Where’s the snow? That’s what many residents of the Northeast United States are asking as winter continues on with a lack of snow in many areas. New York City recently set an all-time record for the latest measurable snowfall. 0.4 inch of snow fell at Central Park on February 1, 2023. The prior record was…
You hear the terms on the news or radio all the time – “Severe Thunderstorm Watch”, “Winter Storm Warning”, “Freeze Watch”. But what do these phrases actually mean, and what is the difference between them? Watches, warnings, and advisories are all issued by the National Weather Service. Each individual NWS office issues its own weather…
When you think of weather-related cases, you may think of a slip & fall on ice, or property damage due to a hurricane. However, there are some unusual cases that involve weather that we’ve worked on. An attorney contacted us and was working on a case involving paint that was peeling off a commercial fishing…
On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 storm, causing intense rain and flooding, storm surge, and massive power outages. However, the loss of life due to the remnants of Ida was even greater in the Northeast. 48 deaths occurred in New Jersey and New York combined, compared…
The Pacific Northwest was recently affected by its most severe heat wave in history. Many areas saw their all-time high temperature records broken, in many cases by several degrees. The heat lingered for a few days, causing many deaths, affecting crops, and killing sea creatures such as mussels and clams. The worst heat occurred from…
NOAA recently released the new U.S. Climate Normals. They have been updated to cover weather data from the years 1991-2020. You may wonder: what they are used for? Climate normals allow the general public, meteorologists, and businesses to compare today’s weather to the 30-year averages for the past 30 years. “Normals” is another word for…
February 2021 was one for the record books in terms of cold, wintry weather across the United States. A powerful winter storm affected much of the country from February 13-17, 2021. This resulted in over 170 million Americans being placed under various National Weather Service-issued winter weather warnings and advisories. The storm caused power outages…
There are attorneys who specialize in the niche fields of maritime or aviation law. These fields often involve high profile cases regarding wrongful death, severe injury, or property damage. At CompuWeather, we offer weather experts that specialize in aviation and marine weather. These experts assist attorneys with reconstructing the weather for these specialized cases. Our…
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