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In my opinion, we’ve come to a crucial fork in the road that is severe weather coverage. What is the place of radar images during severe weather? Should radar images stay behind a computer screen only seen by the meteorologist on air, or should it be displayed for the public to see? Honestly, I’m on […]
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Hurricane Arthur Analysis
Hurricane Arthur is less than 12 hours away from making a landfall in eastern North Carolina. I’m going to give some radar analysis of Arthur and provide you with some links to track Hurricane Arthur’s progression this evening and afternoon. Around 5:15 this evening I took a broad look at Hurricane Arthur. At this time […]
NWS Nashville Radar Upgrade
Today the National Weather Service in Nashville, TN completed the SAILS upgrade on their WSR-88D. SAILS stands for Supplemental Adaptive Intra-Volume Low-Level Scan which enables radar scans at 0.5 degrees to be completed a second time during the column scan from 0.5 to 19.5 degrees. This enhances radar efficiency at the lowest level which is […]
Nice Day in Store
Real Time Regional Radar: Today 6/25 – Partly Cloudy, Iso’d PM Storm – High 86° / Tonight – Partly Cloudy – Low 66° Today, we’ll see a cold front push through the region in the morning hours. This will take all of the moisture with it as we’ll see drier air filter into the […]
Heat No Longer in Miami, It’s Here
Real Time Regional Radar: ————————————————————————————— Today 6/17 – Partly Cloudy – High 90° / Tonight – Clearing – Low 69° The ridge to the east will strengthen over the region today, which will introduce more dry air into the region. Thus, we’ll expect a dry forecast across the region. We will still be dealing with […]
Derechos
Every now and then a particular synoptic setup occurs in which a large complex of thunderstorms tracks hundreds of miles and causes widespread wind damage. When these bow echoes remain fairly organized and severe over a certain distance and length of time, they are often referred to as Derechos; a Spanish word which means “direct” or “straight […]
Showers & Storms Expected This Afternoon
Real-time conditions for Bowling Green: Recent trends continue to suggest the likelihood of us seeing scattered showers & thunderstorms as we progress into the afternoon. Our atmosphere is a bit capped off at the moment, however, peak heating this afternoon should allow for a cluster of convective […]
Tuesday Afternoon Update
This Afternoon – Partly Sunny – High 67 / Tonight – Increasing Clouds – Low 49 4pm 63 ~ 7pm 57 ~ 10pm 53 ~ 1am 51 ~ 4am 50 Partly sunny skies will remain the story through this afternoon and evening, before cloud cover increases overnight, ahead of our next disturbance. Wed – Scat’d […]