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 →
There was a correlation between the weighted totals of the standard deviations from the mean of the anomalies of GoA SST, GoM SST, Previous Precipitation, ENSO SST when compared against the total number of tornadoes and the number of tornado days for that year for the data from 1996 to 2014. Sixty-three percent of the time when the weighted total… Read more →
There is a lot about forecasting severe weather season across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle that is controlled regionally and even locally. This statistical analysis does not take that into account. There are too many variables that are measurable, and some that may not be, that go into the equation of a severe weather season. This study was an attempt… Read more →
Good morning / afternoon everyone. After taking another look at the latest model runs I’ve crafted a different area for where severe weather will be likely today. Notice that the threat shifted a little farther east and has been expanded. Also the tornado threat has been expanded and shifted east. Right now, the threat for EF-2 or greater tornadoes isn’t… Read more →
