A shelf cloud is the leading edge of a gust front on a line of storms. It often has a lower area where the clouds cover very close to the ground, then a smoother region…
Month: February 2015
Phony forecasters, frankly, fail
Not perfect alliteration, but you get the idea. The reason I press so hard against listening to people that push out “too good to be true” forecasts or “doomsday” forecasts is because usually they are…
Gulf Coast faces storms, then possibility of wintry weather
Due to the lack of cooling through the column and a very high (about 15,000 feet) dendritic growth zone, snow still doesn’t look likely across the Gulf Coast. But the latest model data is coming…
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Gulf Coast wintry weather breakdown
The overnight computer weather model data just came down and things are starting to come into better focus, and while things are looking a little more *wintry* the majority of the information isn’t pointing to…
South Mississippi Severe Weather & Snowfall Forecast Explanation
(2/13/15 @ 1:25am) Updated written forecast is available here: Gulf Coast wintry weather breakdown A lot of people are curious about the chance for severe weather on Monday and Tuesday. But even more people are…
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As severe weather season approaches, know your weather source
(UPDATED: 9/5/21 @ 1:40PM) Since severe weather can strike at nearly any time of the year, it is important to recognize the signs of a bogus forecast. Knowing the difference between someone offering an actual…
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Wx Info: Reading a Skew-T to determine the forecast
A Skew-T is a graphical representation of the atmosphere using temperature, dewpoint and wind. And then using some math, offers a whole host of other meaningful weather information. And it might looks scary the first…
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