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.
We’re doing this cool new segment online at KAMR and I wanted to share it across here. Thanks to Climate Central for the help with this!
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.
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!
It wouldn’t be April without a chance for snow after a few days in the 80s and 90s, would it?
Also, there is a chance for severe weather across eastern Oklahoma and northeast Texas. Also watch for severe weather in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas.
But, I think this sums up today, tonight and tomorrow morning…
The Storm Prediction Center has “upped” the threat for tornadoes across Kentucky, Ohio and a sliver of West Virginia this afternoon.
