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Buyer Beware: Your Used Car May Have Been in a Hurricane
Hurricane Irene is no longer headline news, but that doesn’t mean she’s not still cutting a path of destruction throughout the United States. Those who think that the danger is gone once the flood...
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The Lasting Impact of Natural Disasters
What can 28,000 rubber duckies teach us about the impact of natural disasters on our world? A lot, actually! In 1992, a shipping crate with more than 28,000 duckies was lost while travelling in the...
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Busting Storm Safety Myths: The Truth Behind 4 Urban Legends
Batten down the hatches! Our Storm Crew is busting some of the most common storm safety myths and sharing weather safety tips. Growing up with a father who loved chasing storms, I experienced some...
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Extreme Protection for Extreme Weather
We’ve all been there – wind and rain (and maybe even hail) are pounding the outside of your house while the family is huddled around the radio or a battery powered TV, no lights and wondering when it...
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How to Spot Foundation Damage Caused by Drought
You don’t have to be a weather geek to be well aware of the severe heat waves and drought that have affected much of the country recently. The impact on gardens, once-green lawns and other landscaping...
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City Dwellers or Country Folk: Who’s Better Prepared for a Disaster?
The word “prepper” hasn’t been a part of the American lexicon for very long, and yet millions now consider themselves as such. Emergency preparedness has become quite trendy, and people are stocking up...
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Disaster Preparedness Tips For Renters
The West has earthquakes, the East has hurricanes and right smack in the middle is the infamous Tornado Alley. So what can you do about disaster preparedness when you’re living in a 700-square-foot...
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All You Need to Know About Solar Storms
Six million Canadians mysteriously found themselves without power for more than nine hours on March 13, 1989. The cause? A surprise storm from outer space. That’s right; a powerful geomagnetic storm...
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Stories from Sandy: Renewed Purpose and Hope
Freehold, New Jersey. Bruce Springsteen’s hometown. And, more recently, the site of great upheaval in the wake of Sandy. The Allstate Blog sat down with Allstate agency owner Andrea Zorzi, whose agency...
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Gandalf Is Coming! Get Ready for Winter Storms
Don’t be surprised if, a month or so from now, you wake up to a foot of snow dumped overnight by … Zeus! That’s right; this year, for the first time, The Weather Channel is naming noteworthy winter...
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Lessons From The World’s First Indoor Hailstorm
Who would take the time to fashion hailstones from a mix of tap water and seltzer water in a special laboratory, and then fire them at a variety of roofs, windows and doors from air cannons? Isn't...
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How Hurricanes And Tropical Storms Are Named
Andrea. Barry. Chantal. No, it's not the list of most popular baby names, but, rather, the names chosen for this year's Atlantic hurricane season. The practice of naming storms began centuries ago, as...
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From Atlas to Zephyr: Be On the Lookout for Named Winter Storms
Anybody who followed the news or used social media last fall heard about it: The Weather Channel’s decision to name winter storms. Designed to facilitate the sharing and spreading of information about...
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Wonderful Winter Weather Photos
Winter tends to be a season that creates mixed feelings. Some of us love to bundle up and sit around the fire, while others prefer daydreaming of warm beaches. Regardless of your personal preference,...
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What Do All Those Winter Watches and Warnings Mean?
For many people, snow is one of the best things about winter. What could be more fun than sledding and skiing in it, building snowmen out of it, or cozying up at home as flakes of it fall outside?...
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How to Become an Official Storm Spotter
Have you ever wondered how the National Weather Service knows when a tornado touches down? Or how it determines a densely populated area is about to be flooded? Sure, the NWS has satellites, Doppler...
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How to Identify the Different Types of Clouds
If you’ve ever seen a sunrise or sunset that took your breath away, chances are good that there were wispy clouds on the horizon reflecting the pinks and oranges of the sun. The fact that those clouds...
View ArticleVegas Officials Warn Against Leaving Vehicles Vulnerable
Las Vegas police said the hot weather is prompting a recent spike in auto burglaries. A handful of Metro area commands in the north and south Valley have seen an uptick in auto burglaries and...
View ArticleChicago Rainfall Makes First Half of 2013 Wettest on Record
All the recent downpours have set a record for the first six months of the year for the Chicago area, according to the National Weather Service. From Jan. 1 to the end of June this year, the area has...
View ArticleDenver Photographer Behind ‘Colossal Cloud’ Pics
Denver’s not a piddling place. But stack it alongside a colossal cloud that materialized last weekend, and it looks like an itsy-bitsy base camp below an Everest of roiling smoke. The Atlantic Cities...
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