Talking About Tornadoes, An Overabundance Of Rainfall, And Memorial Day Weekend
Look at that picture above…  I’m sure you already did, without me mentioning it.  It is incredible.  Unfortunately, that storm was the one that hit Moore, OK – now officially tabulated as an EF-5 rated tornado, at least for a small portion of its life cycle.     The EF Scale – Enhanced Fujita – [...]
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Lessons From Moore, Oklahoma Tornado (whispers of “Andrea” within 2 weeks?)
Lessons From Moore Remind me to never complain about a little cold or snow again. Ever. Nothing like an EF-4 tornado hitting a major metropolitan area to put things into stark perspective. In spite a warming Earth there’s no conclusive, scientific evidence that we’re seeing more violent tornadoes. There’s more water vapor and instability to [...]
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Moore, Oklahoma Tornado & Enhanced Risk of Large Violent Tornadoes Again Today
Our Worst Fear Confirmed: A Violent (Urban) Tornado. The tornado that formed west of Moore, Oklahoma yesterday went from EF-1 to EF-4 strength within 10-15 minutes, responding to favorable conditions aloft (powerful wind shear coupled with an explosively unstable atmosphere). Tornado Watches were posted roughly 2 hours ahead of time, Tornado Warnings issued by the [...]
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Tracking a Tornado Tragedy (best apps for getting essential weather information during life-threatening weather)
Tornado Nation. We’ve turned tornado spotting and tornado chasing into something of a sport in this country. Who will get the “money shot” and maybe make a few thousand dollars selling his iPhone video to the local TV station or national weather channel? Last night the reality of tornadoes came into full view. Nature’s deadliest [...]
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