Good evening! I’m bringing you a late night look at an article about Tornado Risk Analysis by P. Grady, Andrew Mercer, Jinmu Choi, and Jared Allen, enjoy! Summary: We’re introduced really early on in the article to the idea of “Tornado Alley” and the less widely known “dixie alley”. These two “alleys” are believed to be the most tornado susceptible… Read more →
Good morning all! I’ve got another article review for ya as you look to enter your lunch break; take a quick read, and have a great rest of the day! This article, ‘‘Bookend Vortex’’ Induced Tornadoes along the Natchez Trace by Russell L. Pfost and Alan E. Gerard looks a little closer to home and gives us a closer look at… Read more →
In recent years, interest in seasonal forecasts of the frequency and severity of severe weather has grown, especially since 2011. The year was an extreme for tornado outbreaks, resulting in over 500 deaths, thousands of injuries, and more than $10 billion in damage. The 2011 season ranked the second-highest number of tornadoes since the 1950s, falling just short of the… Read more →
Good evening everyone! I’m getting my review in last minute for a late night read and if you’re nutty like me, this is exactly what you need to relax right before you go to sleep, (And no, I don’t mean that this will put you to sleep). Here’s my take on the Investigation of Near-Storm Environments for Tornado Events and… Read more →
As part of the new trend, I have another article review up and ready! I really enjoyed this article! “Radar Climatology of Tornadic and Nontornadic Vortices in High-Shear, Low-CAPE Environments in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States” written by Jason M. Davis and Matthew D. Parker, this article gives great insight to the flaws within modern radar detection as well… Read more →
