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15 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
The warm weather has been holding back fall colors in the Mid-Atlantic; you have to head high into the mountains to see much. BUT... cooler temperatures inbound should help to move colors along in the next week: wapo.st/3j5n3c9
Generally the best color right now is 2-3+ hours west of DC, at elevations above 2,000 feet... like right here:
Garrett County in western Maryland is also showing near-peak color:
Still just modest/patchy color near Front Royal and along Skyline Drive:

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15 Oct
Who's ready for the return of fall-like weather? This graphic shows the predicted 24 hour temperature change Saturday into Sunday. Here's our article on the big transition: wapo.st/2XgGdUN (1/x)
Along the big cold front coming east, there is an elevated chance of strong to severe storms, today in the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys and in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Saturday. (2/x)
Got outdoor plans Saturday afternoon around Richmond/DC/Baltimore/Philly? Be prepared for an interruption. Gusty showers/storms probable mid-late-afternoon. Shouldn't last long. (3/x)
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14 Oct
COLD West, WARM East - look at the temperatures this morning - substantially colder in Arizona than Maine. Here's our story on this remarkable divide: wapo.st/3BH3RbM ... And we have a few more stats to share...THREAD (1/x) Image
The storm that drew the cold air into the West was a BIG snow producer. Up to 28" in Montana and 27" in western South Dakota. Impressive 3-day totals shown on this map. (2/x) Image
Caribou, Maine yesterday set a record high of 77 degrees and was warmer than Phoenix, which only made it to 75. (3/x)
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13 Oct
The contrasting weather between the western and eastern U.S. is rather remarkable. Consider this: Phoenix and Las Vegas have been colder than Chicago and Boston recent mornings: wapo.st/3BH3RbM (1/x)
LOTS of snow has been falling in the West. Up to 28" in Montana and amounts over a foot in the mountains of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. Western South Dakota hammered with blizzard conditions today - up to 22" of 70+ mph winds. (2/x) Image
Meanwhile, it's been warm in the East for 10 days and is about to get warmer! Predicted highs on Friday. (3/x) Image
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1 Oct
The South Pole just had its most severe cold season on record (back to 1957). We were frankly *shocked* to learn & confirm this was true while reporting this story. But the science is fascinating & in no way refutes the reality of global warming: wapo.st/3ioZfjd 1/x
We should give credit to @pinturicchio_60 who (we believe) first posted this. We weren't sure it was legit but talked to several researchers and it checks out: (2/x)
So how cold was it at the South Pole? The average temperature over the last six months was MINUS-78 degrees!!! At times, it was around MINUS-100. (3/x)
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14 Sep
#Nicholas made landfall along the middle Texas coast overnight as hurricane, unleashing wind gusts up to 95 mph, a surge over 4 ft, and 14" of rain in Galveston. 500K lost power. Now a tropical storm, it's a serious rain threat for Louisiana. wapo.st/3zb20dx (1/x)
The problem? The storm is forecast to slow to crawl, unloading widespread 5-10" of rain in waterlogged southern Louisiana, just ravaged by #Ida. Rain could linger for 36 hours and isolated totals to 20" poss. (2/x)
A rare "high risk" of flooding/excessive rain in Beamont-Port Arthur to Lake Charles area, which was socked by two hurricanes last year while a moderate risk extends into New Orleans. (3/x)
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14 Sep
JUST IN: #Nicholas strengthens to hurricane. Winds gusts have reached 80 mph along middle Texas coast, with over 25K w/o power. Biggest hazard still expected to be rain/flooding.
Updated storm briefing: wapo.st/3hs6J4p
Some good news for Houston is that over the course of today projections have shifted to more of a coastal rather than inland track and heaviest rainfall may focus to its south, closer to Galveston area. Even so, heavy rain, flooding still poss there into Tuesday.
Per @NHC_Atlantic -- #Nicholas produced sustained wind of 76 mph and gust to 95 mph at Matagorda Bay last hour. Over 30K without power along central Texas coast according to poweroutage.us
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