Tornadoes Hit South Dakota

Much like the past few days, today’s weather has been very active in and around the High Plains.  Several tornadoes have been reported in South Dakota this evening. Tornado video today of the first two of four tornadoes we have seen today in South Dakota. http://t.co/oPERTpkGYf #sdwx #storm12 — Brandon Ivey (@BrandonIveyWX) June 19, 2014 […]

Amazing Photos of Supercells Over the Years

With the great explosion of storm chasing onto the scene, some great photographs have been taken of supercell thunderstorms. These storms have rotating updrafts, which give them quite a unique appearance. The Washington Post has produced an opinion article with their top 15 supercell photographs. Here’s a sneak peek of number 1. Click here to […]

HP Supercell Impacts Butler & Warren County

South central Kentucky was impacted by an intense round of thunderstorms yesterday evening.  The weather feature that captured most of the spotlight was an HP supercell that impacted Butler & Warren County. This storm produced a number of downed trees, power outages, along with dime & nickel size hail.  A supercell thunderstorm is defined by […]

Menacing Storm Structure Near Denver

An incredible supercell developed over Denver, CO today, producing a tornado in the process. Check out some of these incredible images of the storm: Tornado warning at #dia. #cowx pic.twitter.com/zBBI9Ew9Ap — Sarah Millett (@SarahMillett) May 21, 2014 Tornado on the ground now south of DIA one mile. Rain wrapped .#cowx @WeatherNation pic.twitter.com/sCq6gUajj5 — Jeff Piotrowski […]

Anniversary Of The Moore, OK EF5 Tornado

Moore, OK was ransacked by a massive EF5 tornado one year ago today (May 20th, 2013).  The tornado caused damage to roughly ~1100 homes, while taking the lives of 24 people.  There were also 377 injuries reported from this event.   At this time one year ago, a large tornado plowed through Moore, OK. Video […]

Active Afternoon In Big Sky Country

A supercell thunderstorm developed near Newcastle, Wyoming earlier this evening.  It had very nice structure…see for yourself: Oh my. pic.twitter.com/cy6ksv7gex — Ian Livingston (@islivingston) May 18, 2014   Encapsulating…   Storm SW of Newcastle WY. Tossing hail at us now pic.twitter.com/1LwlTKwiLu — Ian Livingston (@islivingston) May 18, 2014 Incredible striated supercell WSW of Newcastle, WY dropping baseball […]

Changes On The Horizon

Real-Time Regional Radars: ———————————————————————————————————————————————— Today 5/12 – Partly Sunny; Iso’d PM Storms – High 87˚ /  Tonight – Partly Cloudy; Iso’d Storms – Low 65˚ 7am 68˚ – 10am 77˚ – 1pm 84˚ – 4pm 87˚ – 7pm 81˚ Today’s weather will be nearly identical to what we experienced yesterday.  Warm, humid conditions will provide a foundation for isolated […]

10 Signs Spring Has Arrived

These things are popping up everywhere. People are flying kites. Dogs are hanging out of windows…   …sometimes a little too far. Hiking becomes more popular. Camping, too… Fires become more of a hazard. Grenade fishing is in full swing. Spring Break burns are nothing more than a common fashion trend. “PLAY BALL!” Last but […]

Snow Photos Across Kentucky

In the wake of the first snowflakes of the season, I received a number of photos from across the state.  Here are a few you can enjoy: Snow falling on Carson Bridge Road in Butler County early this morning.  Photo from Travis Vincent. Snow falling on the campus of WKU. Photo from Christopher Reece. Ground […]