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5/28/23 Storm Chase Day
We started the day in Lubbock, TX, under cloudy skies. When I started loading the car, it was still drizzling. However, a few miles north, the skies cleared. We targeted Liberal, KS, initially. The day, according to the Storm Prediction … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #okwx, #stormchase, #txwx, #wxtwitter, meteorology, oklahoma, Stratford, supercell, Texas, tornado, weather
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Storm Chase Day #6: Holyoke, CO, to Hays, KS
Yesterday, we started out the day in Holyoke, CO, at the Burge Hotel, and headed southeast. I had underestimated the travel distance to my original target, Sharon Springs, KS, and storms were already firing as we crossed the very southwestern … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Chase Crew
Tagged #kswx, Colby, funnel, Kansas, meteorology, Seldon, storm chasing, storms, supercell, tornado, wall cloud, weather
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Weather Video of the Week: #28, 7/12/20
I forgot to hit “Publish” last night… The Northern Great Plains has been active over the last few weeks. It would have been worthwhile to travel up there, I suppose. Note: I do not own this video. This tornado crossed … Continue reading
Posted in Weather Video
Tagged #mnwx, Ashby, Dalton, meteorology, Minnesota, tornado, weather
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Weather Video of the Week: #27, 7/5/20
This week’s video is probably the most scenic tornado I’ve seen this year. (I didn’t personally see it, but I’ve seen this video floating around for the last few days.) Note: I do not own this video. I challenge you … Continue reading
Posted in Weather Video
Tagged #newx, Hemingford, meteorology, nebraska, tornado, weather
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4/19/20: Moderate Risk Follow Up
It is time to follow up on the SPC Moderate Risk that occurred on 4/19/20. According to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), there were 12 tornado reports and the data is still being processed. The SPC Storms Reports graphic is … Continue reading
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Tagged #alwx, #gawx, #lawx, #mswx, 15% hatched tornado ring, 4-19-20, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, meteorology, Mississippi, moderate risk, tornado, weather
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4/12/20: Moderate Risk Follow Up
It is time to follow up on the SPC Moderate Risk that occurred on 4/12/20. According to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), there were 54 tornado reports and the data is still being processed. Unfortunately, there were at least five … Continue reading
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Tagged #alwx, #gawx, #lawx, #mswx, #tnwx, 15% hatched tornado ring, 4/12/20, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, meteorology, Mississippi, moderate risk, Soso, Tennessee, tornado, weather
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Weather Video of the Week: #7, 2/16/20
Here is some amateur footage of one of the tornadoes that touched down in Argentina earlier this week. I mentioned on the “Satellite Image of the Week” post that it is easy to forget that tornadoes happen in other parts … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery, Weather Video
Tagged Argentina, meteorology, tornado, weather
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Weather Video of the Week: #6, 2/9/20
I forgot to hit “Publish” yesterday. A whole string of tornadoes struck the Mid-Atlantic on Friday. Two tornadoes did damage near Westminster, MD, where I grew up. As a kid, I first learned about tornadoes in this town, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery, Weather Video
Tagged 2-7-20, Maryland, meteorology, tornado, weather, Westminster, Wildfire
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1/10/20: Moderate Risk Follow Up
I meant to follow up on the SPC Moderate Risk that occurred back on 1/10/20. According to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), there were 18 tornadoes across MO, OK, AR, TX, and LA. Unfortunately, there were three reported fatalities and … Continue reading
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Tagged #arwx, #lawx, #mowx, #okwx, #txwx, 1/10/20, 15% hatched tornado ring, Arkansas, Louisiana, meteorology, missouri, moderate risk, oklahoma, Texas, tornado, weather
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Storm Kings by Lee Sandlin
I recently finished reading Storm Kings by Lee Sandlin. The book went through the history of the study of weather in the United States, from Ben Franklin to Ted Fujita. Two things that struck me. First, tornadoes caused a lot … Continue reading
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