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Significant Coastal Impacts from Nor'Easter; Hurricane Nolo Bring Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain to Hawaii

A nor'easter will continue to bring significant coastal impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Moderate to major coastal flooding, heavy rain, strong winds, and high surf are expected. Hurricane Nolo will remain south of the Big Island of Hawaii with gusty winds and heavy rainfall that may bring significant, life-threatening flooding and mudslides through the weekend. Read More >

 

Top 10 Weather Events of 2008

 

 

Staff at the National Weather Service Lake Charles office were polled at the end of 2008 to determine what they felt were the Top 10 Weather Events of 2008, based on several factors, including severity of the weather event, degree of impact to the region, uniqueness of the meteorology, historical factors, etc.  Below are the results of that poll, with links to webpages with more information on each weather event.

#1 HURRICANE IKE
#2 DECEMBER 11 RECORD SNOW
#3 HURRICANE GUSTAV
#4 MAY 15 TORNADO OUTBREAK
#5 JANUARY 19 WINTER STORM
#6 MAY 22 FLASH FLOODING
#7 MARCH 17 HIGH WINDS
#8 TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD
#9 DECEMBER 9 TORNADOES
#10 FEBRUARY 16 SEVERE WEATHER