My OperaTORNADOS ARE GETTING RELENTLESS IN THE MIDWEST AS WE START TO COOK IT UP A BIT !!!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 3:04:06 PM
NEW: STORM TOUR 3 STORM CHASE PHOTOS
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THE RECENT TORNADOS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY MAY START ANOTHER CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE !!!
LAST WEEK'S MONDAY THRU SUNDAY OUTLOOK: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO TIME ... LOWS NEAR 60 AND HIGHS GENERALLY NEAR 70
MONDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 67 HI: 82
TUESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 69 HI: 84
WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 67 HI: 86
THURSDAY: MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 69 HI: 84
FRIDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 67 HI: 86
SATURDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 68 HI: 88
SUNDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND OR THUNDERSTORMS LO: 69 HI: 90
"WEATHER OR NOT"
FORECASTER: SCHLEY
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, May 27, 2011 3:14:39 AM
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Monday, May 30, 2011 2:30:53 PM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT MONDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA...HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. THE
EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...
VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND AIR QUALITY
HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Monday, May 30, 2011 2:32:01 PM
TUESDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS TODAY IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. HIGHS TUESDAY
IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE UPPER 90S THIS AFTERNOON. HEAT
INDICES TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM 100 TO 105.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S
AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE. THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS ARE MOST AT
RISK. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.
WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS ARE THE BEST CHOICES. IF YOU MUST BE
OUTSIDE...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE DURING THE AFTERNOON SUN.
SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF
THE DAY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A CAR...TEMPERATURES
INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAN EXCEED 130 DEGREES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:04:53 PM
THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S
AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE. THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS ARE MOST AT
RISK. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS TO DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS. WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS ARE THE BEST CHOICES. IF YOU MUST
BE OUTSIDE...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE DURING THE
AFTERNOON SUN. SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THE
HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A CAR...
TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAN EXCEED 130 DEGREES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Tuesday, May 31, 2011 4:05:17 PM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT TUESDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, June 1, 2011 1:27:44 PM
THIS EVENING...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S
AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE. THE ELDERLY...YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS ARE MOST AT
RISK. CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS TO DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS. WATER AND SPORTS DRINKS ARE THE BEST CHOICES. IF YOU MUST
BE OUTSIDE...TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS IN THE SHADE DURING THE
AFTERNOON SUN. SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM DURING THE
HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A CAR...
TEMPERATURES INSIDE THE VEHICLE CAN EXCEED 130 DEGREES IN A
MATTER OF MINUTES.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, June 1, 2011 1:28:04 PM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT WEDNESDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, June 2, 2011 4:33:00 AM
THE NWS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY AND REISSUED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR BALTIMORE CITY UNTIL 10 PM EDT ON WEDNESDAY 06/01/11 (THIS STATEMENT WAS ISSUED AS OF 545 PM EDT ON WEDNESDAY 06/01/11)
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, June 2, 2011 4:33:09 AM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT WEDNESDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, June 2, 2011 4:51:24 PM
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS MOST OF
MARYLAND...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
OF WEST VIRGINIA. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 20
AND 30 PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY
WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND LOW FUEL MOISTURE WILL POSE AN
ENHANCED THREAT FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRES THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY THIS EVENING.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Tuesday, June 7, 2011 1:30:28 PM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT TUESDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING TRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, June 8, 2011 3:28:39 AM
WEDNESDAY...
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID 90S.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Wednesday, June 8, 2011 3:29:23 AM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE
AIR QUALITY ALERT WEDNESDAY FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA...HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY. THE
EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE PARTICLES...
VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND AIR QUALITY
HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, June 9, 2011 4:20:52 PM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT THURSDAY FOR
THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING
STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Thursday, June 9, 2011 4:21:30 PM
A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S. A FEW LOCATIONS WILL
REACH THE LOW 100S THIS AFTERNOON.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON.
A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK IN ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, June 10, 2011 12:42:51 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS REISSUED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA ... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT ON FRIDAY JUNE 10TH 2011 (REISSUED AT 1127 PM EDT ON THURSDAY JUNE 9TH 2011)
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Friday, June 10, 2011 12:43:05 PM
THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE
ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FRIDAY FOR
THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA.
A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT MEANS THAT AIR POLLUTION
CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE
GROUPS. SENSITIVE GROUPS INCLUDE CHILDREN...PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM
ASTHMA... HEART DISEASE OR OTHER LUNG DISEASES...AND THE ELDERLY.
THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION CAN BE MINIMIZED BY AVOIDING
STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY OR EXERCISE OUTDOORS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.MDE.STATE.MD.US/AIR...OR CALL THE MARYLAND
AIR QUALITY HOTLINE AT 4 1 0...5 3 7...3 2 4 7.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, June 11, 2011 2:20:48 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA ... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT ON SUNDAY JUNE 12TH 2011 (ISSUED AT 200 PM EDT ON SUNDAY JUNE 12TH 2011)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR THE BALTIMORE METRO AREA ... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT ON SUNDAY JUNE 12TH 2011 (ISSUED AT 345 PM EDT ON SUNDAY JUNE 12TH 2011)
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EDT
FRIDAY...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EDT
FRIDAY.
