It is a question weather people get all the time during hurricane season. This is a common question since most of us are taught in school that tornadoes and hurricanes are separate. One happens over…
Tag: Tornadoes
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Nate AM no-hype forecast
Tropical Storm Nate continues to move north across Nicaragua and Honduras. It will eventually – later today – get back over the warm waters of the Caribbean and begin to strengthen again. Here is the…
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Learn about Tornado Forecasting with Rich Thompson
I had the chance to shake hands with Rich Thompson, the Lead Forecaster at the Storm Prediction Center, at the National Weather Association Annual Meeting in Anaheim. Rich is a very sharp meteorologist and is…
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Rick Smith helps those with Severe Weather Anxiety
Rick Smith, the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the Norman, Oklahoma National Weather Service office is doing great things to help those that are struggling with Severe Weather Anxiety. In the clinical world, sometimes this is…
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Catching up with the Jackson NWS at NWAS17
I had the opportunity to meet with the Jackson Mississippi National Weather Service at the National Weather Association 2017 Annual Conference. They were here presenting local research on severe weather. Here is a quick couple…
AM UPDATE: Tropical Storm Harvey drifts toward Louisiana, more flooding likely, intensification not
Tropical Storm Harvey, now back over the Gulf of Mexico, continues to wobble its way toward Louisiana. As of the latest update from the National Hurricane Center, Harvey is now moving ENE at 3mph. The…
Tornado Watch for Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama likely extended
The Tornado Watch that expires at 1PM for parts of the southeast will likely be continued through later this evening. Strong, long-track devastating tornadoes are not likely in this watch. But brief, weaker, and fast-moving…
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SPC issues High Risk with tornadoes, large hail possible
The SPC is concerned about a severe weather outbreak across parts of Kansas and Oklahoma this afternoon and evening. Here is the latest discusssion… Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0743…
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Big hail, strong tornado possible says SPC
Interesting wording from the SPC. At the time of this Discussion a tornado was on the ground in this outlined area. Mesoscale Discussion 0736 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0456 PM CDT Tue May…
One last round of severe weather for south Mississippi
Another area of low pressure will swing through the southeast opening the door for showers and storms to develop across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Storms will move from west to east across the Gulf Coast…
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