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Strong storms impacted the region today, a few of which reached severe criteria. Check out this footage of the hail producers from afar, courtesy of Dr. Joshua Durkee and the WKU CHAOS drone: 10.06.14 – Strong Convection Over Bowling Green, KY. from Landon Hampton on Vimeo. Torrential rainfall, violent lightning and potent winds were felt […]
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EF-1 Tornado Confirmed in Marshall County
A line of storms pushed through western Kentucky overnight and produced severe weather in many locations. The folks from the NWS Paducah office conducted a storm survey just south of Benton, Kentucky today and found EF-1 tornado damage in Marshall County. Check out the official storm report: “EF-1 TORNADO SOUTH SIDE OF BENTON. PEAK WIND […]
Heavy Rain & Lightning Cancel Florida Football Game
The Florida Gators were poised to kickoff their 2014 football season by playing Idaho at home last night. Unfortunately, just before the scheduled 7 p.m. kickoff, a thunderstorm approached Gainesville and multiple lightning strikes were seen within an eight-mile radius of their stadium, “The Swamp.” College football rules state that a game must be suspended […]
More Heat and Humidity with a Few Rain Chances
Real Time Bowling Green Weather Radar: Today 8/28 – Mostly Sunny; Isolated PM Thunderstorms– High 92º / Tonight – Partly Cloudy; Mild – Low 71º 6am 72º – 9am 83º – 12pm 89º – 3pm 92º – 6pm 87º Good morning, temperatures are currently in the lower 70s across southern Kentucky with partly cloudy skies. Today’s weather […]
Much Needed Rain for Bowling Green
Real Time Radar For Bowling Green Weather: Today 8/7 – Mostly Cloudy, Iso’d PM Thunderstorms – High 89° / Thur Night – Scattered Showers & Thunderstorms – Low 69° 6am 69º – 9am 81º – 12pm 86º – 3pm 88º – 6pm 84º Good morning, our weather is getting ready to change pretty drastically as an area of low […]
PGA Championship Weather Concerns
The PGA championship kicks off early tomorrow and golfers will be playing at Valhalla, located in Louisville, Ky. Unfortunately, it looks like there could be some delays during any of the rounds as rain is in the forecast. It only takes one lightning strike to cause a delay, and with thunderstorms in the forecast there could […]
Indiana Hailstorm
An intense thunderstorm in western Indiana put down a lot of hail as it trekked through the region. The Indiana hailstorm covered yards, decks, and even some of the roads. It looks like West Lafayette, Indiana was most affected with hail clogging drains and causing some sporadic flash flooding. The response on Twitter was fabulous. […]
Deadly Lightning Strikes Venice Beach
The summer monsoon season continues to cause some problems out west, and the latest is a rare summertime thunderstorm that produced deadly lightning in Venice Beach, California yesterday. Moist flow out of the south usually only makes its way to the interior deserts and mountains of California, but yesterday the flow made it all the […]
Spotting A Hail Core With Radar
As of this writing, there is a pretty large thunderstorm affecting portions of Montana. I’m going to use this storm to show you how meteorologists monitor radar for the development of hail. So, the above image is your basic base reflectivity image. This is what you generally see posted on social media, or what you […]
Thunderstorm Lamp
I’ve found the next purchase I’ll be making to improve my home decor. I have a feeling a few other weather enthusiasts will be doing the same. “The Cloud” by the Richard Clarkson Studio is now available for purchase, and I can’t lie…I’m pretty excited about it. Not only does this lamp produce the visual […]