Tornado watches are currently in effect from Louisiana to the east coast of Florida and tornado warnings are lighting up the map across the gulf states.
The DOD recently revealed a new vehicle specifically designed for use in the harsh war-torn environment in Afghanistan, but maybe someday there will be some hope that these vehicles can be acquired for use by private citizens, just as the original Hummer was. Why? Because it would be the perfect vehicle to hunt down nature’s most violent storms.
There is a Moderate Risk for severe storms this morning spanning across much of the south as a major tornadic event is currently organizing into what appears will be a widespread event.
I thought I would put some humor on here and recently re-edited this video. This occurred during Tour 2 in 2007, which is still by far one of the most memorable tours that we’ve conducted. Not only was it memorable because of Dr. Tom allowing us to take a Bic Razor and chop his hair off (yeah – that was funny!), but we saw 12 tornadoes during the week across Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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In mid-March storm chasers starting paying close attention to long-range forecast runs showing a very dynamic system that would progress into the central plains. Everything appeared to be shaping up for a major tornado event – but what first appeared to be a classic setup turned out to be classic dud.
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Reservations are now being accepted for our 2010 Storm Chasing Tours. We began taking reservations only 20 minutes ago (at midnight) and have already confirmed 2 reservations!
The GFS is hinting on what could be a major event set to take place early next week in the Central Plains.
Whenever possible I always try to attend various launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and with no weather of notability happening in the plains – Renee and I decided to make a trip to the east coast and witness the launch of STS-119 from Titusville, FL.
Greensburg is for sale! Not the town that was almost completely destroyed when an EF-5 tornado hit it on May 4th, 2007, but Greensburg the race horse. And half of the money that Greensburg brings at auction will be given to the town of the same name to help them with their continued recovery efforts.
The National Weather Service just released a 48-page report that contains the details of their service assessment of the Super Tuesday Outbreak of February 5-6, 2008.
Sirius|XM posted the company’s fourth quarter and full year results today with a pro forma adjusted income of $32 million (compared to a $224M loss of a year ago), making it the first time in the company’s history that it has reported a gain instead of a loss.
StormWiki is sort of like a giant science related social experiment – it has been created to collect the knowledge of its authors for the learning experience of its readers. Its authors can be anyone – perhaps you might decide to write an article on a topic related to severe weather and that you know something about.
