Zach’s Corner: Chase Log-Cornfield Nightmare 6/14-6/15 2012-Kansas-777 Miles
This particular chase was no different than any other before it. The potential for severe weather and tornadoes was on the horizon as I set out for South West Kansas […]
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Zach’s Corner: Historic Tornado Series-The Greensburg Kansas Tornado of May 4th 2007
The term “worst case scenario” can mean a number of things in the severe weather world. Some scenarios that come to mind are extremely violent tornadoes, tornadoes at night, a […]
Zach’s Corner: Chase Log-Nebraska Outbreak-6/20/2011-2145 Miles
Wow…what an adventure this was. I had been monitoring the potential for a tornado outbreak in South Central NE/Northern Kansas for a few days, and made the decision early on […]
Zach’s Corner: Historic Tornado Series-The Bridge Creek-Moore Oklahoma Tornado May 3rd, 1999
May 3rd 1999…mention this date to any resident of Oklahoma and you are sure to get a look of sorrow and fear. Tornadoes in Oklahoma in the spring are not […]
Andrea’s Corner: August Tornadoes-They Do Happen
On August 28, 1990 an EF5 tornado struck Kendall and Will Counties in Illinois, it killed 29 and injured 350 people, leveling the school in Plainfield, Illinois except for the […]
Andrea’s Corner: Run for it! Or not-Oklahoma City Tornadoes of May 31st 2013
To run from a tornado or not run from a tornado, that is the question. It has been commonly taught in schools throughout Tornado Alley and in weather training […]
Andrea’s Corner: Remain Strong-The Moore Oklahoma Tornado
It is said by people who tally such things that there are around 1000 tornadoes annually in the continental U.S., and that the recent EF5 tornado in Moore, Oklahoma was […]
Andrea’s Corner: Security Shattered-The Moore Oklahoma Tornado
On May 20, 2013, around school dismissal time the town of Moore, Oklahoma had their sense of security shattered when a 1.3 mile wide EF5 tornado with max […]
Zach’s Corner: Chase Log: LP Delight-5/7/13 & 5/8/13-SW Kansas 979 Miles
Storm chaser frustration was mounting. The storm season continued to limp along at this point. Another modest chase set up presented itself on the models. Many ingredients were missing as […]
Zach’s Corner: Weather Ed: What is the Cap?
The cap or capping inversion is a layer of relatively warm air aloft (Typically several thousand feet above the ground) which suppresses or delays the development of thunderstorms. Air parcels […]
