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Mar
09
2012

Special Weather Summary

PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying 7 day precipitation accumulation for the Hawaiian Islands

Two major flood events drench the Hawaiian Islands (March 9, 2012) Two major flood events have drenched the Hawaiian Islands in less than a week.  A slow moving cold front pushed down through the Hawaiian Islands, accompanied by an area of low pressure aloft, both of which teamed up to provide the Hawaiian Islands with …

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Dec
14
2011

Special Weather Summary

PDC Global Hazards Atlas displaying error cones, winds speeds, and storm track for tropical storm 27W, in addition to 3 hour accumulation of precipitation in the western Pacific Ocean

Strengthening tropical storm 27W will be attaining typhoon status…as it brings potentially damaging winds and flooding rainfall to the central Philippine Islands Tropical cyclone 27W will gradually strengthen into a typhoon in about 48 hours, at which point it will impact the central Philippine islands. This will bring strong and gusty winds to the coastal …

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Nov
22
2011

Special Weather Summary

PDC Global Hazards Atlas centered on the far eastern Pacific is displaying global precipitation accumulation over the last three hours, along with error cones, forecast track, and wind strengths...for hurricane Kenneth, a rare category 4 late season tropical cyclone

Impressive category 4 Hurricane Kenneth is now the strongest late season hurricane on record. There are only eight days left in the 2011 hurricane season, so its very unusual to have a major hurricane spinning in the eastern Pacific. Since 1949, there have been just three eastern Pacific named storms that have formed after November …

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Nov
21
2011

Special Weather Summary

PDC Global Hazards Atlas showing hurricane Kenneth in the far eastern Pacific Ocean, displaying global precipitation accumulation over the last three hours, as well as error cones, forecast positions, and wind strengths

A rare late season tropical cyclone, named hurricane Kenneth formed this past weekend, and is located about 685 miles south of Baja California, in the eastern Pacific Ocean It’s getting very close to the end of the 2011 hurricane season, so that it’s unusual to find not only a hurricane spinning in the eastern Pacific…but …

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Nov
09
2011

Special Weather Summary

PDC Global Hazards Atlas showing global cloud cover.

Alaska West Coast to be Impacted by Severe Bering Sea Storm A powerful and extremely dangerous storm of near record or record magnitude is bearing down on the west coast of Alaska bringing with it hurricane force winds, blizzard conditions and significant storm surge.   As of November 9, 2011 at 02:30 Alaska Standard Time, …

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