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Severe Storms Forecast: 6/3/18
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Slight Risk today for New Mexico. They also issued a 2% Tornado Threat Ring centered in this area as well. Synoptically speaking, the 250 mb NAM chart shows little upper-level support. We … Continue reading
Posted in Local WX, NowCasting, Possible Chase Opportunity, Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged 2% tornado threat ring, albuquerque, Belen, Farmington, Los Lunas, magdalena, meteorology, New Mexico, nmwx, rio rancho, Roswell, slight risk, Socorro, storm, storm chasing, weather
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The Weather Today
Today has been moderately depressing in terms of technology. Normally, I do a weather report on the train in the morning, but my tablet died (and isn’t going to be replaced anytime soon), so I did no such thing. Weather-wise, … Continue reading
Posted in Local WX, NowCasting, Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather, Winter Weather
Tagged #wx, meteorology, weather
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Socorro, NM
In lieu of a weather prediction, I am going to report on what I am seeing for Socorro this morning. Currently, there is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for central Socorro County, including Socorro and the New Mexico Tech … Continue reading
Posted in Local WX, NowCasting, Practicing Concepts, Radar Imagery
Tagged #wx, doppler radar, Luis Lopez, meteorology, New Mexico, New Mexico Tech, nmwx, severe thunderstorm warning, Socorro, weather
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Bow Echoes in Mississippi
There was a Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms earlier today across the south. I did not post about it, and the threat has been reduced. The conditions today did yield a long squall line. Looking at the squall line, there … Continue reading
Posted in NowCasting, Radar Imagery
Tagged bow echo, bowing segments, forecast, meteorology, Mississippi, radar, squall line, weather
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Severe Weather Today: 11/16/14
There were no severe storms yesterday. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Slight Risk for parts of the Gulf Coast today. Associated with the Slight Risk area is a 5% Tornado Threat Ring. There are storms already firing, … Continue reading
Severe Weather Today: 10/13/14
I am watching the radar around Poplar Bluff, MO, where there is a tornado warning in progress. I have spent a busted chase day in Poplar Bluff, and passed through there this summer as well. It is a beautiful part … Continue reading
Photos: 9/15/14
As a few showers and thunderstorms formed throughout the state, I got a few photos from the Belen, NM Railrunner Station of the altocumulus clouds. Thank you for taking the time to view my photos!
Posted in Local WX, NowCasting, Photography
Tagged altocumulus, Belen, cloud, meteorology, New Mexico, photography, storm, weather
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Severe Weather Today: 8/27/14
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Slight Risk today for parts of the Great Plains. Associated with this Slight Risk is a 5% Tornado Threat Ring. The day is mostly over, and storms are beginning to fire in … Continue reading
Posted in NowCasting, Practicing Concepts, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery
Tagged 5% Tornado Threat Ring, colorado, Goodland, Kansas, meteorology, radar, severe, slight risk, storm, weather
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Tornado Warning in Kansas
There is a tornado warning in Northwest Kansas not too far away from Goodland. The radar shows the beginnings of a hook echo on base reflectivity, but the storm relative velocity (SRV) is not showing much of an “away” component. … Continue reading
Posted in NowCasting, Radar Imagery
Tagged Goodland, Kansas, meteorology, outflow boundary, radar, severe weather, storm, tornado, weather
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Storm in Nebraska
I was watching the radar late this evening in Nebraska. It looks like there is a tornado warned cell that passed through Chadron, in the northwestern part of the state. This storm is all by itself. The vertical display shows … Continue reading
Posted in NowCasting, Radar Imagery
Tagged chadron, meteorology, nebraska, radar, storm, storm chasing, tornado, weather
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