At 5:05PM, at the Fairbanks International Airport, the temperature finally broke freezing for the first time since October 31st. This breaks a 152 day streak and ties the record for the latest day with a maximum temperature above freezing. #akwx
Clear sky today across the Tennessee Valley, but the snow and ice haven't melted. That's what all the stationary white and gray is on the satellite imagery. π₯ΆβοΈ
Messages including texts and emails claiming to be from the Tennessee Valley Authority or your local power company about scheduled or rolling power outages are not legitimate. Do not click on any links. Stay safe!
A SHELTER IN PLACE order has been issued for Oxford, Mississippi as a crippling #icestorm continues. Hours of thunder freezing rain has accrued 1-2 inches of ice. Falling trees are a threat to life and property. #ice#winterstorm
At 3:53 AM this morning, Fairbanks International Airport (PAFA) recorded -50F. This is the coldest temperature recorded this winter and the first time -50F has been observed at the airport since February 2, 2024! #akwx
NWS Lake Charles has issued it's first ever Blizzard Warning for Jefferson and Orange counties as well as Cameron, Calcasieu, Jeff Davis, Acadia, Vermilion and Lafayette parishes until noon today.
An epic 10 days of Hurricane #Beryl π
The earliest Atlantic Category 4 on record barreled through the Windward Islands.
Then Beryl intensified to Category 5 in the Caribbean, and went on to batter Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Then it made landfall over the YucatΓ‘n Peninsula of Mexico, and crossed into the Gulf of Mexico.
And finally, Beryl made a Category 1 landfall over Texas.
[1/17/24 2:30 pm ET]: All the bright white across the Tennessee Valley on this satellite pic is lingering snowpack from the storm two days ago. π₯ΆβοΈ Expect some snowmelt tomorrow.