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  • How to support 'Pat's Coats for Kids' 2021 Play Video

    October 4, 2021 10:32 AM

    Channel 2 WBRZ is gearing up for Pat's Coats for Kids, an annual drive to ensure that schoolchildren across the capital area have warm coats to wear during the cold winter months. Former WBRZ Weatherman and head of Pat's Coats for Kids, Pat Shingleton dropped by WBRZ's Studio Monday... more »
  • Friday is Pat Shingleton day, mayor declares Play Video

    January 28, 2021 5:00 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Friday, January 29, will be known as Pat Shingleton day! EBR Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome issued a proclamation honoring Pat for his four decades of service to weather forecasting and his efforts to better the community. Pat Shingleton will retire from daily weather reports Friday, January... more »
  • WBRZ to broadcast Pat Shingleton's local game show as he retires Friday Play Video

    January 28, 2021 2:50 PM

    BATON ROUGE – To celebrate Pat Shingleton’s retirement from the WBRZ weather team this week, a rarely seen episode of his (locally) infamous TV game show We Play Baton Rouge will be rebroadcast unedited at 10:35 Friday night during the hour-long late news on WBRZ Plus. Click HERE to... more »
  • Pat Shingleton delivers final forecast after 40 years at WBRZ Play Video

    January 19, 2021 4:43 PM

    BATON ROUGE – Grandparents will tell you, it’s a life-changing moment when you become one. Pat Shingleton agrees, and it’s one of the reasons why, after more than 40 years of forecasting the weather in Baton Rouge, he’s decided to retire from daily appearances on television. Pat delivered his... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Lightining Shockers and the Weather-Schtick"

    May 20, 2020 11:52 PM

    We’ve presented numerous columns on human lightning rods and on this date in 1946 in Kenton, Ohio, it happened again. Charles Brown was bonked by a lightning bolt for the tenth time while visiting the public library. The Almanac of the Infamous, Incredible and Ignored reportsed that Roy Cleveland Sullivan,... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Sirens and Gramps..."

    May 1, 2020 5:55 PM

    Years ago, traveling over Government Street to Independence Park offered a glimpse of a siren atop a telephone pole within a wooded area. That area has now been converted into a residential development. This particular siren was installed during the Cold War to alert residents of an attack. It was... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The Rock Hyrax and Event Insurance..."

    April 15, 2020 6:46 PM

    For years, researchers have analyzed ice cores and tree rings to investigate ancient climates. In Africa, scientists evaluated communal toilets for answers. The University of Leicester reported that climate clues have been found in latrines used by rock hyrax which is an animal that resembles a large guinea pig, related... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "No Rain Trees and Glacier Adependence."

    January 24, 2020 12:01 AM

    Geophysical Research Letters reported published that some trees aren’t dependent on rain for survival. Despite the lack of rainwater, scientists referenced a forest in the Dhofar Mountains of Oman that survive by utilizing moisture from occasional fog. Years ago, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that the forest... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Chapstick and Bees Wax..."

    January 21, 2020 11:53 PM

    In the 1880s, Dr. Charles Fleet invented Chapstick . The tubular ointment contains camphor, bees wax, menthol, petrolatum, phenol and aloe. Chapstick sales increase during the winter months. One ingredient used in Chapstick was also useful for another ailment. Personal hygiene was certainly limited in comparison to current regimes. Those... more »
  • Pat Shingeton: "Yule Log, Gunpowder and Lightning..."

    December 2, 2019 11:58 PM

    With one seasonal tradition over, the next has begun. Advent is underway and preparations for the Christmas Season are also occurring. Some may believe the Yule Log is a Christmas related tradition, however in Germany, the burning of this large block of oak is a different time-honored ritual. The tradition... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Tree Rings and Plymouth Rock"

    November 26, 2019 12:08 AM

    Before the pilgrims arrived at Plymouth Rock, 117 colonists landed at Roanoke Island, known today as North Carolina, on July 22, 1587. The settlement vanished without a trace and is recognized as one of the most intriguing disappearances in American history. In 1998, tree-ring scientists, known as dendrologists, uncovered a... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Controlling Lava and the BEST Turkeys"

    November 21, 2019 12:05 AM

    In 1931, the director of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory developed an approach to steer a lava flow from inhabited areas. Dr. Thomas Jaggar believed that by bombing the flow it could be redirected. “Acts of God” reports that by 1934, Jaggar not only plotted the history of the Mauna Loa... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Late Storms and Leaf Changes."

