After two weeks of every-day-there-is-a-tornado-somewhere weather, the big subtropical ridge in the southeast is shifting to the west. This will shove the jet stream further north and re-position a lot of the moving pieces needed to create severe weather – ending the barrage. RECAP These numbers are preliminary, and are likely going to change. Plus, this data does not include… Read more →
I’ve seen a handful of news outlets reporting that Chicago, Minneapolis and International Falls are “Colder than Antarctica!” and “Colder than Mars!” I’m not making this up, either. As if exclaiming that the “Polar Vortex is back with a vengeance” wasn’t bad enough… I get it. It is cold. But preying on people’s misunderstanding is cheap. And a bit shady…. Read more →
Rick Smith, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Norman, Oklahoma National Weather Service office is doing great things to help those that are struggling with Severe Weather Anxiety. In the clinical world, sometimes this is called Lilapsophobia. That is an abnormal fear of tornadoes or hurricanes. “There are different levels of severe storm anxiety,” Smith said. “You an have a… Read more →
The SPC is now also concerned about ice accumulations in Indiana and Ohio. From the SPC: SUMMARY…Areas of freezing rain are forecast to spread eastward across the area through the afternoon hours. DISCUSSION…The northern extent of a shield of precipitation crossing the OH Valley region — within an area of low/mid-level confluence — will continue spreading across sub-freezing wet-bulb temperatures… Read more →
From the SPC: DAY 2 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1255 AM CDT MON APR 25 2016 VALID 261200Z – 271200Z …THERE IS A MDT RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEB…CENTRAL/EASTERN KS INTO CENTRAL OK… …THERE IS AN ENH RISK OF SVR TSTMS ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEB…CENTRAL/EASTERN KS…MUCH OF OK AND NORTH TX…… Read more →
