Summer Is Squall Line Season In The United States—Here’s How These Storms Form
It’s squall line season in the United States. The majority of the exciting weather we’ll see over the next couple of months will come from these lines of storms that bubble up and race across hundreds of miles in one shot. We see lots of…
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Here's a Look at CAPE, the Fuel That Powers Thunderstorms
The National Weather Service tweeted out a chart on Wednesday showing how incredibly unstable the atmosphere was over the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Wednesday afternoon. The region had CAPE values above 7,000 j/kg, which is an extreme amount of…
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Parts Of Southern Georgia Saw 7 Inches Of Rain In Just Three Hours On Tuesday
A large cluster of thunderstorms that popped up in southern Georgia on Tuesday evening produced more than 7.00 inches of rain in just a couple of hours, prompting a flash flood warning as local waterways and storm sewers were inundated by the abrupt…
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Typically-Comfy San Francisco Hits 100°F As West Coast Heat Wave Continues This Week
Hoowee. It hit 100°F at San Francisco International Airport on Tuesday, the warmest temperature ever recorded so early in the year. The heat wave baking the West Coast with unusually toasty temperatures for early June will continue through the end of the…
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A Rare Tornado Hit A Small Town In Northern Canada, One Of Only 4 Recorded So Far North
A tornado struck a tiny town in northern Canada’s vast wilderness on June 2. The tornado damaged homes and businesses in Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, leaving residents shocked by the storm that just hit them. Tornadoes are rare at such a high…
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Tropical Downpours Could Lead To Flash Flooding In Parts Of The Southeast This Week
Heavy downpours could lead to localized flash flooding across parts of the southeastern United States this week as a deep plume of tropical moisture spreads over the region. Forecasts on Tuesday night called for a widespread drenching across the…
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Strong, Long-Track Tornadoes Possible in Okla., Kansas, and Missouri on Wednesday
Talk about things ramping up in a hurry. Conditions have quickly grown favorable across the southern and central Plains for severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong, long-track tornadoes. The quick ramp-up and lingering feelings from…
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Oklahoma Is Extremely Lucky That Monday’s Severe Weather Didn’t Live Up To Its Potential
The parameters existed on Monday for an intense tornado outbreak on the southern Plains had thunderstorms managed to develop in the warm sector. That didn’t happen. Even though there was plenty of severe weather from western Texas to southwestern…
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Subtropical Storm Forms Near Bermuda, 2019 Hurricane Season Starts in May. (Again.)
Subtropical Storm Andrea formed southwest of Bermuda on Monday. The appearance of a named storm in the Atlantic means this basin’s hurricane season has started before June 1 for the seventh time in the last decade. Andrea will be weak and…
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Here’s Why the Atmosphere Is Primed for a High-End Tornado Outbreak on the Plains
A rare high risk for severe weather is in effect Monday for a large chunk of Texas and Oklahoma, now including the Oklahoma City metro area, ahead of what could be a high-end severe weather event for the region. It’s been a long time since…
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