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Winter may dominate slip-and-fall litigation, but spring introduces a different kind of risk – one that’s often underestimated until it becomes central to a case: rainfall and flooding. After a season where snow and ice reports were critical for hundreds of cases, the transition into spring shifts the focus. Rainfall events, particularly those driven by…

The Atlantic tropical season runs from June 1st to November 30th each year, when tropical storms and hurricanes are most prone to developing over the northern Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. A hurricane is a tropical cyclone with maximum sustained winds of 74 mph or greater. In an average year, there are 6 hurricanes…

All snow and ice is not created equal. The term snow and ice cover can cause some confusion, as it may not mean what you think it means. Not all snow and ice on the ground is considered snow and ice cover. Snow and Ice Cover Snow and ice cover has a very specific definition,…

Many of us have heard the term “El Niño” at some point in our lives. But you may not know how significant a role El Niño plays with our weather patterns in the continental U.S..

In October 2023, CompuWeather was named among the Top 10 Forensic Engineering Services Providers in the Business Management Review magazine. President and Lead Weather Expert, Steve Roberts, discusses the importance of using a meteorologist during weather-related investigations. Read the magazine article here.

So, what are sundogs? A sundog is very similar to a rainbow. Both phenomena are produced by the refraction and reflection of light through either water droplets or ice crystals. However, a rainbow appears when looking away from the sun, while a sundog appears when looking directly at the sun. In the case of sundogs,…