Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Tuesday was, without a doubt, the best storm chasing day of our lives. Although we didn’t see a tornado, we saw multiple incredible mesocyclones, which are the rotating updrafts affiliated with all tornadic thunderstorms. Moreover, these mesocyclones occurred within the same thunderstorm complex and were rotating in opposite directions. It was a truly incredible experience […]
Day two on Joey and Charlie’s storm chasing adventure was mainly a day of driving. After we finally arrived at our hotel at 3 AM Sunday morning, we slept in as late as possible and headed out just before our checkout time (although not before waking up early to gulp down the esteemed “Continental Breakfast”). […]
For the majority of July, we’ve been nice and seasonably cool here in the Pacific Northwest. We’ve been warming up over the past couple days, and by next week, we may have our first day of the month above 80 degrees! So the end of our “normal” summer weather is in sight. However, while we’ve […]
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 11:05 P.M. Hey everybody! I am now a second semester senior, so I’m sure you know what that means. It means, of course, that I will be writing a lot more weather forecasts because I now have some additional time to do so! I want to thank everybody who has been […]
