How do you revamp the warning system?
Over the past couple of years, the National Weather Service has begun a large undertaking in changing the way meteorologists communicate weather information to the public. We have seen extreme events such as Hurricane Sandy and the Joplin tornado that reveal gaps and inadequacies in the warning system. Those issues have been and are continuing [...]
Tornado Outbreak ongoing in the Midwest and Southeast
Multiple violent tornadoes are tracking across the Midwest to Southeast today as this High Risk event gets underway. CLICK HERE for an animated GIF of the long-track debris ball in southern Indiana (image size 3.28 MB). Here’s the latest SPC outlook: UPDATE (6:45pm): Another long-lived debris ball went through West Liberty, KY. CLICK HERE for [...]
Mid-Atlantic Discussion – Feb 29, 2012
We end the last day of meteorological winter not with snow, but with severe as storms threaten the region for the second time within a week. Currently, there are two tornado watches active in the region… one that extends into most of WV, and another that encompasses extreme southeastern WV and most of western VA. [...]
Severe weather outbreak likely in the Southeast/Midwest
The SPC has released their first Moderate Risk for severe weather of the season for today: The biggest risk will be for damaging winds along a squall line that is expected to form during the late evening to early morning hours just west and along the Mississippi River from southern Illinois southward into central Mississippi. [...]
Widespread rain event over the next 5-7 days… some severe
An upper-level low is forecast to move into the Midwest tomorrow before cutting off from the main flow, which will allow it to linger over the Midwest and Tennessee Valley regions through around Monday or Tuesday before it lifts out of the eastern U.S. This has a couple of different implications for the region… The [...]
Planning and Forecast for the Storm Chase Expedition
The start date for chasing is being finalized as I type this, but it looks like Jason, Ian (will be bio’ed later) and I will head out from Maryland on April 30th, with the plan to start actively chasing on May 2nd (so long as there are storms on that day). We be out chasing [...]
Chasing a Possible Tornado Outbreak in NC today
Jason and I will be heading out to North Carolina around 8:00 this morning, and our target area that was picked 2-3 days ago is in the heart of the Moderate Risk area today, which includes a strong risk for tornadoes. A full chase log will be posted later today or tomorrow. It’s potentially going [...]
