Archive for February, 2011
FCST: 02/24/11
Posted on23. Feb, 2011 by Jesse.
A potential SVR weather episode is likely to unfold across parts of the Lower Mississippi River valley on Thursday, though the extent of a seemingly more appreciable TOR threat remains in question due to possible instability limitations. A mid-level shortwave, with an associated upper-level jet core of 120 kts, will move into the S Plains [...]
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Convective Addiction’s 2010 Chase Highlights DVD/Blu-ray
Posted on19. Feb, 2011 by Skip.
Convective Addiction storm chasers had an amazing year in 2010 with numerous supercell and tornado intercepts. Follow along as they document the adventure, excitement, and beauty of their chases through the Great Plains and Midwest from April to June. Watch dozens of tornadoes from small ropes with dramatic, grinding debris clouds, to massive, violent wedges. In addition, you’ll also see great supercell structure and other beautiful sights from the high plains of Colorado to the prairies of Illinois.
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A Parade of Storms (Active Pattern Ahead)
Posted on15. Feb, 2011 by Adam.
Right now a rather significant warm up is occurring across the country. Welcomed by many after a winter that saw mostly below normal temperatures. As expected a major shift in the pattern is underway, and the current warm up is the first sign of this. In fact, several of the most recent runs have shown [...]
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Mid-February Thaw – Part II
Posted on13. Feb, 2011 by Jesse.
As we continue to watch what appears to be at least a temporary (and optimistic) pattern change, the medium and long-range models are advertising some tantalizing respite from the arctic blasts and adverse winter weather which have been slamming the CONUS the past few months. For more on the teleconnections associated with this sudden respite [...]
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Mid-February Thaw: Temporal Pattern Change on the Horizon
Posted on10. Feb, 2011 by Jesse.
A large part of the CONUS has been under the influence of rather extreme winter weather conditions since December. For example, the Groundhog Day blizzard set or tied 24-hour snowfall records in parts of OK, MO and IL. On a more recent note, heavier snow banding produced another bout of 12″ – 20″ + of [...]
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Snowtorious B.I.G. prepares to exit stage right
Posted on02. Feb, 2011 by Jesse.
Snowtorious B.I.G. continues to pound parts of the nation’s northeastern section, while leaving in its wake a crippling blizzard that will be followed by extremely cold temperatures and a continuation of blizzard to near blizzard conditions in the area encapsulated by its steep pressure gradient. Here’s a 6 AM surface analysis from the HPC: The [...]
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Intense snowfall headed for parts of MO and IL
Posted on01. Feb, 2011 by Jesse.
As mentioned last night in our forecast post (CLICK HERE), the incredible lift and slantwise instability with this system are progged to produce some heavy mesoscale banding over parts of MO/IL. Please see last night’s discussion for more details about the parameters associated with these phenomena. Let’s take a look at some of the high [...]
