Short-Lived Tornado Touches Down in Western Kentucky

On December 26th, 2016, a band of strong thunderstorms formed in southwestern Kentucky. Low to moderate instability was achieved alongside temperatures in the mid 70s. An approaching cold front provided the lift for thunderstorms to initiate. At around 3 PM a thunderstorm in far western Kentucky began to rotate over Graves and Marshall Counties. According […]

Severe Thunderstorm Warning and Blizzard Warnings Overlap in Kansas

It’s odd, but not completely rare. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Blizzard Warnings overlapped on the weather map today. I remember similar instances happening last spring, or perhaps the spring before. Social media was pretty hype about it too.   Snow, Blizzards, Tornadoes Just another day on the high plains. pic.twitter.com/lTjrLttq0z — Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) November […]

Blizzard Covers Peaks of Hawaii

While we’ve been experiencing warmer than normal weather here in Kentucky, a blizzard warning has been in effect for Hawaii since Wednesday. Yes, you read correctly: it has been snowing in Hawaii. According to NASA’s Earth Observatory, In the past week, the National Weather Service has issued several snowstorm and blizzard warnings for summits higher than […]

Blizzard Warnings in Midwest

A powerful winter storm impacting portions of the Midwest has resulted in blizzard warnings being issued in extreme northeastern Nebraska, northwestern Iowa, and southern Minnesota. Even though snow accumulations will be relatively light, strong winds will result in visibility being classified low enough as blizzard conditions (<1/4 mile). Check out the warning text from the NWS […]