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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Andrea’s Corner: Keep Our Children Safe-Tornado Shelters & Schools
In the State of Oklahoma there is a debate over storm shelters and safe rooms in schools. Mostly over the price tag, but surprisingly enough, over the need. In a pool of Oklahoma residents only 75% were in favor of putting safe rooms/storm shelters in schools. My question is…what’s wrong with the …
Andrea’s Corner: Earthquakes-A Whole Lot of Shakin Goin On!
Here of late there have been a lot of earthquakes going on. All you have to do is look at one of those Earthquake apps or the news to see that. California and Alaska seem to be constantly shaking. I myself live near the New Madrid fault line and have lived on …
Andrea’s Corner: Sinkholes-Swallowing Chunks of Earth
You have got to see this… I read this story this morning and watched the video, this is a freaky video. There is a 24 acre sinkhole in Louisiana and it “burped” and sucked down a bunch of trees. The sink hole is man-made and has been there since August of last year. In …
Andrea’s Corner: Weather Tidbits & Current Events August 1-15th 2013
On August 7th Wisconsin experienced severe weather that caused damage that initially could not be confirmed as tornado or wind caused. Upon further review the next day it was determined that five tornadoes swept through central and northeastern Wisconsin. Touching down in New London, Hortonville, Mackville, Kaukauna, North Appleton, Holland, Northeast Mackville, East Maribel and …
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: 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: 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 was the case with each storm chase up until this point in the season. Tornadoes were well under average for the season and were approaching …
Zach’s Corner: Weather Ed: Wall Cloud-Striations-MesoCyclone
*Striations* - Grooves or channels in cloud formations, arranged parallel to the flow of air and therefore depicting the airflow relative to the parent cloud. Striations often reveal the presence of rotation, as in the barber pole or “corkscrew” effect often observed with the rotating updraft of an LP storm. *Wall Cloud* - A localized, …
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 (Pink arrow) rising into this layer become cooler than the surrounding air, which inhibits their ability to rise further and they fall back to the …
