Bob McCarty Writes

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If I had to describe this morning’s weather in the St. Louis area this morning with one photo, the photo above does it: Grey skies, small hail, plenty of rain and, of course, wind. Thankfully, though, no tornadoes!

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Standing on the front porch of my home in the St. Louis suburbs during yet another school-closing “snow day,” I snapped this photo just after 12 noon Central.
It appears that approximately two inches of snow fell during the previous four hours. With the help of steady 15+ mph winds, the expected six to eight [...]

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For years, my three school-age boys have wanted a trampoline. For a variety of reasons, I’ve refused to grant them their collective wish on more occasions than I can remember. Last night, however, they finally got their wish.
A cold front arrived in the St. Louis area, bearing winds strong enough to relocate the [...]

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President Ralph W. Eathervane hopes expert predictions of a busy storm season result in brisk business this year for his company, International Storm Registry, which auctions and/or sells naming rights to violent and destructive storms around the world.

“Experts predict 17 named storms in 2007, with nine of them hurricanes and five capable of sustained winds [...]

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