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Yahoo
09-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Jet 24 meteorologists host informative SKYWARN event
A bi-annual event returned Saturday afternoon to the Blasco Memorial Library. Nearly 100 people showed up to participate in SKYWARN to better educate themselves on spring weather in the area. Harsh winter wreaks havoc on vehicles with potholes, ice damage SKYWARN is a storm spotter program that holds training events for those interested in becoming spotters themselves. The class, hosted by our very own meteorologists Tom Atkins and Craig Flint, was open to the public. Erie falls to second place in snowiest city race 'Yeah, it's a training event, but you don't have to train to be a spotter if you don't want to. You can just come and listen to and hear about the crazy weather that erie has. We all know that we live here and you never know from one day to the next what's going to happen,' said Rachel Stevenson, programming librarian at the Blasco Library. The next SKYWARN class will be held in the fall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Golden Snow Globe currently ranks Erie as snowiest US city, but will it stay on top?
Erie is listed as number one for the snowiest cities in the country so far this year, according to Golden Snow Globe. Our own meteorologist Craig Flint said this winter has been the snowiest since 2017, but Erie is running neck and neck with another city in the region. We did get a little snow over the weekend, we are still in first place, but it's not by much, it's only like an inch ahead of Syracuse,' said Flint. Currently, Erie stands at 109.6 for the season with Syracuse at 108.3. Erie Zoo welcomes guests to kick off centennial season Flint said the majority of this snow came from snowmageddon during Thanksgiving. He said March is a fickle month for snow in Erie and said there will be more snow — But there is a possibility that Syracuse could take the lead. 'The reason being is because Lake Ontario does not freeze. Lake Erie has frozen over, but with the recent mild weather, some of that ice is starting to break up. So that gives us a little glimmer of hope for more lake effect, but because Lake Ontario is wide open for business, Syracuse could surpass us,' said Flint. Erie residents that we spoke with weighed in on the current lead and if they would like to see Erie claim the title of snowiest city. 'I'm kind of done with the cold at this point. Enough is enough, definitely,' said Monica Rigby, a student. 'I think that we should just stay the course. I think that as long as we're ahead we don't need anymore snow, but if we start to slip behind then snow baby snow,' said Mark Tanenbaum, an Erie resident. 'Done with the snow… tired of being cold,' added Shatwan Glover, another Erie resident. 'As a community, I think we should own it. We should. Being number one's awesome, right? We want to be number one in pretty much everything,' said Jeff McCullor, an Erie resident. Novice gardeners learn tips to succeed in caring for succulents While some might say enough is enough, Flint has a different point of view. 'I love snow. I love forecasting snow. It's a challenge, so I figure if we've gotten this much, let's just keep going and let's just be number one,' said Flint. To see the full list of snowy cities, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
