Posts in the "Other" Category

• The Current State of the Tornado Warning

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  While I was at the American Meteorological Society conference, I had the unique opportunity to hear several speakers present on the tornado disasters of 2011. The April 27th tornado outbreak, the Joplin tornado, the May 24th Oklahoma outbreak, and the North Carolina tornadoes are just a few to name. Some of the talks discussed the [...]

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• American Meteorological Society

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  The last week has been active weather wise for much of the southeast, including a damaging wind event in Tennessee (with a reported funnel cloud) and the damaging tornado event in Alabama (6 tornadoes; 1 EF-3). As many of you may have noticed, I did not update the website or even twitter once during that [...]

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• Python Update #2: Perhaps It’s Time for a Name…

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  A lot of progress has been made since the last post about my python program. And I mean a lot. For starters, the METAR decoder has completely changed structure/methods, grid plotting has been moved to a new and separate module called gridmaker, international stations in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, and Canada have been added, and lastly, a whole new approach to gridding the surface data. Intrigued? Read ahead.

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• Weather and Python – A “New” Frontier

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  If you follow me on Twitter or are friends of mine on Facebook or Google+, you’ll have seen posts and photos about a program I have been building. Well, the time has come to discuss in full what this program is all about, what my intentions are, and how this all works. This post is [...]

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• Inside of the Vortex

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  Yesterday evening, myself (Kelton), Vincent Webb of http://msstormchasing.com/mainpage.html and Greg Blumberg of http://tornadopix.com “intercepted” a tornado. Why the quotes? Well, it wasn’t quite a tornado. This is a tornado simulator built by Vincent, using a humidifier and fans to create a realistic vortex. After a while of being mesmerized, I had an idea; why not take [...]

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• Out Of Town – NCAS Weather Camp

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  I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that I will not be in town until this next Sunday. I will be attending the NCAS Weather Camp and Jackson State University in Jackson, MS, and I will not be able to cover any of the up-comming  severe weather events over the next week. What [...]

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• Storm Chase – May 2011

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  So, in the last post about the storm intercept in Cool Springs, TN, I hinted at some big news that would be announced soon. Well, this is it! Tempest Storm Chasing will be taking it’s first trip to Oklahoma for what could be a significant severe weather event at the beginning of next week. Hoping [...]

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• Severe Weather Awareness Week 2011

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  Today marks the first day of Middle Tennessee’s Severe Weather Awareness Week. SWAW takes place from February 20th until February 26th. Events include tornado drills, safety plans, information on various hazards, and the importance of SKYWARN spotters. Each day this week, I will make a post about each topic of the day in the spirit [...]

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• Tennessee Declares State of Emergency

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  The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has declared a State of Emergency for the entire state in preparation of the coming winter storm. Snow accumulations of up to 8 inches are possible in many parts of the state, with the entire state having at least 3 inches, with much more likely. Here is the current update [...]

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• The Weight of a Hurricane?

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  If you had to make a wild guess at how much a hurricane weighed, what would you guess? How about your typical thunderstorm? Perhaps the lonely fluffy white cloud? If you are reading this, and think, “It can’t be that heavy, it’s floating in the air!” then you certainly need to watch this video. It [...]

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