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A visit from the naughty boy

Already scientists are growing concerned over the possibility of a Super El Nino weather event developing and its effect on much of the world’s weather. Pacific water temperatures are already nearing 3 degrees above normal and while this may not seem like much one must remember we are ...

Seesaw spring

It may have been the first official weekend of spring, but Sunday resembled a weekend in summer. Temperatures reached 84 degrees in Pittsburgh, setting a new record high for March 22 - beating the previous record of 82 degrees set in 1938, according to the National Weather Service in ...

Whiplash of weather

Merry St. Patrick’s Day? White snow covered green grass on Tuesday as snow showers dropped between 3 to 6 inches of snow in the region. “It was a whiplash of weather, for sure,” said Alicia Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. “There was a lot ...

Fayette County offices, courthouse closed on Monday

Fayette County offices will be closed Monday due to the winter storm. According to a press release, all county buildings will be closed to the public. Fayette County Coordinated Transportation buses will not be operating. County employees will work from home and are not reporting to ...

Storm dumps several inches of snow across the region

Have a snowy scene you'd like to share? Send it to hsnews@heraldstandard.com. Please include your name and where the photo was taken. Sunday brought several inches of snow across the region - with several more to come into Monday. Early in the day Sunday, Washington County already had 4 ...

Weather watching: Statewide monitoring alert system updated

To better prepare for severe weather events, agencies across the state have joined to enhance the Pennsylvania Integrated Flood Warning and Observation System, known as IFLOWS 2. “This version is very good at providing timely alerts, which is most important in getting out early warnings for ...