Are November tornadoes rare? Was the November 17th Outbreak abnormal? Understandably, I have seen these questions asked via social media hundreds of times over the last several days. With the recent outbreak of tornadoes on the 17th in Illinois and Indiana that claimed 8 lives many people are confused as to how this can occur …
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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 that I was going to chase this storm. All of the important numbers were pointing towards a major out break on June 20th. As I …
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 classes that you are not to run from a tornado. That concept was challenged this last week during yet another tornado outbreak in Oklahoma City. …
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 only the 59th such tornado since 1950. That’s an average of less than one per year, meaning that this unimaginably powerful type of tornado is very, …
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 speeds of 200+ winds tore through Moore. Cutting a 30 square mile swatch of devastation, hitting 2 elementary schools, the medical center, many homes and …
Zach’s Corner: Storm Chasing-Find Another Passion
Since making a beneficial career move recently I have had several people ask me why don’t I chase storms full time. I have also received this same question many times in the past. I felt this topic was worthy of a blog. I have my own opinion on this and this does not represent the …
Zach’s Corner: What is Storm Chasing?
When some people think of storm chasers, they may think of the movie “Twister.” While this movie did show what it is like to chase storms and try to figure out what causes tornadoes, like all Hollywood movies, it doesn’t necessarily show you exactly what happens. In real life, those who chase storms usually do so …
