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 tornado data – Here

Other Texas and Oklahoma panhandle tornado data courtesy the National Weather Service in Amarillo, Texas and Alan Scruggs

Texas and Oklahoma precipitation data – Here

Research covering ENSO and its effect on Southern Plains tornado season – Here

Research covering Gulf of Alaska and Gulf of Mexico sea surface temperatures effect on Southern Plains tornadoes – Here

Research covering soil moisture and its effect on southern plains tornadoes – Here



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Nick Lilja

Nick is former television meteorologist with stints in Amarillo and Hattiesburg. During his time in Hattiesburg, he was also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is a graduate of both Oregon State and Syracuse University that now calls Houston home. Now that he is retired from TV, he maintains this blog in his spare time.