Current Conditions Currently acros the sotuheast temperatures are in the 60s and 70s from eastern Texas all the way to the Florida panhandle. with mostly clear conditions across a majority of the southeast – except southern Alabama and the Florida panhandle. Fog is noted across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. If you want to know more about reading surface observations… Read more →
On the way back from the National Weather Association Annual meeting, the plane I was in flew by a few thunderstorms. I got lucky enough to take a video of the storm as we cruised by. The storm was in Friona, Texas. From the airplane GPS available, we were located just south of the radar image above. And we were… Read more →
The SPC is concerned about a severe weather outbreak across parts of Kansas and Oklahoma this afternoon and evening. Here is the latest discusssion… Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0743 AM CDT Thu May 18 2017 Valid 181300Z – 191200Z …THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN KANSAS… Read more →
Interesting wording from the SPC. At the time of this Discussion a tornado was on the ground in this outlined area. Mesoscale Discussion 0736 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0456 PM CDT Tue May 16 2017 Areas affected…east-central TX Panhandle Concerning…Tornado Watch 220… Valid 162156Z – 162300Z The severe weather threat for Tornado Watch 220 continues. SUMMARY…The risk for… Read more →
The SPC is concerned about freezing rain for the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles as well as parts of Kansas. From the SPC: SUMMARY…The risk for freezing rain accompanying showers and thunderstorms will spread northward/northeastward through the day. DISCUSSION…While water vapor loops indicate the primary upper cyclone lagging well to the west of the region — i.e. centered off the Baja… Read more →