    November 20, 2019 12:02 AM

    On this date, twelve years ago, Typhoon Durian ripped through the eastern Philippines, killing 200 and the official death toll from the storm was 1,339. Tropical Storm Sebastien is currently moving through the Atlantic with no threat to any land area. As we wrap-up Hurricane Season 2019, the Pacific storm... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The "V" Formation and November events"

    November 11, 2019 11:53 PM

    Luke Guarisco, called last Thursday to check the forecast, mentioning that he just got his shotgun “sighted” for duck season. Geese fly in a "V" formation, providing the flock with 71% greater flying range than if each was on its own. Flying out of formation causes a goose to experience... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "A Bridge, Your Wine and Bourbon..."

    November 8, 2019 6:58 PM

    Imagine 30 to 35 mph winds swaying, buckling and toppling the Sunshine Bridge... On November 8, 1940, residents of Tacoma, WA were stunned as to what occurred the day before. On November 7, 30 to 35 mph winds caused the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma, WA, to vibrate excessively. Moments later,... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Weather Readings, Leaf and Time Changes"

    October 31, 2019 11:25 PM

    Weather observations probably first occurred when man first stomped around on the earth. The Babylonians recorded wind directions in 900 B.C.E. on an eight point compass. In India and Greece, during the fifth century, rainfall records were kept and from 1337 to 1344 Oxford scholar William Merle made the first... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Donora Smog and Hard Corn on the Window!"

    October 30, 2019 11:59 PM

    The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reported recently on an event that happened this date in 1948 in Donora, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh was known as the Steel City and communities surrounding it contributed in the production of steel. On this fateful day, plant emissions and a stagnant air mass allowed pollution levels to... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Toads, Spiders and Snakes and a Perfect Storm"

    October 29, 2019 12:02 AM

    Wildlife and Weather’s Halloween edition reported that in some locations of the United States, toads, spiders and snakes will begin their underground migration. Toads might be a key ingredient in witches’ brew but a healthy toad population is a good sign of low pollution in your backyard. Spiders might be... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Marksville Fish and the Baseball Code..."

    October 25, 2019 12:03 AM

    On October 24, 1947, the cafe in Marksville was suddenly filled with news that fish were falling from the sky. A biologist for the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries provided this account: "In an 80,000 square foot area, thousands of freshwater fish, native to local waters, were landing on Main... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The '47 Mack"

    October 18, 2019 6:57 PM

    https://www.wbrz.com/news/antique-firetruck-gets-serviced-before-st-patty-s-parade/ more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Indian Summer, Apache Fog and Spiders"

    October 17, 2019 11:56 PM

    Wednesday's Nor’easter offered damaging winds and flooding in the Northeast. This item has been mentioned in other articles with somewhat of an update. Indian summer occurs in mid to late autumn, usually after the first killing frost. It’s difficult to experience this in our south Louisiana climate but is greatly... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Harvest Time and Pig Weed Time..."

    October 16, 2019 10:37 PM

    It's harvest time in South Louisiana for sugar cane and soy beans. Over the years, many farmers have struggled with a menacing weed that has compromised the cotton crop. "Pig Weed" crops-up and spreads rapidly to dominate many fields. Years ago, pesticide applications that originally controlled the weed were ineffective... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Luc and the Johnson Family..."

    October 16, 2019 12:25 AM

    Being in television for 43 years there are memories, situations and instances too numerous to review. You are in front of a machine, often referred to as a camera, communicating a message. Most often a forecast or weather opinion making a prediction or a projection, most importantly advancing a message... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Saxby's Remarable Prediction and October Storms..."

    October 1, 2019 10:46 PM

    Whether it’s the stock market or weather, predictions are made every day based upon data and trends. In 1868, a prediction for severe storms was made on a specific day, ten months in advance. It was Christmas Day, 1868 and British naval engineer Stephen Martin Saxby made this astounding... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Indian Summer and Well Apples..."

    September 30, 2019 11:02 PM

    It’s Fall and possibly a week from today, we may have a taste of Autumn. This item has been mentioned in other articles with somewhat of an update. Indian summer occurs in mid to late autumn, usually after the first killing frost. It’s difficult to experience this in our sub-tropical,... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "White Wind and Music Grapes..."

    September 26, 2019 7:46 PM

    The world’s highest peak, outside of Asia’s Himalayas, is Aconcagua, located 100 miles east of the Pacific Ocean in Argentina. In the crown of South America’s Andes mountain range it rises 23,000 feet above the Pacific’s shores and the cloud cover at the summit is so frequent that it has... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The Barlow and Katie in Bermuda"

    September 25, 2019 11:05 PM

    George Washington carried one and Mark Twain wrote of a “real Barlow” in “Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn” in 1876. A Barlow is classified as a penknife however original penknives didn’t have folding blades. Original knives resembled a scalpel and were designed to thin and point writing instruments known as... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Kudzu, LSU and Notre Dame..."

