Tea partying through Tornadoes in the middle of the night!
If anyone who reads this follows me on twitter, you know that I made a last minute decision to go chase storms in West Tennessee this last Wednesday, May 25th. I have been off of the forecasting bandwagon for the last few weeks and had not paid much attention to this very dangerous risk for [...]
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UPDATE: Storms have already begun to develop over Middle Tennessee, with more on the way from Arkansas. Expect storms to continue on and off today, some of which may be severe with damaging winds, hail, and maybe an isolated tornado. See the forecast below for more details. The threat for severe weather has returned to [...]
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Earlier yesterday evening, a squall line moved through Downtown Nashville. There was a severe thunderstorm watch in place for it, but it was not severe warned at the time. Still, it had a very impressive outflow structure with nice striations all along the front. It was a very beautiful sight, and moved very slowly which [...]
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I have returned from the chase in North-West Kansas! Unfortunately, late morning convection effectively stabilized the atmosphere in my original target zone, which was near Dodge City, KS. I actually would have remained in the area if it were not for Reed Timmer answering a question for me on twitter, when he made me realize [...]
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Today I am in Wichita, Kansas in preparation for today’s severe weather event! The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK is forecasting a risk for severe thunderstorms in Central KS southward into Central OK. The main threat will be extremely large hail, followed by tornadoes. As you can see in the image to the left, [...]
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Tempest Chasing is currently in transit for Dallas Texas, in preparation for some significant severe weather in Texas and Oklahoma on Wednesday! As I am writing this, I am currently on I-40 West of Memphis heading through Arkansas. I should be in Dallas by tonight, and then Tuesday and Wednesday will be chase days! Tuesday does [...]
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Right now we are still on track for a severe weather outbreak across the Plains on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and maybe even Wednesday May 8-11. I will not focus on Sunday-Monday for two reasons: 1) I won’t be there anyway and 2) Sunday and Monday actually do not have much of a tornado risk due [...]
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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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I am sure many of you were equally surprised about the severe weather yesterday; it was quite unexpected! None the less, Williamson county encountered a suprecell thunderstorm that was tornado warned and showed upper and mid level rotation. I hopped in the car and dropped from just south of Nashville all of the way to [...]
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This weekend marks the one year anniversary of the historic May Flooding, which impacted so many lives across the south, including Nashville. It is hard to believe that it has already been a year, especially with how well the cleanup has come along. This is a day that many will never forget; which is why [...]
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