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Tropical Storm Humberto continues gaining strength (…with notes and fun facts)
Well, not really. But it’s not like The Weather Channel has anything else to talk about, right? And frankly, neither do we. For the most part the Lower 48 is quite docile weatherwise. There is…
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Tropical Storm Humberto might be first hurricane
This morning the National Hurricane Center upgraded the tropical depression off the coast of Africa to Tropical Storm Humberto. Currently Humberto is moving west at 12mph with winds at 40mph. The latest projections from the…
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May 31, El Reno tornado breakdown
Fantastic breakdown of the El Reno tornado. I’m not sure how long this took to put together but MAJOR respect to Skip Talbot for taking the time to offer his perspective. I was on this…
September Drought Index released
The latest drought numbers are showing a positive trend across most of the United States. While the we aren’t drought-free, we are moving in the right direction. In Texas, things are also moving in the…
Latest NAM shows a warmer afternoon across high plains
This morning it was looking like today would be a few degrees warmer than yesterday’s forecast. Keep in mind that yesterday’s “actual” was about three to seven degrees warmer than the forecast. So today, I…
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Waterspout in Pensacola, Labor Day 2013
This is an example of being a little too close…
Upper air shift might bring Amarillo rain chances
The high plains is sitting under – arguably – the strongest ridge of high pressure of the summer season. In fact, dating back to April, this is the longest stretch of sunshine the high plains…
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Mexico shakes from 6.1 magnitude quake
UPDATE: A 5.3 magnitude aftershock was registered about 8:00am this morning near the original quake. Also the original quake has been re-evaluated to a 6.2 magnitude. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Estado Libre y Soberano de…
High pressure, dry weather
It is August after all, on one should be surprised. Even though most of the area is enjoying a rather wet summer so far, Mother Nature couldn’t forget it was August forever. And she finally…