Good morning everyone! As we head into the afternoon the Storm Prediction Center is watching an area of NW Texas and SW Oklahoma for severe weather into the afternoon. After looking at all of the…
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Introduction: How multiple variables control TX/OK panhandle Spring severe weather
The landscape of the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles isn’t considered dynamic, but the atmosphere above it can be. Each spring forecasters attempt to predict the chances for severe weather and try to determine where that…
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Methods: How multiple variables control TX/OK panhandle Spring severe weather
Using the database of information offered by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Amarillo, Texas, the number of tornado reports and tornado days was established. From there, the number of “Spring” tornadoes was established removing…
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Findings: How multiple variables control TX/OK panhandle Spring severe weather
There was a correlation between the weighted totals of the standard deviations from the mean of the anomalies of GoA SST, GoM SST, Previous Precipitation, ENSO SST when compared against the total number of tornadoes…
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Tornado climatology study coming soon…
Good afternoon, everyone! I just wanted to offer an update guys… Currently, I’m knee-deep in a bunch of data from the National Weather Service in Amarillo, Texas. I was able to strike a deal (I…
Oh, April…
It wouldn’t be April without a chance for snow after a few days in the 80s and 90s, would it? Also, there is a chance for severe weather across eastern Oklahoma and northeast Texas. Also…
Severe Weather Breakdown – 4/12/14
Update (4/12/14 2:20): It looks like the threat for severe weather is shifting north as we move through the day. Here is the latest look at the RAP for the composite reflectivity at 8pm. Notice…
April’s tornado climatology
In Texas, April is the start of a pretty active spring. According to the National Climate Data Center, Texas will see – on average – 28 tornadoes in April. Meanwhile, in the southeast, a “hotbed”…
SPC updates today’s tornado threat
The Storm Prediction Center has “upped” the threat for tornadoes across Kentucky, Ohio and a sliver of West Virginia this afternoon.
Pictures: Southeast flooding as told by Twitter
Twitter is a great place to find pictures of the damage from the flooding on Sunday night / Monday morning. Take a look. These dumpsters floated about 40 feet away from their original location #alwx…
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