    September 24, 2019 10:48 PM

    You may be pulling a few weeds and vines around the property this weekend. “The vine that ate the South” is the kudzu plant, native to Asia and introduced to the United States in the 19th Century. LiveScience.com reported that the vine was classified as a pest weed by the... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Sprites and Leaves..."

    September 23, 2019 11:25 PM

    Sprites are blobs of light above a thunderstorm and can be 100 miles wide and often extend 60 miles into the ionosphere. Since 1886, scientific literature referenced sprites even though it was impossible to capture a picture of one. During a thunderstorm in Minnesota in July, 1989, two University of... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Twisters and Grapes..."

    September 19, 2019 11:13 PM

    Tornadic activity in Europe isn't as extensive as what we experience in the United States. The reason seems to be the dynamics that create twisters. There isn't an elevated source of rising hot, dry air to seal-off the instability in the atmosphere. The mountain ranges and uplands create a smaller... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "A Seedy Situation..."

    September 17, 2019 10:57 PM

    Cloud seeding has been in existence for many years. In the late 1940s, Nobel Laureate Irving Langmuir and atmospheric scientist Vincent Schaeffer conducted a classic experiment that demonstrated that intentional human modification of the weather was possible. Their experiments found that home freezers containing super-cooled droplets could be changed to... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The Deep Freezer and Magnetism"

    September 16, 2019 11:59 PM

    It’s nearly harvest time in south Louisiana, especially for the sugar cane crop. The purchase of the “deep-freezer” by my dad in the 1960s became a storage locker for the fruits and vegetables from our property in Ellwood City, PA. Fruit trees included: apple, pear, peach, plum and a grape... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Weather, Babies Gender and Mascots..."

    September 13, 2019 6:46 PM

    Weather may be a determining factor in the gender of babies. ScienceDaily.com reported that a study conducted by BMC Evolutionary Biology provides some evidence regarding African buffalo. Researchers from Wageningen University in the Netherlands determined that more male buffalo babies were born during the rainy season than female babies. Animals... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Another Humberto..."

    September 12, 2019 11:25 PM

    The eighth storm of the 2019 season will be named today. Tropical Storm Humberto could slide into Florida by Saturday. Another Tropical Storm Humberto scraped Freeport, Texas on this date in 2007. Landfall occurred at Galveston and Texas City. The storm maintained its northeast track with Calcasieu and Cameron Parishes... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The Worst September Storms..."

    September 12, 2019 12:00 AM

    Statistics note that 37% of all named storms, 47% of all named hurricanes and 55% of all major hurricanes occur in the month of September. Before the “naming” of hurricanes, Louisiana storms making landfall in September include: The September 22, 1909 Storm, The September 22, 1926 Storm, The September 21,... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Two Galveston Events..."

    September 9, 2019 11:30 PM

    Beginning the column with a "look back" to an anniversary described by Isaac Cline, Chief of the U.S. Weather Bureau in Galveston. "Sunday, September 9, 1900 revealed one of the most horrible sights that ever a civilized people looked upon. It was the end of five days of devastation. Never... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "A Great Lake Rises and A Look Back..."

    September 5, 2019 11:24 PM

    Lake Michigan has risen so much that it is flooding the sewer system of Ludington. As fast as city workers pump out the water, the lake water returns and overflows roads, sidewalks and sewers in less than a day. A nearby town, Pentwater has rendered their connecting bridge unusable, due... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Camp Sumter and a Bolt of Lightning"

    September 4, 2019 12:04 AM

    Camp Sumter was opened by the Confederacy in Andersonville, Georgia, in March 1864. A 17-foot high stockade was built on 16.5 acres, sandwiched between two hillsides. The "Stockade Branch" stream wound through the hillsides and provided water for the inmates. Prisoners would scoop water from the stream with tin cups... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Looking Back - 13 Years Ago..."

    August 29, 2019 11:57 PM

    Here's an archived column from August 30, 2006. "After Katrina made landfall we shifted our coverage to the parishes north of Lake Pontchartrain. Before the Noon hour, on that day, I returned home to start a generator. Wind speeds were running between 40 and 50 miles per hour as I... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Hurricane and Katrina..."

    August 29, 2019 12:05 AM

    Dorian appears to be bound for Central Florida before Labor day. There’s 93 days remaining in the peak period of Hurricane Season for the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic and the Caribbean. We think of destruction with a hurricane noting it also has other references. There are hurricane roses, hurricane lamps... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Tires on the Reef and Record Lows..."

    August 22, 2019 11:27 PM

    The Miami Herald reported that in 1972, 2 million tires were unloaded onto the sea floor off the coast of Fort Lauderdale. The purpose was to create a giant reef that would act as a habitat for game fish. The fish never inhabited the tire dump because the pile of... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Bombings and Solar...

