Archive for the Snow Category

Lightning, Thunder, Freezing Rain, and Sleet. Oh My.

On March 2, 2014 / Hail, Lightning, Snow, Thunderstorms, Winter

Today’s winter storm brought a mixed bag of winter weather to Texas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Many residents of these states witnessed the unusual phenomenon of thundersleet, which is sleet associated with convective bands. The thunder and lightning cause intensified precipitation rates within a convective band. Residents in […]

Ice and Snow Pummel The South. Again.

On February 12, 2014 / Snow, Winter

From Texas to the Carolinas, a historic winter storm has slammed into the southern states. Highways are a nightmare, roads are impassable, and power lines are snapping. Power outages are widespread, and it may take a week or longer to restore power. Hundreds of injuries and 9 […]

Winter Weather Forecasting: Science Or Shot In The Dark?

On February 6, 2014 / Forecasting, Snow, Winter

Winter weather forecasting is the trickiest type of weather to forecast. Even the most seasoned meteorologists have struggled with getting a forecast right during the cold, snowy months of the year. Many of you have gone through the hope, (or dismay), of seeing a forecast calling for […]

Fan Photo Spotlight: February 4th Winter Storm on the Plains

On February 4, 2014 / Snow

Jasper the Donkey Henson Robinson Zoo in Springfield, Illinois Photo credit: Larry Estep

A winter storm affected several of the Plains states today. For all the schoolchildren that got to enjoy an extra day off, it was a blessing. Fans of those sparkles from the sky, welcomed the snow as it turned the landscape into a “snowscape”. For many folks […]

What’s An Ice Storm Doing In Atlanta?

On January 30, 2014 / Snow, Winter

Stranded commuters were given a warm place to sleep by Publix supermarket

The entire nation has watched in amazement as historic weather events unfolding in the south this week. A winter storm brought ice and snow from Texas to the Carolinas, areas not accustomed to winter weather. The cities of Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA are at a standstill […]

Arctic air invades as 40 car pile up due to blinding snow causes 3 deaths in Indiana.

On January 24, 2014 / Snow, Winter

A pool of Arctic air stretched all the way to Houston Texas early Friday morning while blinding snow in Indiana caused a 40 car pile up resulting in 3 fatalities. While not unheard of but certainly not a regular event, temperatures in South East Texas this morning […]

Another Clipper-another round of snow headed for the Great Lakes and North East.

On January 20, 2014 / Snow

Clipper Snow Storm to hit the North East

The pattern this winter has been stuck for sometime now. Several fast moving Clippers (a low pressure system that forms in Canada and races across the Great Lakes to the North East) have impacted the Northern plains,Upper Mid West and North East this past month. These type […]

Historic Snow and Freezing Temperatures Take Hold

On January 7, 2014 / Photography, Snow, Winter

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Thousands are without power in the Mid West as a historic arctic outbreak continues to impact areas from Illinois to Florida. Record low temperatures were recorded Monday in Chicago and Fort Wayne Indiana as the frigid temperatures began to move South and East. Even Florida was unable […]

What is the Polar Vortex?

On January 6, 2014 / Snow, Winter

The Polar Vortex causes cold winters in portions of the US when it weakens.

You may be wondering what is causing all of this abnormally cold weather in portions of the United States. Although this most recent arctic outbreak has been quite strong with record breaking cold temperatures, this is actually a pattern that is established quite often in the winter […]

NFL playoff game could be the coldest ever played.

On January 5, 2014 / Snow, Winter

The Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers played in what was dubbed “the Ice Bowl” in 1967 on the frozen tundra of Lambeau field. Green Bay won the coldest game ever played in the National Football League by a score of 21-17. Though it was not a Super […]