Bob McCarty Writes

Videos from Alabama provide contrasting views of a powerful, mile-wide tornado that was part of a storm system that has killed at least 72 people in four states — including 58 in Alabama — as of late Wednesday night. The first video, from WALA Fox10TV, shows the twister as it destroyed homes and businesses in [...]

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Just had a storm, packed with tornadoes, hail and high winds, blow through the St. Louis suburbs. Of course, I filmed it — 30 seconds of thunder and lightning. UPDATE 4/23/11 at 8:20 a.m. Central: Below is the CNN video showing damage at Lambert St. Louis International Airport. UPDATE 4/23/11 at 8:58 a.m. Central: Below [...]

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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 trampoline [...]

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Yesterday, the first wanna-be-a-hurricane storm of the season in the Atlantic was named Andrea by officials at the National Weather Service’s National Hurricane Center. As near as I can determine, however, the naming action represents the first time our nation’s weather experts have given a name to a subtropical storm. Why? Because, it appears, they’ve [...]

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