Even the most accurate and reliable weather forecast or warning is useless if it falls on deaf ears or into still hands. Who can afford to take the chance that, with warning in hand, nothing will happen or that no action needs to be taken?
Dust storms are not inconsequential. Sudden visibility restrictions across airports or interstates can cause accidents and death. Dust sneaks into places like your car, under your window sills, into your pool, into your food.
It’s possible that yesterday’s Norman quake could be considered a foreshock.
Tornadoes ripped through the state of Oklahoma on Monday and so far have been responsible for killing at least five people and injuring at least 50 more. Storm survey teams have been out assessing the damage and the NWS in Norman said it will take some time to go through all the data and reports. [...]
A developing low pressure now moving eastward across the Southwest will collide with cold Canadian air as the low pushes eastward. Already snowing in western regions this morning, snowfall will move east with the low. We expect snow in central Texas tomorrow, perhaps flurries as far south as Houston tomorrow afternoon, then draw to a [...]
Once again there’s a flow from the Pacific Ocean to southern California, to the Southwest, to Texas. Once again, El Niño-fueled storms are bringing rain and snow to the southern 1/3 of the United States. And once again cold and snow are pushing unusually far south into Texas. Snow and sleet are expected to increase [...]
While many areas in the Plains are still without power from last week’s snow and ice storm, the next storm is already marching through the Plains and heading toward the Mid-Atlantic with more ice and more snow. Our forecast remains much as it did yesterday: upwards of 16 inches of snow across the Cumberland Gap [...]
I’m sure I’m the only one to think up “The ice storm cometh,” but as a major snow and ice storm takes aim on Oklahoma today and then moves eastward over the next 48-60 hours, I thought it appropriate and helpful to review some tips for best getting through an ice storm. First, your [...]