Tornado Track Tool

Last Fall we had a WeatherBuzz post showing the new Tornado Tracks Tool from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center. So as we enter severe weather season, I thought it would be interesting to show some tornado climatology for the area since 1950. Since 1950, Warren County has seen 11 tornadoes EF1 or stronger, and 3 […]

Midwest March Madness Weather Bracket

  In honor of March Madness, the Midwestern Regional Climate Center has issued their weather bracket consisting of the top weather events to hit the region this winter. The two winter storms to hit Kentucky and the summer drought made the Elite 8. The two snowstorms advanced to the Final 4 and the March 4th through the 5th […]

Weather Tools for Weather Enthusiasts

There are plenty of easy-to-use weather tools available to anyone. For those of you interested in going a little deeper than the typical TV forecast, check out these sites. Severe Weather and Model Guidance: Storm Prediction Center (SPC) The SPC website has plenty of tools available to keep up to date with the latest severe […]

Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI)

Have you ever wondered how the current winter stacks up with winters in the past? Lots of people refer to the winters in the 70’s as being the worst winters Kentucky has ever seen. The Ohio River froze over and large snowstorms struck the region. But were these the worst winters to ever hit Kentucky? […]

Tornado Track Tool

This new tornado track tool from the Midwestern Region Climate Center allows the user to browse all the tornadoes (EF0 – EF5) to occur in the U.S since 1950. You can even zoom in to a specific county and click on it to display the years of all the tracks. By clicking on each track […]

Tornadoes In Warren County

Have you ever wondered how many tornadoes in Warren County have occurred? Well, you can now see some of those tornado tracks, thanks to a nifty website from Midwestern Regional Climate Center. The map is interactive and dates back tornado tracks to 1950. You can examine the strengths of tornadoes as well. In total, 10 […]