Euro deep-freeze

Heavy snow has left at least 11,000 villagers cut off in remote areas of Serbia amid a European cold snap that has claimed more than 130 lives.

At least six people have died in Serbia, with emergency services expressing concern for the health of the sick and the elderly in particular.

Temperatures are below -30C (-22F) in parts of Europe and 63 people have died in Ukraine and 29 in Poland.

In Italy, weather experts say it is the coldest week for 27 years.

from the BBC. More here.

Flare

From FoxNews:

...A preliminary inspection of SOHO/STEREO imagery suggests that the CME will deliver a strong glancing blow to Earth's magnetic field on Jan. 24-25 as it sails mostly north of our planet," SpaceWeather’s bulletin read.

 

It could also affect navigation and the power grid.

The solar flare spat out late Sunday, Jan. 22, at 10:59 p.m. EST was rated an M9-class eruption -- nearly an X-class flare, the most powerful type of solar storm.

NASA spokeswoman Kelly Humphries told Space.com the six spaceflyers currently living and working on the orbiting outpost are not in any danger.

"The flight surgeons have reviewed the space weather forecasts for the flare and determined that there are no expected adverse effects or actions required to protect the on-orbit crew," Humphries told SPACE.com in an email.

More here and here.

Tracking Alaskan storm

Alaskans are awaiting the landfall of a storm that may end larger than any on record in the area. Imagine a blizzard with near hurricane-force winds. The storm is tracking for a direct strike on Nome. "Alaska west coast to be hit by one of the most severe Bering Sea storms on record," the National Weather Service wrote in a special message. "A powerful and extremely dangerous storm of near record or record magnitude is bearing down on the west coast of Alaska."

The message concluded with a remarkably ominous tone. "This will be an extremely dangerous and life-threatening storm of an epic magnitude rarely experienced. All people in the area should take precautions to safeguard their lives and property." The storm looks so bad that the National Weather Service had to reach back to a storm that hit in November of 1974.

The rest here.

Battle Zone?

Hunker down in Flyover Country for the coming winter?

The major metropolitan areas of the mid-Atlantic that were pummeled with snow last year will get a break this winter, but that doesn't mean there will be no snow to shovel. In contrast, Chicago, Milwaukee and Minneapolis could be in the heaviest snow zone this upcoming winter.

Winter's Worst Cold and Snow

Overall, AccuWeather.com Chief Long-Range Meteorologist Joe Bastardi is predicting that the worst of winter's cold and snow will be from the Pacific Northwest into the northern Plains and western Great Lakes. That will put cities like Portland and Seattle that escaped with a very nice winter last year, colder and snowier this year. Fargo and Minneapolis to Green Bay will also receive above-normal winter snowfall.



Read the rest here.



I wonder what Piers Corbyn will say about the coming winter...

Scam

 

"Follow the money," as they say. It's a power-play.

 

Piers Corbyn Weather Action

H/T: Climate Realists

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

Scientists Trace Heat Wave To Massive Star At Center Of Solar System 

 

PASADENA, CA—Groundbreaking new findings announced Monday suggest the record-setting heat wave plaguing much of the United States may be due to radiation emitted from an enormous star located in the center of the solar system. 

 

via Tom Nelson

Heat

It got very hot last week here in flyover country.

My electronic temperature gauge told me it was 99F in the shade last Wednesday.
So I threw the thing out into the sun. A few moments later the read out was 124F.

After a thunderstorm roared through, the temp plummeted to a mere 72F. Almost jacket weather.

Today it's only 83  -- in the shade. Susie the WonderDog was able to enjoy the back yard this morning. Good thing, since playing 'fetch' in the house is not the kindest thing to do to a hardwood floor...

Tornado

Excellent about tornadoes, tornado safety at this NOAA site.

More good disaster-preparedness information here.

When I was a kid, I conflated tornadoes and Cold-war nuclear bombs. (Funnel clouds and mushroom clouds look alike.) It made for horrifying childhood nightmares.