Vorticity 3 (4K) from Mike Olbinski on Vimeo. The video really needs zero introduction. However, some background. Mike is a fantastic photographer and videographer. Sure, he is a great storm chaser, too. But man, oh man! Can he shoot some great video… Personally, I first learned about Mike when he got famous for this video: A supercell near Booker, Texas… Read more →
Rich Thompson is a fantastic meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center. I’ve had a chance to chat with him twice. Both times were fantastic. He is a great dude and really humble and down to earth… despite how smart he is. He put together a handful of classes for the University of Oklahoma where he breaks down severe weather forecasting…. Read more →
From Jim Edds: From Global News:
NOAA is using some really cool tools this tornado season to look inside of Supercells, the most intense type of thunderstorm, to get a more detailed idea of what makes them work. Take a look: The supercell: The deadliest and most destructive tornadoes often come from this specific type of rotating thunderstorm. Now, scientists have embarked on a new study… Read more →
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 →
