Southern Plains faces another atmospheric assault Saturday

(UPDATE: 10:00 AM) Latest models continue to show storms struggling to develop in the daytime heat on Saturday. That said, there are a few models that are changing their tune and coming around to the…

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Severe Weather Potential – 4/23/14 Pt. 2

As the clouds clear and the daytime heating commences across the southern plains, the threat for severe weather is intensifying. And so is the wind. Gusts to 45 mph are being felt across parts of…

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Severe weather possible across Southern Plains Wednesday

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is watching parts of the Southern Plains and Great Plains for severe weather on Wednesday. Right now, most computer weather models show modest instability, a weak cap, and…

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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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Methods: How multiple variables control TX/OK panhandle Spring severe weather

Using the database of information offered by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Amarillo, Texas, the number of tornado reports and tornado days was established. From there, the number of “Spring” tornadoes was established removing…

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Findings: How multiple variables control TX/OK panhandle Spring severe weather

There was a correlation between the weighted totals of the standard deviations from the mean of the anomalies of GoA SST, GoM SST, Previous Precipitation, ENSO SST when compared against the total number of tornadoes…

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