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Category: Education

Wx Info: Amarillo weekend forecasting – 4/4/14

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 4/4/2014 at 9:00pm

A quick look at what we are looking at and how we forecast the weather for this weekend:

Filed: Archive, Education, High Plains Weather || Covering: Forecasting, Meteorology, weather

Severe Weather Breakdown – 4/3/14

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 4/3/2014 at 9:46am

My lights went out as I started recording! I was in the dark, but don’t YOU be caught in the dark during today’s severe weather…

Filed: Archive, Education, Severe Weather Discussions, South Plains Weather || Covering: Arkansas Weather, Missouri Weather, Oklahoma Weather, Severe Weather, Texas Weather, Tornadoes

Climate Change is real #SorryNotSorry

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 3/31/2014 at 4:50pm

I opened my email this morning after Today in Amarillo and had a message waiting for me. Whew. That was a close one. Glad we all dodged that bullet. You, too can read about this…

Read more of Climate Change is real #SorryNotSorry →

Filed: Archive, Climate, Education || Covering: Climate, Climate Change, climate science

Wx Info: What is the dendritic growth zone?

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 2/15/2014 at 10:00am

Often times during winter events you might hear your TV weatherperson talk about a “deepening cold air” or “Cooling the atmosphere” in order to get snow to fall rather than rain, freezing rain, or sleet.…

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Filed: Archive, Education || Covering: Dendritic Growth Zone, snow, Snowflake Types

Reasons you can’t always trust the models

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 12/11/2013 at 6:49pm

The picture on the article might be a little exaggerated, but I know that is how a lot of people feel. A lot of times, I try to give everyone advanced warning when adverse weather…

Read more of Reasons you can’t always trust the models →

Filed: Archive, Education, Weather & TV || Covering: computer weather models, GFS, Meteorology, weather

May 31, El Reno tornado breakdown

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 9/6/2013 at 7:17am

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…

Read more of May 31, El Reno tornado breakdown →

Filed: Archive, Education, Storm Chasing || Covering: Oklahoma Weather, Storm Chasing, Tornadoes

Outdoor temperature versus in-car temperature

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 7/30/2013 at 6:00am

A quick reminder to everyone out there that during the summer it is never – NEVER! – a good idea to leave a child or a pet in the car. Even if it is just…

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Filed: Archive, Education || Covering: car temperatures, Heat, heat-related deaths, kids in cars, summer heat

Looking behind the scenes

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 6/29/2013 at 2:00pm
Filed: Archive, Education, High Plains Weather || Covering: hail, Severe Thunderstorms, weather models, Wind

How To: Use the Weather Underground app

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 5/30/2013 at 12:48pm
Filed: Archive, Education

Wx Info: Explaining the “Cap” of warm air

Author: Nick Lilja || Published: 5/14/2013 at 6:43am
Filed: Archive, Education || Covering: Cap, High Pressure, Severe Thunderstorms

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