Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
A catastrophic EF-3 tornado tore parts of Alabama and Georgia today, leaving at least 23 people dead and many others injured. This tornado was part of a larger early-season outbreak that brought at least a dozen tornadoes to Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. These tornadoes were formed when an intensifying low-pressure-system over the Southeast […]
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 […]
Tuesday, May 6, 2015 4:05 pm I recently posted about several massive tornadoes and hailstorms in Texas. Well, it hasn’t even been two weeks, but it looks like an even bigger tornado is bearing down on Norman,Oklahoma, a suburb 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. Norman is home to NOAA’s NSSL (National Severe Storms Laboratory), and this […]
April 26, 2015 2:34 pm SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 436 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 TXC143-262200- /O.CON.KFWD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-150426T2200Z/ ERATH TX- 436 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2015 …A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN ERATH COUNTY… AT 436 PM CDT…A LARGE TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST […]
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 4:25 P.M. Last Friday night will rank up, at least in my mind, with some of the most memorable weather events in Seattle’s history. That means I’ll put it right up there with the Inaugural Day Storm, the Hanukkah Eve Storm (and associated torrential downpour), the December 2008 snow events, the 2007 Great Coastal Gale… […]
