@wxornotBG Facebook
@wxornotBG Twitter
@wxornotBG Instagram
We usually think of January as a cold and snowy month, not so in the southeast where they’re in line for rounds of severe weather throughout the weekend. A potent low pressure system moving through the southern United States will touch off thunderstorms capable of producing damaging winds, large hail and even isolated tornadoes. In […]
Tag: tornadoes
Last Year Had 15 $1 Billion Disasters
While last year felt very much like a quiet year for severe weather, and active weather in general, the year saw 15 $1 billion weather disasters! FIFTEEN! That is a ton of weather disasters, especially in a year that felt relatively quiet. This was the second highest total on record, only one disaster short of tying […]
On This Day: Winter Tornado Outbreak in KY
On this day in January of 2006: a tornado outbreak occurred across the central portion of the state. Six tornadoes touched down across the state, including 3 F-2 tornadoes (the EF scale was implemented in 2007). The F-2 tornadoes impacted Hardin County, Lincoln county and Adair County in central KY, with all three causing significant damage […]
US Sees Record Low Tornado Death Numbers
As you have likely heard us discuss on a multitude of occasions this year, this has been one of the more boring years weather wise in a long time. The one good thing about it being a boring weather year is that tornado counts were down. But, it was monotonously hot June, July, August and […]
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 […]
On This Day: Ohio River Valley Severe Weather Outbreak
On this day on 2013, one of the larger severe weather and tornado outbreaks since 2011 took place across much of the central and northern Ohio Valley. The system produced over 70 tornadoes across 7 states, and Illinois/Indiana had 55 of those tornadoes. The system was well anticipated ahead of time, as the SPC started […]
The First WxOrNotBG Weather Events of the Year Poll
I know for a fact that many of you share in my love for College Football. I love college football. It is awesome, relatively unpredictable and just fun to watch. College football (in my opinion) is light years better than the NFL, and is just more pleasant to watch and be around. Over the past […]
Six Years ago: An Incredible Low Pressure System
Six years ago yesterday/today: an incredible mid-latitude cyclone developed across the central portion of the United States and deepened as it moved northward into the northern Plains. This low pressure system is honestly one of the more incredible meteorological anomalies that I have ever seen, as it was an absolutely beautiful example of the foundations […]
WxOrNotBG Tweets of the Week
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 […]
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 […]