For the first time in nearly two weeks, we have a significant, 5% (brown), risk of tornadoes in North Dakota and adjacent areas of Manitoba. Please keep up on the weather in this region.

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Thank you, Pinterest.  I want to thank the many fans of Warnings . They apparently found another copy in some warehouse.

I will be part of a group, led by the Washington Post's   Jason Samenow , to discuss blogging about weather. The panel discussion will be at 11:30am (lunch discussion) at the Madison Concourse Hotel. See you then!!

I apologize but I will not be able to get a new posting up today.

Thanks to NOAA, here is a map showing the historical amount of cloudiness on August 21. Good luck!! click to enlarge

Update:  Someone grabbed that last copy (thank you!!). The message below means they are searching their wholesalers to see if they can find an additional copy(s). I doubt they will find much. If that changes, I will let you know. Original Posting: I do not know. It is possible that Amazon has access to a small number at Ingrams or one of the other wholesalers. The "more on the way" is automatically generated. That stayed up for a time when Sirens  sold out even though we told them we were completely out. click to enlarge So, if you wish to buy a hardcover copy of the book through Amazon, it is best to act fast. Note: I will continue to sell the hardcover copies I have with free autographs for $25. If you don't care about the autograph, then Amazon is the less expensive way to go.