Weather Edge

Where Is Fall?

Here we are in mid-October and everyone is asking “Where Is Fall?” The last few weeks, we kept expecting a more permanent cooldown that never came. On top of that, it was very dry, bordering on drought...Read More

Dry, Warm Weather Hazards

A persistently dry end to summer and start to fall has put some areas on the cusp of a drought across the Ohio Valley, including our area. Some areas are considered to be abnormally dry or in...Read More

The Long Ranger – October Edition

October is almost here. With that comes the changing of the leaves and the drop of the temperature. Just a reminder from my friends at Durham Heating and Cooling…Please be sure to have your heating system checked...Read More

Troubled Times in Weather

We have sure been through a lot lately as a nation and to some extent on a local level as well. We heard about the record-setting amounts of water that Hurricane Harvey dumped on Houston and other...Read More

The Long Ranger Outlook

This is a new feature I hope to add to this blog on occasion. As the title implies, it is a look at the long range trends to get some idea on what to expect over a...Read More

Harvey and Another Danger Coming

After inundating Texas and Louisiana for days, Harvey will race across the Ohio Valley with rain and wind. Winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph will be possible as Harvey shows it is...Read More

Harvey Update – 800 Year Storm

It is almost impossible to describe the devastation Texas is suffering from Hurricane Harvey. Now Tropical Storm Harvey has drifted back over the open water of the Gulf of Mexico and is re-intensifying. Radar and surface data...Read More

New Madrid – Is The Big One Coming?

Once upon a time, our continent almost divided along the New Madrid fault.  Of course that didn’t happen, but a massive scar formed deep underground, and this area of weakness has remained ever since. This relative weakness...Read More

Eclipse Sickness – Do You Have It?

According to a CNN poll, they say around 323 million people viewed the recent total solar eclipse. On Monday, August 21, a total solar eclipse was visible from coast to coast in the United States. This was...Read More