On Friday, contributor Evan Hatter told you about how the central US was bracing for an ice storm. Preparations had already begun on Thursday even, and by Friday many governors had issued states of emergency. This was a big deal in many areas, as ice is one of the most dangerous forms of precipitation. It […]
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Rare Christmas Tornadoes in Kansas
In addition to the intense Blizzard that affected the northern Plains on Christmas, severe weather and tornadoes occurred with this system. A strong line of storms developed across western Texas early in the day, and raced eastward into Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. There were a total of 35 reports, so it wasn’t a wild severe […]
Texas And Oklahoma Were A Lake Last Month
Much like our weather pattern in April, Oklahoma and Texas saw copious amounts of rain last month. And I actually think that copious is an understatement. System after system impacted the states, and they dumped rain. With a wide open Gulf of Mexico to work with, combined with a stream of pacific moisture, the region […]