SPC Watch 0082 Initial Counties (WOU) Quick View

WW 82 SEVERE TSTM AL FL GA CW 150045Z – 150700Z SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 82 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 745 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 82 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ALC003-031-039-045-053-061-067-069-097-150700- /O.NEW.KWNS.SV.A.0082.140415T0045Z-140415T0700Z/ AL . ALABAMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE BALDWIN COFFEE COVINGTON DALE ESCAMBIA… Read more →

SPC MD 354

MD 0354 CONCERNING SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 81… FOR CENTRAL GULF COAST MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0354 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0700 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 AREAS AFFECTED…CENTRAL GULF COAST CONCERNING…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 81… VALID 150000Z – 150100Z THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 81 CONTINUES. SUMMARY…ISOLATED SEVERE THREAT CONTINUES ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. NEW WW… Read more →

Good afternoon, everyone! I just wanted to offer an update guys…

Currently, I’m knee-deep in a bunch of data from the National Weather Service in Amarillo, Texas. I was able to strike a deal (I asked) with some of the meteorologists to let me borrow (look at) some of the historical tornado data for the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles.

I’m working on comparing monthly sea surface temperatures from the Pacific, the Gulf of Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, and yearly rainfall totals for the area as well as tornado reports.

The hope is that I’ll be able to get a better picture of how these different patterns change severe weather on the high plains.

Blue: SST temp change from fall to spring // Red: Number of tornado reports

So far, there hasn’t been much to get excited about, but things are starting to come together.

I’ll have the full report with notes posted soon!

SPC MD 353

MD 0353 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE FOR SERN LA…SRN MS AND AL…WRN FL PANHANDLE MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0353 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0336 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 AREAS AFFECTED…SERN LA…SRN MS AND AL…WRN FL PANHANDLE CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE VALID 142036Z – 142300Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…60 PERCENT SUMMARY…STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DEVELOP NEWD OUT OF SERN… Read more →

SPC MD 352

MD 0352 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR WESTERN / CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0352 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0229 PM CDT MON APR 14 2014 AREAS AFFECTED…WESTERN / CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA CONCERNING…SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY VALID 141929Z – 142200Z PROBABILITY OF WATCH ISSUANCE…20 PERCENT SUMMARY…CONVECTION HAS DEEPENED AND BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED IN… Read more →