May 31st, 2013 was a day to be remembered indeed for me and many other people, as the largest tornado in recorded history, at 2.6 miles wide, as an EF5 tornado, with winds up to 295 mph, threatened El Reno, Yukon, Bethany, Warr Acres, The Oklahoma City Metro Area, Oklahoma, Will Rogers Airport and Oklahoma [...]
Areas of the upper Mississippi Valley, which includes, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio will be in the line of fire for severe storms today. A cold frontal boundary, along with it’s associated cold front will move into this region today. As a result of strong surface heating, moisture spreads and high Cape Values, along with a [...]
Hurricane Season is here and we have to be prepared to forecast these type of storms as well. This involves letting viewers out their know about these storms and the dangers that these large storms at sea can cause. The National Hurricane Center each year has a list of storm names that they give to [...]
Severe storms are possible for the plains states yet again today and Sunday morning. From the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma, to western Oklahoma, to central Kansas, to Nebraska, to Iowa, will see the potential for severe thunderstorms. Large damaging hail up to golfball size, destructive winds up to 70 mph will be possible with [...]
Wow! Talk about severe weather. The southern plains and plains states have be assaulted with a series of severe storms over the past few days. From destructive straight-line winds to large damaging hail, to possible tornadoes, the plains states have had their share of severe storms. These severe weather events are very typical during this [...]
Radars including dopplar radar or the the conventional radar systems have long detected thunderstorm development, including locating a tornado by a hook echo. As time went on, more advancements in radar technology has enabled meteorologists to better detected storms including severe storms and tornadoes. The conventional radar became one of the most widely used radar [...]
Severe weather has began today and will be on the increase into portions of the central plains states as a storm system approaches the area. Our CEO Matthew Holliday has already given you the specifics about this multi-day severe weather event. As far as Oklahoma and Texas, a significant risk for severe thunderstorms, including the risk [...]
Oklahoma has seen much beneficial rainfall from thunderstorms for the past month or so. There are areas that are beginning to get out of the drought situation as well, which is good news. Guess what though? Today will be another chance for Oklahoma to see much needed rainfall as thunderstorms develop by the afternoon hours. [...]
We are in that time period, especially for the plains states in which severe weather is always a likelyhood, all the way into August. If you live in the southern plains states, severe weather will once again enter the region on Wednesday and Thursday, this week. Being prepared and ready to act should severe weather [...]
Hello everyone. Today looks like a dynamic day for strong to severe thunderstorms, especiallhy for Oklahoma. Severe storms with the potential to produce destructive hail up to baseball size, destructive winds in excess of 75 m.p.h. and a few tornadoes will be possible today. Some tornadoes could be on the strong side for the area. [...]
Looks like a dynamic weather pattern is shaping up for the southern plains states, yet again, as severe weather is expected to come in a series of events beginning today. Today severe weather is expected for southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Monday severe weather is expected for eastern Oklahoma, southern Missouri and southern Illinois. Tuesday [...]
The National Weather Service in Norman has now issued a Moderate Risk for severe thunderstorms for areas of central Oklahoma now for today. What this means is that severe storm potentials for Oklahoma will now be elevated. What that means is that very large destructive hail, potentially up to softbtall size, destructive winds in excess [...]