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Giant tornado-blocking walls would fail
I know, I know. You’re all shocked.Apparently those giant tornado killers would only spawn different tornadoes and landspouts in other areas. Oh, and turn the midwest into a desert. Brice Evan Coffer just published a…
Next development in tropics still too far away
Before you flood you friends with posts on social media about the next tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane – stop and read the article attached to the picture. And pay close attention to the…
Wx Info: Why is it warmer in the afternoon? And not noon?
It is a question meteorologists get quite often – why isn’t it the warmest when the sun is at it’s highest point in the sky? At first glance, that might make sense. The sun is…
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Southern Mississippi tornado breakdown
Summer is officially over. And across southern Mississippi the temperatures are starting to ease back into the 80s for afternoon highs and dip into the 50s overnight. That means that severe weather isn’t that far…
WX Info: What is a supercell thunderstorm
I may be a weather nerd but, I have to say, supercell thunderstorms are pretty cool. These are some major downsides to their development (mainly the damage they can cause) but if you get to…
WX Info: What is heat lightning?
I remember growing up and sitting out by the fire on my grandfather’s farm in Kansas watching the distant sky. I was fascinated. There was lightning with no thunderstorms! Heat lightning. That’s what I was…
Works Cited: How multiple variables control TX/OK panhandle Spring severe weather
Gulf of Alaska sea surface temperatures – Here Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures – Here ENSO sea surface temperatures – Here Texas and Oklahoma panhandle tornado data – Here Texas and Oklahoma panhandle historical…
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Correlation found between SST, rainfall and TX/OK panhandle tornadoes
I’ve completed my study of the last 20 or so years of tornadoes across the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. I’ve made a few interesting discoveries. You can read about those discoveries here. While more research…
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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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