Accumulating snow has invaded the Rockies and high plains as of this morning and a cold front continues to march to the South and East ushering in frigid temperatures. Heavy snow is falling in the Rocky Mountains and portions of the Dakotas. Temperatures have plummeted by 50 degrees in some locations with wind chills in …
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Frigid Cold..Snow..and Ice. Winter is back with a vengeance
A dip in the jet stream will allow the coldest air of the season to come down into parts of the Central United States starting mid-week. A cold front will move through the Southern Plains by Friday December 6th bringing winter along with it. Dangerous life threatening temperatures will be in place over parts of …
Tornadoes rake the Upper Mid West
Tornadic storms are marching across portions of the Ohio Valley as I type this. Over 55 (some likely duplicate reports) tornadoes have been reported with more likely this evening. In all over 200 severe reports have been tabulated for this November outbreak. Early this morning the National Weather service issued a rare High Risk outlook …
Dangerous Day Ahead for the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes area.
A very dangerous weather situation will ramp up over the next several hours as potent storm system enters the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley. Thunderstorms will begin to form this morning over parts of Iowa and Missouri. These storms will strengthen rapidly into supercells capable of large hail, damaging wind and strong long lived tornadoes. …
Severe Weather Threat for Saturday & Sunday 11/16-11/17
A severe weather threat will evolve Saturday and into Sunday for a good portion of the Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Valley. A cold front will with associated low pressure system will move across the areas outline below. Strong shear and moisture return will be in place leading to the potential for a line of storms …
Historic Tornado Series-The Tri State Tornado of 1925
The Tri State Tornado touched down at 1:01 p.m. in Ellington, Missouri and cut a path of destruction 219 miles long. The storm was so large that it was not recognized by townspeople and farmers until its arrival was imminent. In the past, meteorologists have speculated that the Tri State was a family of several …
Andrea’s Corner: Bless You Squared: Allergies
That’s a joke my summer algebra instructor says whenever someone sneezes twice in a row or “bless you cubed” if it’s three times in a row. If some of you haven’t figure it out yet judging by the Benadryl in your cabinet (or Zrytec, Claritin, etc…), the pile of used Kleenex’s at your house, in …
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 …
Zach’s Corner: Historic Tornadoes-April 27th Tornado Outbreak & Joplin EF-5
2011 was a tornado season for the record book. Monster storms plagued much of the Midwest and South Eastern United States with severe weather and killer tornadoes. An astounding number of lives changed forever as a result of this unprecedented past severe weather season. In the coming years, there will be a number of articles, …
