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Weather Video of the Week: #13, 3/29/20
I missed last week’s video of the week, and forgot to hit “Publish” on this week’s! This video features the Jonesboro, AR, tornado from Saturday afternoon. These folks are way too close (they are business owners, not chasers). I … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery, Weather Video
Tagged #arwx, 3-28-20 tornado, Arkansas, Jonseboro, meteorology, tornadoes, weather
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Weather Video of the Week: #11, 3/15/20
This week’s video features a tornado that struck west Texas on Friday. I debated chasing on this day, but it looked like a sludge-fest. Thankfully, these chasers got in position and I could watch the storm remotely. Good job on … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery, Weather Video
Tagged #txwx, 3-13-20, meteorology, Texas, tornadoes, weather
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Weather Video of the Week: #10, 3/8/20
This week’s video is, of course, about the Nashville Tornadoes. While Cookville was hit harder, Nashville had more people and more cameras rolling when the tornadoes hit. One of the scarier videos out there was from a crane operator, suspended … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery, Weather Video
Tagged #tnwx, 3-3-20 tornadoes, meteorology, Nashville, Tennessee, tornadoes, weather
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Video of the Week #48
I lost count of these a long time ago, but this is the 48th week of the year, so there it is. This is not my footage, but there were some amazing videos from the tornadoes in Illinois yesterday. Thank … Continue reading
Posted in Weather Video
Tagged #ilwx, illinois, meteorology, tornadoes, video, weather
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Moderate Risk: 3/28/17
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Moderate Risk today for northern Texas and southwestern Oklahoma. Associated with the Moderate Risk is a 10% tornado threat ring along the US-287 corridor and south to I-20. The SPC is basing this threat … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #okwx, #txwx, 10% Tornado Threat Ring, meteorology, moderate risk, oklahoma, severe, storms, Texas, thunderstorms, tornadoes, weather, wx
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Moderate Risk: 3/26/17
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Moderate Risk today for central and southern Oklahoma. Associated with the Moderate Risk is a 10% tornado threat ring just south and east of Oklahoma City. The SPC is basing this threat on the … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #okwx, #txwx, 10% Tornado Threat Ring, meteorology, moderate risk, oklahoma, severe, storms, Texas, thunderstorms, tornadoes, weather, wx
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Moderate Risk: 6/22/16
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Moderate Risk today for parts of the Great Lakes region. They have also issued a Public Severe Weather Outlook for today as well. Associated with the Moderate Risk is a 10% hatched … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #iawx, #ilwx, #inwx, #meteorology, #miwx, #weather, #wiwx, #wx, hatched 10% tornado threat ring, illinois, Indiana, Iowa, meteorology, Michigan, moderate risk, pswo, severe, storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, weather, wisconsin
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Outflow Boundary
Everything in the world is due 4/29. I left the office at midnight last night, and overslept this morning (didn’t get up until around 6!), so I won’t be doing a full prediction today. There is still a Slight Risk … Continue reading
Posted in Follow Up, Practicing Concepts, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #meteorology, #weather, #wx, meteorology, outflow boundary, severe storms, tornadoes, weather
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Moderate Risk: 4/26/16
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Moderate Risk for severe weather today across much of the Central Great Plains. Associated with the Moderate Risk is a 10% Hatched Tornado Threat Ring. The SPC is basing this threat on … Continue reading
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Stirling Colgate Papers
I read several Stirling Colgate papers about tornadoes. Stirling Colgate was a scientist that studies all manner of physics problems from the 1950’s into the 2000’s. He is probably better known for his astrophysics work, but he also researched tornadoes, … Continue reading →