Tropical Storm Sandy | Watts Up With That?

I had said a couple of days ago, when Sandy was a hurricane, that it would not be a hurricane when it hit the coast. How did that go?

Well, as of the time that this location and projection of the path was done, the NDBC has shown all the nearest stations. Not one of the actual observations is showing sustained winds over 50 knots, and that’s a long ways from the 72 knots that marks a hurricane.

Please note that the big damage from such storms is the flooding, so I am not minimizing the likely extent of the damage. It will be widespread. However … not a hurricane.

Cold snap to sweep through China

Thanks to Argiris Diamantis in the Netherlands for this link

“The world is cooling, yet many fools still believe in global warming,” says Argiris. “Winter comes early again this year, to Europe, to North America and to Asia. Temperatures are plummeting in China”.

Sweden braces for week of heavy snow

Thanks to Argiris Diamantis in the Netherlands for this link

“Winter is early in France, Germany, Russia, Sweden”
“Some people might think: This is just weather, an incidental local cold snap,” says Argiris. “But big parts of Europe are already experiencing (heavy) snowfall while November hasn’t even started yet. Winter is early in France, Germany, Russia, Sweden and it looks like it isn’t going away.”

Austria - Rare October snow catches drivers by surprise

Only twice before since records began has there been snow in October in all the nine provinces of Austria, on the 31 October 1941 as well as in the night of 23 and 24 October 2003.

Austrian weather expert Alexander Orlik from the central weather institute ZAMG said: “It is true the snow is very early this year and that is an indication that it will be a long hard winter, but not proof.”