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 →
After two weeks of every-day-there-is-a-tornado-somewhere weather, the big subtropical ridge in the southeast is shifting to the west. This will shove the jet stream further north and re-position a lot of the moving pieces needed to create severe weather – ending the barrage. RECAP These numbers are preliminary, and are likely going to change. Plus, this data does not include… 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 →
In a recent study from Scientific North America Journal of Science a group of geologists linked southern plains and southeast shower times to tornado frequency. In a quote from the findings: The longer people shower the more water vapor escapes into the atmosphere. And water vapor leads to more thunderstorm activity. The idea is that with the population continuing to… Read more →
For Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama this is the second time this week the states will be dealing with the prospects of severe weather. Not ideal. Even places like Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma will be getting in on the chance for bad weather this go around, too. From the Storm Prediction Center: Widely scattered to scattered thunderstorms are evident from eastern… Read more →
