Friday, April 13, 2012

High Risk Severe Storms/Tornadoes Saturday

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A HIGH RISK for severe storms and tornadoes Saturday and Saturday night for the middle of the country was issued by the Storm Prediction Cen...
Monday, April 09, 2012

Tornado Statistics

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Severe weather season is here. As this winter's La Nina weakens, the strength of the southern jet stream won't be as strong this s...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Dallas Tornadoes & Global Warming

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The footage showing the Dallas tornado tossing tractor trailers like toys is fascinating and scary.  Thankfully no one was killed y...
Tuesday, April 03, 2012

Xenia Tornado - April 3, 1974 - A Look Back

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On April 3rd back in 1974, the 2nd deadliest tornado outbreak in US history (2nd only to the outbreak last year).  The Xenia tornado tou...
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Friday, March 30, 2012

Mega-Million Jackpot: The Odds Compared to Other Events

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The Mega-Millions lottery jackpot is now very close to the highest lottery jackpot in history. So many stories of people snatching up lott...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Early Spring Patterns & March Heat

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One prominent meteorologist recently said that the combination of elements (teleconnections) which when pieced together dictate specific wea...
Friday, March 16, 2012

Some Stats: Consecutive 60 degree Days in March

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It took a while to sift through the numbers for March. I found that we have had only 8 stretches of 6 or more straight days above 60 in the ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

PI Day is Here! Why is PI Important To All of US?

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I am sure back in 1737 when Leonard Euler first use the symbol  Π, he never envisioned the fascination with Π that developed since. Ther...
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Monday, March 12, 2012

The Internet: One Day In A Nutshell

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I love graphics like this. They encapsulate copious amounts of data in pictures that convey the information in a  non-intimidating, easy-to-...
Thursday, March 08, 2012

Geomagnetic Storm? Solar Flare? Sunspots? What Are These and Why Should I Care?

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NOAA's Space Weather Update on what could happen during the current Geomagnetic Storm. At this point, not much of an event but great No...