All that “In like a lion, out like a lamb” or vice-versa talk about March, as a scientist, always makes me cringe. Because it is based on subjective opinion and not objective analysis. That leaves it open to observational bias and a slew of other issues. So, I will ask as a friend and your local, friendly, neighborhood meteorologist, to… Read more →
via GIPHY I think this GIF was my reaction to opening up the SPC page this morning. Alex Puckett, a great meteorologist up in Huntsville sent me a message via facebook sharing his displeasure via meme. We weather people are no different than anyone else. We live our lives through cat pictures, GIFs and internet memes. The changes from the… Read more →
Their words, not mine. That said, severe weather is looking more and more likely at this point for portions of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi. The change? Not much has changed in the model data – just a slight drift to the southeast. But, the “big news” I suppose is that the Storm Prediction Center has shifted the Moderate Risk to… Read more →
FRIDAY 12:30PM UPDATE: It looks like the Storm Prediction Center is seeing similar things from the same data I show below and came to a similar consensus. The SPC has extended the Enhanced Risk area a bit to the east and south. And the Slight Risk was pushed east, too. ORIGINAL: Alrighty, friends, we are within the 48 hour window,… Read more →
From the SPC: …THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM FAR EAST TEXAS ACROSS NORTHERN LOUISIANA AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS INTO WEST-CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI… …SUMMARY… Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of east Texas, Louisiana, southern Arkansas, Mississippi and surrounding areas Saturday and Saturday night. …Synopsis… As an upper low/trough shifts northeastward across the Great Lakes into eastern Canada,… Read more →
