a hillside in the southern region of Australia's New South Wales state on January 11, 2013

A scrubfire burns on a hillside in the southern region of Australia's New South Wales state on January 11, 2013. Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.
 

Australia's weather went "on steroids" over a summer that saw an unprecedented heatwave, bushfires and floods, the climate chief said Monday, warning that global warming would only make things worse.

 

The Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed the three summer months ending February 28 were the hottest season ever recorded in Australia, leading the government's Climate Commission to label it the "Angry Summer" in a new report.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-03-australian-climate-steroids-hottest-summer.html#jCp

 

Homes flooded in Dalby as downpour batters Qld

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WeatherZone.com - 3/03/13, Francis Tapim

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An emergency flood alert for northern Dalby on Queensland's Darling Downs has been cancelled as heavy rain continues to affect the state's south.

Dozens of homes have been flooded in Dalby with the Myall Creek peaking at 3.21 metres overnight and breaking its banks.

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