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2018 was wettest year on record in over 2 dozen cities in the East, Midwest, including Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh

Statewide ranks of January-through-November precipitation in 2018. States shaded in dark green had the wettest first 11 months of any year in records dating to 1895.
© NOAA/NCE
Statewide ranks of January-through-November precipitation in 2018. States shaded in dark green had the wettest first 11 months of any year in records dating to 1895.
Over two dozen cities in the East and Midwest had their wettest year on record in 2018, stretching from North Carolina to South Dakota.

On Dec. 15, Reagan National Airport's year-to-date precipitation total eclipsed the previous record-wet year in the nation's capital, which had stood for 129 years, since Benjamin Harrison took office as president.

After topping the record, they would tack on almost 5 inches of additional rain in the latter half of December.

Washington D.C. set a record-wet November, fifth-wettest September, fourth-wettest July and sixth-wettest May, according to National Weather Service records dating to 1871. Only January, March and October were drier than average in 2018 in the nation's capital.

Comment: See also: Record rainfall was the story of 2018 weather in West Virginia


Cloud Precipitation

Record rainfall was the story of 2018 weather in West Virginia

RAINFALL
Fans of rain certainly enjoyed 2018 in West Virginia.

Record-breaking rainfall was the story of the year in the state weather wise.

"This year has been unusually wet," Andy Chilian, WSAZ Meteorologist, said. "For example for Charleston, this is the wettest year on record. And the records go back in the late 1890s."

Chilian said Charleston broke its 2003 record of 61 inches of rain by more than five inches. Yeager Airport in the capital city measured 66.56 inches of rain on the final day of the calendar year.

2018 broke the yearly record for rainfall for a lot of places in the state while one month broke the monthly record.

Comment: See also: 2018 was wettest year on record in over 2 dozen cities in the East, Midwest, including Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh


Fire

Dramatic video captures multiple electrical explosions in Kenner, Louisiana - Same day as mysterious blue light lit up Queens, NYC

Electrical explosions in Kenner

A power outage filmed in Kenner by Giovanni Bommarito on 27th Dec. 2018.
A video shared to social media early Thursday showed the dramatic moment of multiple electrical explosions in Kenner.

Wind gusts in the New Orleans area reached as high as 51 MPH overnight Wednesday and into Thursday morning.

At one point in the morning, more than 10,000 customers were without power.

The video captured by Giovanni Bommarito was taken at Williams Blvd and 32nd Street, not far from Esplanade Mall.


Comment: Coincidentally this event occurred on the same day as the sky lit up with mysterious blue light over Queens, NYC.


Perhaps these incidents are related 'electrically' in part to the 'grounding' of our Solar System?

See: SOTT Exclusive: Solar System 'grounding':Transformer explosions and electrical anomalies


Windsock

Finland hit by record gusts as winter storm causes large power outages

Finland storm
© Lehtikuva
A fallen power line in Vaasa, where weather conditions were particularly strong
A winter storm ripping through the Nordic region has brought record winds and cut power to tens of thousands of homes in Finland.

Gusts of 41.6 meters per second (93 miles per hour) and average wind speed of 32.5 meters per second were measured on the Baltic Sea, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute. That's the highest ever recorded in Finland. As many as 94,000 homes are without power.

Record-high waves caused cancellations of some passenger ferry services between Finland and Sweden, and there were disruptions on railways as trees fell on tracks.

Comment: Major storm batters N. Europe - At least 6 killed, 16 injured in Denmark train accident


Attention

Four Maryland Chincoteague Ponies euthanized after months-long battle with mysterious 'swamp cancer'

swamp cancer Chincoteague pony

The Chincoteague Pony, also known as the Assateague horse, is a breed of horse that developed and lives in a feral condition on Assateague Island in Virginia and Maryland. A mysterious disease known as swamp cancer killed three ponies and sickened four others.
The remaining four Chincoteague ponies afflicted with swamp cancer, the mysterious disease that killed three other ponies this year, were euthanized, officials announced Friday.

The announcement marked the end of a months-long battle with a fungus-like disease that leaves ponies with lesions on their bodies and can be very painful.

Denise Bowden, spokesperson for the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, which manages the ponies, announced in a Facebook post that although the ponies "received the very best care money could buy," the decision was ultimately made to put them down.

The four remaining ponies euthanized were Shadow, Lightning, Calceti'n and Elusive Star, Bowden said. Their ages and ownership are not known at this time.

"They had surgeries, more medicine than you can imagine, round-the-clock care and lots and lots of love and attention," Bowden wrote. "They just couldn't fight this off and before we let them suffer any more than they have been, we feel the right decision was made."

Comment: Recently, there seems to be an ominous trend of 'mysterious diseases' affecting both wildlife and humans: Might there be a connection to the increasing frequency of 'cosmic visitors' bringing unknown pathogens?


Windsock

Major storm batters N. Europe - At least 6 killed, 16 injured in Denmark train accident

Denmark train crash
© Reuters / Ritzau Scanpix /Tim K. Jensen
More than 20 people were killed or injured in a train accident at the Great Belt Bridge in Denmark, which links the country's central islands. The tragedy came amid a strong storm which is ravaging Northern Europe.

The accident was likely caused by extremely strong winds, as the passenger train was hit by debris from an oncoming freight train, authorities said. The trains were traveling over the Great Belt Bridge, which links two of Denmark's major islands - Zealand and Funen.

Photos from the scene show a passenger train stopped on the bridge, as well as a freight train. The latter carried a number of semi-trailers, many of which appear to be severely damaged.

The semi-trailers apparently partially spilled their cargo - beverages in crates.

The extent of damage sustained by the passenger train remains unclear. The incident has prompted closure of the bridge for both train and road vehicle traffic.


Cassiopaea

Dublin sky lights up with strange electric phenomena similar to that seen over Queens

Strange lights in sky Dublin
Anyone know what the light show over Dublin is? There are definitely odd things happening on the planet. A geo-magnetic Storm? I guess it could be.


Comment: Also see: Sky over NYC lit up with mysterious blue light as Queens residents report explosions


Attention

Stromboli volcano in Italy sees elevated activity from at least 7 vents

Spattering from the main NE vent today

Spattering from the main NE vent today
The activity at the volcano remains above average.

Our colleague Marc Szeglat (www.vulkane.net) reported that continuous spattering, in addition to sometimes relatively strong strombolian explosions, can often be seen from from the NE vent.

A total of at least 7 vents are currently active (spattering, strong degassing and/or explosions) in the crater terrace.

The alert status of the volcano had been raised last week.

Tornado2

Waterspout appears over Encinitas, California

waterspout
A funnel cloud developed over the Encinitas-Carlsbad area Monday afternoon as a result of a heavy rain cloud that moved into the area, according to the National Weather Service.

The funnel cloud appeared to a continuation of a weak waterspout that was spotted over in Carlsbad and dissipated as the rain cloud moved further inland, according to the NWS.

The funnel cloud was first reported around 2:20 p.m. and lasted about 15 minutes, NWS meteorologist Bruno Rodriguez said.


Tornado2

Waterspout off Cyprus caught on camera

waterspout
A waterspout caught the attention of local weather enthusiasts in Kyrenia on Tuesday.

Videos of the natural phenomenon became viral.
Kyrenia today! 1 January 2019. #Cyprus #Cyclones #kyrenia pic.twitter.com/Z11ezFf560

— Kemal Baykalli (@KemalBaykalli) January 1, 2019