I’ve completed my study of the last 20 or so years of tornadoes across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. I’ve made a few interesting discoveries.
You can read about those discoveries here.
While more research needs to be completed, I’m hoping this is a good start to understanding the relationships between multiple different variables and the crazy high plains weather.
MD 0372 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR TRANS-PECOS…PECOS VALLEY OF W TX MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0372 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0700 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014 AREAS AFFECTED…TRANS-PECOS…PECOS VALLEY OF W TX CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 200000Z – 200130Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…20 PERCENT SUMMARY…LOCALIZED MCV WITH EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS WILL POSE A NEAR-TERM RISK FOR LARGE HAIL AND… Read more →
MD 0371 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR FAR W TX AND EXTREME SERN NM MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0371 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0322 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014 AREAS AFFECTED…FAR W TX AND EXTREME SERN NM CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 192022Z – 192215Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…20 PERCENT SUMMARY…STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE FROM FAR WRN… Read more →
The landscape of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles isn’t considered dynamic, but the atmosphere above it can be. Each spring forecasters attempt to predict the chances for severe weather and try to determine where that severe weather will strike. Often times forecasters look at multiple variables on a day-to-day basis to forecast severe weather for the public. Seasonally, most forecasters… Read more →
Using the database of information offered by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Amarillo, Texas, the number of tornado reports and tornado days was established. From there, the number of “Spring” tornadoes was established removing all tornadoes before February 1 and after July 1. The previous fall and winter precipitation was also obtained from the NWS office in Amarillo. The… Read more →
