When the seasons clash, they rarely do so peacefully. A large, intense, and slow-moving longwave has inflicted a highly polarized regime across the United States, with a cold West and […]
The same unseasonable trough that brought rain to the Pacific Northwest and snow to parts of the Rockies will slide towards the Midwest today, bringing medium-impact weather to a new […]
I’ve long mused that the single biggest factor differentiating severe storms in the Northeast from those in the Central Plains is the latter’s proximity to the source of a seemingly […]
Hey guys! A short blog today about what could be a fairly significant severe thunderstorm event in the corn belt. While summer may bring to mind regular thunderstorms, the seasonal […]
A potent summertime pattern will bring a plethora of hazardous weather to the central US today, with risks that include widespread severe thunderstorms and potentially significant flooding. A belt of […]
Hi, As hurricane season is starting, we thought, you might be interested in a recap of this awesome guide from last year that helps you navigate some of the most […]
This morning sees an expansive low level moisture plume having overspread much of the south-central and south-eastern US, being overspread from the west by midlevel flow exceeding 40 knots. This […]
While a pattern synoptically evident for central US severe weather is still around a week out, the ingredients could come together today for a high shear-low CAPE setup in the […]
The atmosphere above the CONUS this afternoon is a mess of midlevel jet dynamics, as an expansive midlevel low over eastern Canada interacts with a negatively tilted longwave diving into […]
Severe thunderstorms always require the same ingredients- shear, lift, instability, and moisture. Surely, there are synoptically evident ways to get all of these in the same place- a sharp south-central US […]
A northeastward ejecting southern stream jet streak amidst complex flow aloft will continue a multi-day onslaught of widespread activity, with additional flooding, severe thunderstorms, and tornadoes all probable across much […]
Today is May 1st, which may as well be a national holiday to us weather folk. Climatologically, May means a few things, most of which are pretty agreeably awesome. The […]
This morning, a large zone of cutoff midlevel energy is continuing to pivot north towards the Great Lakes, with a subtle upstream shortwave digging into the peripheral jet. Attendant surface […]
