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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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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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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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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Today marks the annual Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day for Middle Tennessee! With the weather getting cooler and the trees changing colors, one would think that they had seen the last of the severe storms for the year. Well, that isn’t entirely true. The graph to the left shows the percentage of all tornadoes by [...]
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October 21, 2009 is fall severe weather awareness day! [quote]The National Weather Service office in Nashville, Tennessee is conducting a Severe Weather Awareness Day on Wednesday, October 21, 2009. The purpose of this day is to call attention to the secondary peak severe weather season that begins in the late fall. November historically has been a very [...]
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