Twitter is a meteorologist’s best friend and worst enemy. Meteorologists send out hundreds of tweets per day, and it is such a useful tool for dispensing information. Many times, though, hype will begin and spread like fire on Twitter. Other times, it saves someone’s life. Therefore, Twitter sees the best and worst out of meteorologists […]
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Tropical Storm Matthew Forms
This morning, Tropical Storm Matthew got off to a strong start. A former tropical wave who has been watched closely and been forecast to develop into a Hurricane in the Caribbean, Matthew finally closed off his surface circulation this morning. During his tropical wave days, Matthew took his time developing, but even yesterday (without a closed […]
The Week in Tropical Weather
I have come to the conclusion that I post way too much about the tropics. I am no expert in tropical meteorology, I wouldn’t even call myself an amateur. Tropical Meteorology is a much different animal than mid-latitude meteorology, and as such, it is difficult for me to apply my knowledge of mid-latitude meteorology to […]
“Maybe Storms?” Bowling Green Weather
Real time Bowling Green Weather Radar Yesterday’s Weather Yesterday’s weather was fairly cloudy, honestly. The moisture streaming northward along the stationary front to our west kept clouds prevalent across our region, and even some showers moved into the region last evening. Our temp forecast for yesterday from the past couple of days was great, but […]
Incredible Rainfall Along the Gulf Coast
The same mid and low level low that has advected a deep and rich moisture profile into our region is currently spinning along the Gulf Coast. This system is fairly incredible, as it has already broken records for precipitable water here, and to our south. 00z Sounding at BNA recorded the highest PWAT at 00z […]
Stop What You’re Doing and Go Watch This Video
Holy cow. I think I saw the single coolest video I have ever seen in my life this morning. Mike Olbinski is a storm chaser and professional photographer out of Scottsdale, Arizona. He has a really cool website and content, so be sure to check out his full website by clicking on the link with his […]
This is Your Weather Week in Review
Recently at WxOrNotBG, we have been trying to create excellent and consistent content for you all to read through weekly! So, I have brought back the weather week in review. This is a good way to look back on the week, and appreciate the weather that has occurred! So, without further ado, here is your […]
Fairly Uninteresting Bowling Green Weather
Real time Bowling Green Weather Radar Yesterday’s Weather Yesterday was, well, pretty hot to be honest. It was sunny all day, and because of this, it got fairly warm pretty quickly. My forecast busted by about 3 degrees, as the high was 90°F and I only went with 87°F. You win some, you lose some, right? […]
Unbelievable Tornado In Manitoba, Canada
Last evening, there was a severe weather outbreak over the northern Great Plains of North America. This included North and South Dakota, Montana and Southern portions of Canada. This was in response to a very strong and dynamic low pressure system that rapidly intensified out of Montana and into southern Canada yesterday afternoon and evening. […]