A mixed bag of weather

First named storm of season in Atlantic

Greetings weather fans...well it has been awhile since my last entry. I have been busy - with of all things, work! Imagine, that getting in the way of weather. Lots has been happening lately. We have taken on more of a spring and summer like pattern and have thankfully left the snow behind. It is 27C in Kemptville today, our first 80F day of the season.

In the US terrible thunderstorms produced tornadoes over the weekend. There are numerous sites with spectacular images - http://www.tornadochaser.com/ and others.

Also severe flooding is occurring across the Midwest including Missouri and Kansas. The flooding in many cases is the worst since the summer of 1993.

If that was not enough brush fires are burning across the parched state of Florida and it remains dry across the northeast and Great Lakes.

This morning, the first tropical type storm of the season, Subtropical Storm Andrea formed off the southeast coast (see above). The season does not start till June 1, this is not good news, similar to the wild Katrina season of 2005. Waters in the area are around 25C so it should not increase in intensity. It is drifting west at about 3mph with 45mph winds. Some rain and thunderstorms are pushing into the Carolina's with gusty winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville.