Often times during winter events you might hear your TV weatherperson talk about a “deepening cold air” or “Cooling the atmosphere” in order to get snow to fall rather than rain, freezing rain, or sleet.…
Category: Education
Reasons you can’t always trust the models
The picture on the article might be a little exaggerated, but I know that is how a lot of people feel. A lot of times, I try to give everyone advanced warning when adverse weather…
May 31, El Reno tornado breakdown
Fantastic breakdown of the El Reno tornado. I’m not sure how long this took to put together but MAJOR respect to Skip Talbot for taking the time to offer his perspective. I was on this…
Outdoor temperature versus in-car temperature
A quick reminder to everyone out there that during the summer it is never – NEVER! – a good idea to leave a child or a pet in the car. Even if it is just…
Looking behind the scenes
How To: Use the Weather Underground app
Wx Info: Explaining the “Cap” of warm air
Wx Info: What is a “Cap” of warm air?
During a few of the forecast write-ups I’ve touched on the “cap of warm air aloft” as something that hinders thunderstorm development. But what is it? How did it get there? How does it stop…
Wx Info: What is a CAPE value?
Often times you hear meteorologists talk about instability when discussing the potential for severe weather. Usually, if severe weather is in the forecast the instability will either be “high” or “modest” when speaking generally. At…
