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Amarillo work-week forecast

Amarillo work-week forecast

In short, it’ll be a warm one. Very warm. By this next weekend Amarillo’s mercury will likely be around the century mark – or above it. But firs thing is first, for today, temperatures will again be in the upper 90s and low 100s. Here in Amarillo we’ll hit 97 degrees. A slight chance for an afternoon thunderstorm to the… Read more →

So, I know it feels like I fell off the face of the planet the last few days. No updates. No pictures. No videos.

Sorry!

While I did have a chance to get out and do some chasing last Thursday, on Friday I did some “From Home Monitoring” and then Saturday let the storms come to me.

Which would usually give me plenty of time to sit down and give everyone th heads up and a full breakdown o what was happening… But I didn’t

Uber fail.

But, it’s a new week and I’ll gt back on my horse. In fact, a quick breakdown of this week is coming in a few hours! Get ready!

 

Storm chasing? Ha! Storm waiting!

On Saturday night, I had a chance to “let the storms come to me” and wait at home for a line to develop west of Amarillo and push through the city.

It turned out to be perfect luck for everyone in town. The line originally had a severe thunderstorm warning for ping pong hail and 60mph winds. But by the time it got to town, just dime-sized hail and 50mph winds.

So, the city dodged the damaging wind and hail and instead picked up between .35″ and .60″ of rain – depending on location.

As a bonus this was quite the electrical storm. Here are two videos I shot with my iphone – apologies for the poor quality – from the back patio of my apartment.

Video 1

Video 2

Wx Info: What is a CAPE value?

Wx Info: What is a CAPE value?

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Often times you hear meteorologists talk about instability when discussing the potential for severe weather. Usually, if severe weather is in the forecast the instability will either be “high” or “modest” when speaking generally. At times the instability can be “low” while offering just enough to get severe weather off the ground. But, scientifically speaking, instability has a specific term…. Read more →