A significant winter storm could affect the Cincinnati area Friday into Saturday. It is still early, and things could change, but the factors necessary to produce a major storm with the possibility of significant snow appear to be coming together. From the National Weather Service forecast discussion: “STRONG AND BROAD UPWARD MOTION IN A MOIST
AIRMASS HAS THE MAKINGS OF A SNOW STORM”.
Mount Washington’s World Record Wind Speed Toppled
On Friday, January 22, 2010, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released a report stating that a new world record wind speed was recorded on April 10, 1996 in Barrow Island, Australia during Typhoon Olivia. According to the report, the new record stands at 253 mph, far surpassing the Mount Washington, New Hampshire, Observatory’s record of 231 mph recorded on April 12, 1934. Read more here.
Cold, stormy, snowy February?
A very cold and stormy February may be on tap, according to one forecaster. Click here.