Weather, Climate, and Other Science Topics
Last night, a rare, catastrophic tornado outbreak occurred over portions of the Southern and Midwestern US. As of Saturday afternoon, 34 people were confirmed dead, with an estimated 75-100 deaths across Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky and potentially 50-70 deaths in Mayfield, Kentucky alone. Most deaths were due to a series of tornadoes – or […]
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 […]
Hi all! I was in Seattle this weekend for yet another fantastic Pacific Northwest Weather Workshop, and I was actually lucky enough to present on some research I had done identifying substantial drops in wind power production at Avangrid! This was my first presentation at any sort of scientific conference (I was on a panel […]
In the wake of the incredible thunderstorms many locations around the area saw Thursday, I thought I’d write a review on the amazing and very uncommon weather we saw last week. In the interest of time, I will spend relatively little time reviewing general thunderstorm knowledge, but if you are interested, you can read a 4-part […]
Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:17 pm I apologize for the delay in blog posts and Facebook updates. Yes, I’ve been busy, but moreover, there hasn’t been much weather going on. I’ve had trouble thinking of things to write about, so I’ve started posts and just never finished them. Perhaps one day I will. Then, it […]