    August 8, 2019 11:32 PM

    Following the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, which resulted in 140,000 deaths, the Makurazaki Typhoon hit the city one month later killing 1,200. The second bombing of Japan was scheduled on August 11 but was moved up two days due to expected bad weather and the originally selected... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Splash Down Change-Up..."

    July 24, 2019 11:57 PM

    This week’s anniversary didn’t include the successful splashdown of the Apollo 11 mission that couldn’t have occurred without the guidance of Captain Hank Brandli. Brandli was a U.S. Air Force meteorologist who analyzed classified information for the secretive Corona reconnaissance satellite program that was de-classified in 1995. It was one... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The Drive-In and More Heat..."

    June 21, 2019 6:49 PM

    The first drive-in theater in McComb, MS, was developed by T.G.”Teddy” Solomon. June 23rd marks the anniversary of the first outdoor theater. Drive-in theaters still in existence have a transmitting device that secures a radio frequency to advance the movie audio into the vehicle. Since the first outdoor theatre in... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "An Ah-Choo Moment..."

    June 19, 2019 11:57 PM

    A species of monkey, discovered and identified eleven years ago resides in Northern Myanmar- formerly Burma. This particular species would experience weather difficulties in Baton Rouge. Upon its discovery, the Yunnan snub-nosed surprised experts in its complexion but was familiar to residents of Myanmar. They reported that the monkeys are... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Frog Hail and Good Pollutants..."

    June 17, 2019 11:52 PM

    The Centre for Ecology and Hydroplogy in Wallingford, England noted years ago that aerosols that include air pollution may be helping vegetation. Their research found that pollutants decrease the amount of light falling onto a tree but also scatter the radiation and illuminate more leaves, especially those under the tree’s... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Analyzing Droppings and Purple Lips..."

    June 13, 2019 10:54 PM

    Even with advancements in models researchers continue to analyze ice cores and tree rings to investigate ancient climates. In Africa, scientists continue to invetigate communal toilets for answers. The University of Leicester noted that climate clues have been found in latrines used by rock hyrax which is an animal that... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Brides and A Golf Cool-Down..."

    May 31, 2019 11:27 PM

    Welcome to June with 20 days until summertime starts. The society section of The Advocate showcases engagements and weddings and June is popular time to exchange vows. Long before air conditioning, antiperspirants and perfumes, hot temperatures and high humidity created some bothersome odors. To combat these” smells”, brides... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "Solar Armor..."

    May 27, 2019 11:04 PM

    Bogus stories lace the colorful history of Death Valley, CA. Here's a good one. In 1874, the editor of the Virginia Territorial Enterprise needed some space to fill. He concocted a story about a scientist who invented a suit called, "solar armor." The scientist covered himself with a sponge-like material,... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "The Great Flood and Muffling Sound..."

    April 17, 2019 11:28 PM

    On this date, 92 years ago the Great Flood of Louisiana implemented the existing levee system. Imperfect engineering and shoddy construction caused the collapse of dams, such as the Johnstown Flood of 1889. On May 16, 1874, 138 people died as a result of poor construction and a dam break... more »
  • Pat Shingleton: "I Do and Another Season..."

    June 2, 2016 4:17 PM

    Welcome to June with 19 days until summertime starts. Society sections of local newspapers showcase engagements and weddings and June is a popular time to exchange vows. Long before air conditioning, antiperspirants and perfumes, hot temperatures and high humidity created some bothersome odors. To combat these “smells”, brides would carry... more »
  • WBRZ hosts Pat's Coats for Kids distribution day Play Video

    December 11, 2015 10:07 AM

    BATON ROUGE- Friday is distribution day for this year's Pat's Coats for Kids. This year's coat drive helped bring in thousands of jackets for children in Baton Rouge as we get into the coldest part of the year. Pat's Coats for Kids is an annual event that helps keep the... more »
  • WBRZ Hosts 27th Annual Pat's Coats for Kids

    October 27, 2015 5:24 PM

    BATON ROUGE, La –WBRZ is hosting the annual Pat’s Coats for Kids coat drive now through Saturday, November 21, 2015. Pat’s Coats for Kids will collect monetary donations as well as children or adult-sized coats for children in need in our area. For the past 26 years,... more »
  • Storms spark blaze, close streets Friday

    September 13, 2013 10:22 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Some roads were closed because of flooding Friday evening when downpours soaked the area. There were lane closures on Essen and Bluebonnet. People reported as much as two feet of water on Essen between I-10 and Perkins Road. "I was just scared," said Ariel Hammett. She... more »

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