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 […]
Thursday, October 18, 2012 6:52 P.M. I just got done with a physics midterm, my first midterm of the autumn 2012 quarter! It went decently well, although there was one question involving a inclined plane, two weighted objects, tension, kinetic friction, and a whole bunch of gnarly stuff where I was supposed to find the […]
Monday, October 10, 2011 9:34 A.M. Don’t you just love these National Weather Service graphics? It’s hard to find one single graphic that has so many explanations and a model picture, but the NWS issues them when there is some sort of significant weather occurring. Pretty awesome!!! Over the next few days, we will get […]
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 2:40 P.M. Forecasting-wise, there ain’t much to talk about. The possible windstorm has gone completely out the window, and although we will see some rain overnight, it won’t be too significant. After that, we will have a brief drying trend with seasonable temperatures before we see some rain again over the […]
Saturday, October 1, 20113:51 P.M. I learned a little bit about resolution today from my friend Greg Carstens, who is the coordinator of the Pierce County CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow) network. When the UW models say “36 km resolution,” it refers to the detail of the existing hi-definition satellite from 36 km above the surface. […]
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 3:28 P.M. Hey everybody! Look at the radar! As you can see, heavy post-frontal showers are swinging through the region after a warm front passed through today. This radar image provides a good example of what orographic enhancement is. Look at the Cascades. There are much more showers around them than […]
November 6, 2009 5:48 P.M. All I can say is WOW!!! Unless you’ve been living in a cave the last 20 hours or so you have no doubt noticed the intense precipitation that has been bombarding the area in the form of heavy showers and thunderstorms. The radar image above was shot at 11:40 P.M. […]
