The Storms After the Election

After a period of mostly moderate weather across the country, today we have a late-season hurricane (not expected to impact the United States) and a strong mid-latitude cyclone.

In the wake of the occluded low in Minnesota, much of the northern Plains has had to deal with blizzard conditions. In western South Dakota, snow accumulation has exceeded 4 feet and up to 20 foot drifts have been reported. At one point, peak winds exceeded 70 mph.


Down in the Caribbean, Hurricane Paloma has reached Category 2 strength and is moving northeast towards Cuba. The immediate threat however is for the Cayman Islands. After passing over Cuba during the weekend, the weakened storm is expected to proceed through the islands of the Bahamas, with little chance of a significant impact on South Florida.