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NOAA retire name Irene from list of storm names

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Friday, April 13th, 2012, 1:07pm

MIAMI (AP) - Irene is being retired from the list of storm names because the 2011 hurricane killed 49 people and caused more than $15 billion in damage.
    
A report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the name will be replaced by Irma. Irene was retired Friday from the official list of Atlantic Basin tropical storm names by the World Meteorological Organization's hurricane committee.
    
The report says storm names are reused every six years unless retired for causing considerable casualties or damage. Irene is the 76th name to be retired from the Atlantic list since 1954.
    
Five people were killed in the Dominican Republic after Hurricane Irene stormed through the Caribbean last August. Three died in Haiti. And 41 died in the U.S. when Irene barreled up the Eastern Seaboard.

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The Skiing Weatherman

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012, 4:56pm

Before you hit the slopes, check the conditions with Herb Stevens, the Skiing Weatherman.

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NY boaters warned of dangers associated with cold water immersion

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Friday, March 16th, 2012, 3:21pm

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey reminded people Friday to be aware of the dangers of sudden unexpected cold water immersion.

Cold water immersion is associated with early season recreational boating outings and is a concern now because of the unseasonably warm weather the Capital Region has been seeing.

The NYS Office of Parks and Recreation with the Untied States Coast Guard strongly recommend wearing life jackets while aboard boats, especially small manually propelled watercraft. New York life jackets are required to be worn on any boat less than 21 feet in length between Nov. 1 and May 1.

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Less snow could mean fewer floods, tame rapids

Submitted by WNYT Staff
Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 5:39pm

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The scant snowfall this winter will continue to affect Northeast waterways this spring as the feeble snowpack melts away.          

Less runoff means less of a chance of rivers and streams swelling their banks. That's good news for the flood-weary region but bad news for rafting companies that depend on rushing waters. It also could affect reservoir levels.          

Not only was this the fourth-warmest winter on record in the 48 contiguous states, but it was drier than average too. The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University reports below-average snow cover this winter at tracking stations from Maine to West Virginia.

Climatologists say there is little to no snow on the ground in the Northeast to slowly melt into the spring soil. Though torrential rains could still get the waters raging.

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Venus and Jupiter brighten the night sky

Submitted by Bob Tomaso, Community News Contributor
Thursday, March 15th, 2012, 8:28am
Venus and Jupiter brighten the night sky

If you look to the west in the evening sky this week your are sure to catch a glimpse of  two of the atmosphere's brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter. Although hundreds of  millions of miles apart, an optical illusion leads you to believe they are very close.

The show will peak tonight, March 15 and is best viewed on the western horizon for four hours after sunset.

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Snow comes to Pittstown

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Monday, February 20th, 2012, 12:05pm
Snow comes to Pittstown

Joshua Kautz took this picture of snow in Pittstown. If you have a weather photo that you would like to send to NewsChannel 13 please send the photo, your name and where the photo was taken.

It could end up on a News Café website.

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Winter Weather Advisory in place for much of Capital Region

Submitted by Emma Levine, WNYT Web Producer
Wednesday, January 11th, 2012, 4:22pm
Winter Weather Advisory in place for much of Capital Region

There is a Winter Weather Advisory for many areas in the Capital Region from midnight Wednesday to 12 p.m. Thursday. Snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected for the area.

According to the National Weather Service, 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet and up to a tenth of an inch of ice is expected from Albany Southward. In areas North of Albany, 2 to 4 inches of snow mixed with sleet is expected with up to a tenth of an inch of ice. Drivers are warned of potential hazardous road conditions for the duration of the weather advisory.

The following counties could see wet weather: Eastern Albany, Eastern Columbia, Eastern Greene, Eastern Rensselaer, Eastern Schenectady, Montgomery, Northern Fulton, Northern Saratoga, Northern Washington, Schoharie, Southeast Warren, Southern Fulton, Southern Saratoga, Southern Washington, Western Albany, Western Columbia, Western Greene, Western Rensselaer, and Western Schenectady.

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