I have a chance to meet Dakota at the 2018 American Meteorological Society Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. Great guy! Super passionate about weather education. Totally awesome. He started a really cool channel on Youtube…
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Will it snow? A brief look at the steps to get it
With a chance for a some sort of snowfall in the forecast, here is a helpful guide to see if you have a chance to see snow…
Instantly freeze water to make stalagmites
Last night at 10p on the news I showed a video that was sent to me by Allison Mckenzie. It showed her sink pouring out liquid water that would freeze instantly on contact with the…
Freezing weather won’t kill all mosquitos
For most of my life, I’ve heard that a good cold snap with overnight lows in the 20s will kill a lot of the insects – particularly mosquitos – making for a more pleasant spring…
Despite cold plunging into US, rest of world still quite warm
Despite the incoming slug of cold air from the Arctic, this year has been hot. This is the third-warmest year to date. The globally-averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for this last November tied with…
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Wx Tips: Preparing for cold, winterizing your life
The latest model data continues to support the chance for some very cold air across most of the country as we get into 2018. Here is the latest from the GFS computer weather model: Since…
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WX Info: Why is it cooler on clear nights with no wind?
For nearly every spot on the Earth, the cloud cover and the wind dictate the temperature. A lot. 24 hours per day. Seven days per week. Every day of the year – all 365! Yeah,…
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WX Info: How do hurricanes produce tornadoes?
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…
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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Revisiting the 1895 Gulf Coast Blizzard with Matt Lanza
Matt Lanza, a meteorologist for an energy company in Houston, spent some time earlier this year researching the 1895 Gulf Coast Blizzard. It was a widespread winter weather outbreak across the Gulf Coast region around…
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