Karrie Meter now 2-for-2 this summer, 3-for-3 unlikely

Author: || Published: 5/28/2020 at 1:35am

Tuesday I wrote about trying out the Karrie Meter on the storms for Wednesday. Turned out alright.

A reminder, the Karrie Meter looked like this:

Karrie Meter for Wednesday afternoon

And here is a look at the number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings:

Number of Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued by NWS Office // Courtesy: IEM

Not perfect for the region, but did well for the Pine Belt in Mississippi (which is where it is designed specifically to work).

It doesn’t look like is will go 3-for-3, though. The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted sections of NE Mississippi and NW Alabama with a Slight Risk for severe weather and the Karrie Meter is having none of it.

But that is okay. The Karrie Meter isn’t designed for summertime storms. So the fact that it got it right on back-to-back days is impressive. We will see what tomorrow holds.


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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.