Whether or not we get our first named system of the year by NHC is to be determined, but the system currently off the coast of South Carolina will cause some issues on the SE NC coast, or NE SC coast. The storm is currently stationary due South of Wilmington, NC. It is expected to meander around and eventually turn N and the NE with time. Read more »
Costly Atlantic Hurricane Season Shaping Up For 2012
May 18th, 2012 
Matthew Holliday As I have continued to study the tropics over the last several years, my perspective on how I want our seasonal hurricane outlooks to be interpreted by our viewers has greatly changed. In the past, it has been more about how many tropical storms or hurricanes were going to develop in a given season, but as this is my third hurricane outlook that I have had the privilege to present to the public, I value the actual impact to the United States much more than the actual number of named storms in a particular season. All that matters is if the United States gets hit or not. If we have 20 fish storms, then no one cares, but if we have 10 storms and one of those storms is a multi-billion dollar hurricane that slams the US, that’s what people remember.
Thunderstorms Visit Southeast!
May 18th, 2012 Len Holliday Parts of Upstate South Carolina, Western North Carolina, Northeast Georgia and Southeast, Tn. can expect a few Thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. These storms will develop across the southern Appalachians and move from the Northeast to Southwest as they are pushed in this direction by an upper level low of the Carolina Coast. These storms will produce heavy rain, lighting, dime size hail and wind gust to 60 MPH. Some of the cities that may be affected are Chattanooga, Tn. down to Dalton, Ga. over to Anderson, S.C. then east to Newberry, S.C. If you live in these areas, stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio for possible Warnings. Len Holliday
Time For Severe Storms To Erupt Again In The Central & Southern Plains Saturday & Sunday.
May 18th, 2012 Adrian Howard Severe Storm Discussion:
The profile of the atmosphere in the severe thunderstorm risk areas is becoming more and more clear as time progresses as to what can be expected this weekend in the southern and central plains states. This risk for strong to severe storms Saturday and Sunday is for the Panhandles of Texas & Oklahoma, western Oklahoma, maybe some portions of central Oklahoma, on into central Kansas and southeastern Nebraska. Upon examination, present atmospheric data continues to Read more »
The Dynamics Of Tropical Storms & Hurricanes.
May 17th, 2012 Adrian Howard The Dynamics Of The Big Storm At Sea Overview:
Hurricane season is approaching and begins June 1st and ends November 30th of each year. The time is approaching when the eyes of the meteorologist and hurricane experts will be focusing on the tropics. For the US, The Gulf Of Mexico, The Pacific Ocean, The Baja Of California, and the ITCZ-or Intertropical Convergence Zones, these will be the areas monitored because they are the areas where tropical storms and hurricanes Read more »
Unusual Heat Dominates Southwest and Eastern Europe While Unusual Cold & Snow Extends From Scotland To Bosnia
May 16th, 2012 Mark Vogan Europe has been a continent of contrast over the past 5 days as very hot weather has dominated Spain and Portugal as well as eastern Europe where temps have ran 10-20C above normal while a cold trough in between the ridges has forced bitter northwest winds down from Greenland all the way down to Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia where it would typically be hot and sunny by now.
Where Is The Severe Weather Threat Now? This Time It Is In The Northeast.
May 16th, 2012 Adrian Howard Strong To Severe Storm Discussion:
Pennsylvania, New York State, and Vermont:
As we continue to monitor the weather situation closely, into areas of the Northeast today, at 12:55 p.m., eastern standard time, satellite imagery revealed a cold frontal boundary stretched from areas of western and northwestern New York to western Pennsylvania moving
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Severe Storm Threat Continues For Portions Of Texas & New Mexico & Could Continue After Midnight.
May 13th, 2012 Adrian Howard Severe Thunderstorm Overview:
Yes the threat is there for strong to severe thunderstorms to continue throughout the night into areas of extreme southwest Texas and southeast New Mexico. Model runs were continuing to indicate several vorticity speed maximums and or wind shear components that are producing large Read more »
Wild UK Weather Pattern Brings End To Drought For Some, Unusually Late Snow, Frost For Others
May 11th, 2012 Mark Vogan It’s been an incredible pattern if you like late season cold, snow and wild weather. For some, this has been the ultimate drought-buster with Britain experiencing it’s wettest April on record on the heels of 5th driest, 3rd warmest March and record driest 2 year period.
Getting Tropical
May 9th, 2012 Garrett Bastardi Well believe it or not, it is getting to that time of year again where we start looking towards the tropics for so development of Tropical Storms and the Occasional hurricane in May. And although the hurricane season doesn’t officially start until June 1st, there typically is some action in the tropics before then. Especially this year with the warm winter, water temps in the SW Atlantic all the way up to VA Beach are into the 70s which is unheard of this early in the year. So yes tropical development is possible this early. Read more »
Strong To Severe Storms Expected For The Carolinas & Georgia Today.
May 9th, 2012 Adrian Howard Today’s Strong to Severe Thunderstorm Dynamics:
Warm moist air out ahead of a diffused cold frontal boundary in the southeast should be an area to be monitored for the potential for seeing a few strong to severe storms developing by afternoon. The thermodynamic environment out ahead of the cold front suggest that strong to severe storms could develop in this area, with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats from storms that do develop into the Carolinas and Read more »
Wow! A Heatburst! What In The World Is That?
May 7th, 2012 Adrian Howard Dynamics Of The Heatburst Phenomena:
We often times hear about very hot weather, even hot summers and we also hear about thunderstorms, tornadoes and damaging thunderstorm winds. Doesn’t a thunderstorm almost always cool you off from every time that you could remember, even somewhat when it was hot and muggy? A thunderstorm always cools the air right? Every thunderstorm event cools the air right? Well, let’s think again. On rare occasions there Read more »