Weekly Summary

  • Article #303: January 1-10, 2002

    January 1-10, 2002: A Strong Warm-Up Occurs. A large high pressure center dominated the central U.S. from January...

  • Article #304: January 11-17, 2002

    January 11-17: Warm Conditions Continue. Dry and mild winter weather continued through the January 11-17 period...

  • Article #305: January 18-24, 2002

    January 18-24: Unsettled Weather in the Southern Midwest. The week of January 18-24 brought heavy precipitation to the s...

  • Article #306: January 25-31, 2002

    January 25-31: Record Warmth Ends Abruptly With Severe Winter Storm. The final week of January started with record warmt...

  • Article #308: February 1-7, 2002

    February 1-7, 2002: A Quiet Start to February. The first seven days of February were quiet after the end-of-January severe...

  • Article #310: February 8-14, 2002

    February 8-14: Dry and Warm Conditions Continue. During the week of February 8-14, only one strong synoptic system passe...

  • Article #311: February 15-21, 2002

    February 15-21: An Active Weather Pattern Begins. The week of February 15-21 started with a dry cold front mov...

  • Article #312: February 22-28, 2002

    February 22-28: Winter Resumes with Cold and Heavy Lake Effect Snow. The final week of February marked a return to winte...

  • Article #314: March 1-10, 2002

    March 1-10, 2002: A Return to Winter at the Beginning of Spring. The first ten days of March in the Midwest were cooler...

  • Article #315: March 11-17, 2002

    March 11-17, 2002: Spring Snows to the North, Floods to the South. The period March 11-17 was generally fair in the...

  • Article #316: March 18-24, 2002

    March 18-24, 2002: More Cold and Rainy Days. The effects of the heavy rain events at the end of the last week were...

  • Article #317: March 25-31, 2002

    March 25-31, 2002: More Cool, Active Weather. Weather continued to be active in the Ohio River Valley during the last...

  • Article #319: April 1-10, 2002

    April 1-10, 2002: Winter Gives Way Only Slowly. An April's Fool snowstorm ushered in the new month with substantial...

  • Article #320: April 11-17, 2002

    April 11-17, 2002: Spring Arrives, and then Summer. The week of April 11-17 marked an abrupt transition from cool...

  • Article #321: April 18-24, 2002

    April 18-24, 2002: Severe Weather and a Temperature Roller Coaster. The unusually warm weather of mid-April...

  • Article #322: April 25-30, 2002

    April 25-30, 2002: More Rain and a Severe Weather Outbreak. Active weather continued in the Midwest during April 2...

  • Article #324: May 1-10, 2002

    May 1-10, 2002: Flooding Rains in the Midwest. The first 10 days of May brought flooding rains and severe weather to...

  • Article #325: May 11-21, 2002

    May 11-21, 2002: Major Flooding in Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. Major flooding visited the Midwest during the...

  • Article #326: May 22-31, 2002

    May 22-31, 2002: Warmer Temperatures and Reduced Rainfall Helps Farmers. The May 22-31 period was somewhat less ac...

  • Article #328: June 1-4, 2002

    June 1-4, 2002: Heavy Rains Persist into June in the Midwest. June 1-4 brought a new wave of heavy rain to the Mid...