* TIDAL ANOMALY...1 TO 2 FT.
* TIMING...DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING.
* EXPECTED IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE
OF THE MARYLAND CHESAPEAKE BAY.
HERE ARE THE TIMES OF THE NEXT HIGH TIDES
FOR A FEW LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...
ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...
HAVRE DE GRACE...11:41 AM...
BOWLEY BAR...9:19 AM...
FORT MCHENRY BALTIMORE...8:28 AM...
ANNAPOLIS U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY...6:58 AM...
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...5:41 AM...
SOLOMONS ISLAND...3:50 AM...
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
** NO CURRENT ADVISORY IN EFFECT **blazin3596 # Saturday, June 11, 2011 2:22:49 AM
By BRETT ZONGKER , 06.09.11, 11:12 AM EDT
WASHINGTON --
Sweltering temperatures across half the country have people doing what they can to stay cool, and some of them will need to keep doing it for the rest of the week.
Some schools in the Northeast planned to close early for a second day Thursday so students would not have to suffer in buildings with no air conditioning, and others canceled classes altogether.
"A lot of people were complaining," said Stephanie Poff, 12, a sixth-grader at an elementary school about 70 miles north of Philadelphia that sent students home early Wednesday. "It is hard to study when it's hot out because all you're thinking about is, `I wish I could be in air conditioning.'"
The 6-to-10-day outlook from the federal Climate Prediction Center calls for continued above-average readings centered on the mid-South, including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, and extending as far as the Great Lakes and New York and New Jersey.
"I'm staying in my house. I'm going to watch TV and have a cold beer," said 84-year-old Harvey Milliman of Manchester, N.J. "You got a better idea than that, I'd love to hear it."
Cooling centers opened in Chicago, Memphis, Tenn., and Newark, N.J., as a refuge for those without air conditioning.
Authorities say hot weather was so intense in southwestern Michigan that it buckled pavement on an interstate, forcing the roadway to close for a few hours Wednesday, according to the Battle Creek Enquirer.
If scientists are right, we'd better get used to the heat. A new study from Stanford University predicts that global climate change will lead permanently to unusually hot summers by the middle of the century.
Temperatures in the 90s were recorded across much of the South, the East and the Midwest on Wednesday. Baltimore and Washington hit 99 degrees, breaking high-temperature records for the date that were set in 1999, according to the National Weather Service. The normal high for the date is about 82.
Philadelphia hit 97 degrees, breaking a 2008 record of 95, and Atlantic City, N.J., tied a record of 98 set in 1999. Chicago reached 94 by midafternoon Wednesday, though highs were only forecast to be in the low 60s by Thursday.
Forecasters said it felt even hotter because of the high humidity, yet several southern states were also experiencing drought. The ridge of high pressure that brought the broiling weather is expected to remain parked over the region through Thursday.
In Oklahoma, where temperatures have reached 104 four times so far this month, the Salvation Army said more people are seeking help with high utility bills earlier in the season, and paramedics responded to more heat-related illnesses.
Authorities blamed the heat for deaths of five elderly people in Tennessee, Maryland and Wisconsin in recent days. Two men died in Wisconsin after they jumped into a river to cool off and got pulled underwater. Officials in Long Island, N.Y., reminded people to check on their relatives and friends, especially the elderly.
That is likely to continue in the coming month, with the hot weather extending west into New Mexico and Arizona. The three-month outlook shows excessive heat focused on Arizona and extending east along the Gulf Coast. Cooler-than-normal readings are forecast from Tennessee into the Great Lakes states.
At Stanford, Noah S. Diffenbaugh and Martin Scherer analyzed global climate computer models and concluded that by midcentury, large areas of the world could face unprecedented heat. They said the coolest summers will be hotter than the hottest ones of the 1900s.
Global warming in recent years has been blamed on increasing concentrations of gases such as carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The permanent shift to extreme heat would occur first in the tropics and reach North America, South America and Eurasia by 2060, the scientist report in a paper that will be published in the journal Climatic Change Letters.
It's hard to stay cool at a baseball game, but Reds and Cubs fans were trying at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, which had issued a heat emergency.
Kathryn Burke, of Pikeville, Ky., wore a straw hat, brought two bottles of frozen water, and a portable mister.
"And I brought the knowledge to leave when I've had enough of the heat," she said.
One Cubs fan wasn't so concerned.
"Sunblock, water, and shades, then enjoy the game," said Brad Daniels of his heat defenses. "Hey, it's baseball. We're here to see the boys of summer."
Among those sweltering in the Newark, N.J., heat was Alejandra Perez, who was barbecuing chicken, ribs and shish-kebabs over an outdoor grill at Manny's BBQ Restaurant & Deli in the city's downtown. Newark reached 99 degrees, breaking a record of 97 set in 1999.
"I'm from El Salvador, and it's hot there, but the heat is much worse here," she said in Spanish.