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~ Space Weather Update~ RUSSIAN METEOR UPDATE:

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RUSSIAN METEOR UPDATE: On Friday, February 15th at 9:30 am local time in Russia, a small asteroid struck the atmosphere over the city of Chelyabinsk and exploded. According to reports from news organizations and Russian authorities, as many as 1000 people received minor injuries from the shock wave. This is the most energetic recorded meteor strike since the Tunguska impact of 1908.

 

NASA scientists have conducted a preliminary analysis of the event. "Here is what we know so far," says Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "The asteroid was about 15 meters in diameter and weighed approximately 7000 metric tons. It struck Earth's atmosphere at 40,000 mph (18 km/s) and broke apart about 12 to 15 miles (20 to 25 km) above Earth's surface. The energy of the resulting explosion was in the vicinity of 300 kilotons of TNT." (continued below)

"A shock wave propagated down and struck the city below, causing large numbers of windows to break, some walls to collapse, and minor damage throughout the city," he continued. "When you hear about injuries, those are undoubtedly due to the effects of the shock wave, not due to fragments striking the ground. There are undoubtedly fragments on the ground, but as of this time we know of no recovered fragments that we can verify."

Big Story Weather – February 15, 2013

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RedOrbit.com - 2/15/13, By Joshua Kelly

Big Story Weather from February 14: The clipper system moved through the Great Lakes yesterday leaving in its path a swath of snowfall from around one to three inches for many with some places even seeing slightly more. The second big story was the arrival of the colder air into the Gulf Coast region where some places saw temps last night drop into the upper 30’s. The final story of the day was the dry and warmer conditions out West.

Weather Outlook for February 15: Low pressure is moving through the Northeast today bringing a few snow showers to the Maine region. A second low pressure system is beginning to take shape off the coast of Florida. This storm will begin to move northeastward over the next day and will bring some winter precipitation to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. High pressure over Texas is creating nice weather for the Southern Plains and Gulf Coast, while another area of high pressure is moving through the Northern Plains bringing frigid air to the region. High pressure over the Rockies will bring a nice day to the West Coast. Below is the weather for a few select cities.

Tropical Cyclone Gino spinning in South Indian Ocean

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GFP Note: 70 knots = 80 miles per hour.

 

Source: The Watchers - 2/14/13, By Chillymanjaro

 

Gino formed as a tropical storm over the southern Indian Ocean on February 11, 2013, and strengthened into a cyclone the next day. On February 14, the U.S. Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Gino was located roughly 1,110 nautical miles (2,055 kilometers) south-southeast of Diego Garcia. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 70 knots (130 kilometers per hour), with gusts up to 85 knots (155 kilometers per hour). The JTWC forecast that the storm would weaken over the next 24 hours.

Asteroid may be shaken by seismic quakes, as it zips by Earth

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Source: The Extinction Protocol - 2/15/13

February 15, 2013 – SPACE - An asteroid which is to hurtle close to the Earth tomorrow may experience a seismic jolt as it passes through our planet’s gravitational field, scientists suggest. The 45m asteroid, named 2012 DA14, will fly by at 7.8 km/s at a distance of just 27,000 km from Earth. It will be visible in New Zealand skies from about 2.30am (although not with a naked eye), but will make its closest approach to the Earth about 8.25am. It is forecast to be the closest recorded asteroid, passing well inside the geostationary ring, where many communication satellites are located.

 

 

Big Story Weather – February 14, 2013

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RedOrbit.com - 2/14/13, Joshua Kelly

 

Big Story Weather from February 13: A frontal boundary pushed off the Gulf Coast yesterday finally allowing for all the heavy rain to leave the region as some places have gotten over three inches of rainfall over the past couple of days. A clipper system pushed through the Northern Plains bringing more light snow to the area, while the West enjoyed high pressure.



Weather Outlook for February 14: Low pressure moving through the Great Lakes will bring some snow to the region today. High pressure builds in over the Gulf Coast which will bring a much needed break to the area with plenty of sunshine. High pressure will bring partly cloudy skies from the Northern Plains westward into the Rockies and over along the majority of the West Coast. Below is the weather for a few select cities.

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Last Weekend’s Blizzard now Impacting the U.K.

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Wunderground.com - 2/13/13, By Christopher C. Burt



A satellite image shows what was last weekend's winter storm reforming and passing south of Iceland on Tuesday with its impressive structure. The storm weakened considerably on Wednesday prior to reaching the British Isles. MODIS image.

 

The winter storm that paralyzed the Northeast last weekend has brought snow and heavy rains to the U.K. this week. Parts of Scotland have received their greatest snow accumulations so far this winter although they are not nearly as impressive as what occurred in the U.S. and Canada February 8-9.

The ferocious winter storm (dubbed ‘Nemo’ by The Weather Channel’) has traversed the Atlantic although in a reformed state, and is bringing the heaviest snowfall of the season to Scotland and Northumberland in northeastern England.
 

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