It’s a term often associated with volcanoes along the Pacific Rim. But it also defines a weather phenomena that we could see in the Midwest sometime soon. It’s called the Ring of Fire and it’s something we have to watch [...]
As we wrap up our series of reports this week, I wanted to take a moment to tell you what’s coming in the near future for weather forecasting and storm tracking. Without getting into the details, scientists continue to work [...]
They might sound straight forward, but watches and warnings can still confuse some people. Some of the misunderstandings are basic, but others do take a bit of explaining. Let’s start from the beginning… Severe weather watches are designed to be [...]
In Part 3 of our week long series, I wanted to focus on the final “forecast” product issued on a national scale before a severe weather event strikes. It’s called the mesoscale discussion. In a way it’s almost like a [...]
In Part 1 of our week long series, we gave you a rundown of the chain of command involved in a severe weather event, starting with the Storm Prediction Center and end with storm chasers and storm spotters on the [...]
In Part 1 of our week-long series on severe weather, I wanted to discuss the process used in tracking dangerous storms. It’s a unique system that starts on a national scale and works itself all the way down to the [...]
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