The annual WKU Storm Chase kicks off today, with Dr. Joshua Durkee and Dr. Grady Dixon leading the charge. Eight of WKU’s finest meteorology students will join the chase team as they take off toward the plains this morning. The course, Field Methods in Weather Analysis & Forecasting, will put the students in a real-time […]
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Ocean Effect Snow in Florida
You’ve probably heard of Lake Effect Snow, but have you ever heard of Ocean Effect Snow? This is not uncommon in areas such as Cape Cod, however, Jacksonville, Florida…a very unlikely candidate, was the recipient of light ocean effect snow this past Thursday. Surprise, Floridians! Soo it’s #snowing #Florida RIGHT NOW!! StormTracker10 has it on […]
Phoenix Haboob
Check out this insane time lapse that captured a Haboob in Phoenix, Arizona yesterday evening. Who’s got a dust devil handy? Phoenix Haboob – July 3rd, 2014 from Mike Olbinski on Vimeo.
WKU Storm Chase
The WKU Storm Chase class woke up near Kansas City Tuesday morning and headed west to SE Wyoming and NW Nebraska for the first “chase” day of the trip. By mid evening, we had caught up to a nice supercell in Goshen County, Wyoming. While this cell did not produce a tornado, it did exhibit nice […]