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Severe Storms Target The Northern Plains, Flash Flooding Near Vegas

Hello everyone! There’s rarely if ever a dull moment in the weather across the US and today is no exception. Flash flooding is impacting the Las Vegas area this morning, …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/25/2017/ No Comments/

Coastal Storm To Bring Raw Weather To New England Today

Hello everyone! Today’s weather will be dominated by a feature we would hardly blink at in December, but is notable in July- a weak storm developing off the coast of …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/24/2017/ No Comments/

Strong Storms Expected Across the Upper Midwest Today and Into Tonight

Hello everyone! Another day, another severe weather threat from the northern plains down towards Chicagoland. The NW flow pattern I highlighted a couple of weeks ago continues to crank away …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/21/2017/ No Comments/

Strong Jet Streak Set To Drive Severe Weather Across New York Today

Hello everyone! In last night’s update, I discussed an area of severe weather moving across the Great Lakes and how it might impact the weather in the NYC area by …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/20/2017/ No Comments/

Widespread Severe Weather Expected As A MCS Rolls East Tonight

Hello everyone! Active weather is once again in the forecast as our Northwest Flow pattern powers on. A strong disturbance that moved onshore in California last night has caused very …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/19/2017/ No Comments/

The Anatomy Of A Destructive Tornado North Of Fargo, ND

Hello everyone! Instead of going over a forecast or talking about a pattern, today’s blog will focus on looking in the rear view mirror to learn more about how the …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/13/2017/ 1 Comment/

What Is CAPE?

CAPE is a term you’ll hear a lot especially in severe weather season. CAPE stands for Convective Available Potential Energy and is a way of quantifying how much energy there …

by Jack Sillin/ 07/05/2017/ No Comments/