A stormy Easter is likely in store for parts of the Gulf Coast region and Southeast. Model guidance is advertising a storm system to lift out of the Plains and into the Central/Eastern U.S. over the weekend, bringing a round…
Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology Project has released their outlook for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Similar to AccuWeather, CSU is forecasting an above normal season. A total of 16 named storms is forecast. Of those, 8 are predicted to become…
AccuWeather has released their outlook for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, calling for above normal activity. Overall, AccuWeather is predicting a total of 14 – 18 storms, including 7 – 9 hurricanes and 2 – 4 major hurricanes (category 3…
Today is the Vernal (Spring) Equinox, marking the official start of astronomical spring. According to an article from Space.com, this is the earliest start to spring in 124 years for the contiguous United States. Fittingly, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
A complex storm system is going to result in a very stormy pattern from east Texas into the Southeast between Tuesday and Thursday. There will be potential for severe weather. Model guidance is advertising high bulk wind shear, but only…
After another month of above-average temperatures, it appears likely that there will be a surge of anomalously cold air for the central and eastern U.S. to close out February. There will be passage of a cold front across the Gulf…
A colder, and drier, air mass is going to move in Thursday and Friday as a stalled front that will keep things unsettled until then finally pushes out over the Gulf. The coldest temperatures can be expected Friday night into…
For the central and eastern U.S., including the Gulf Coast, winter has been relatively mild thus far. There have been some respectable intrusions of arctic air, but they have not been sustained or anomalous. Taking a look at data from…
Another severe weather threat is expected tomorrow. The Storm Prediction Center has placed much of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle in a slight (level 2 out of 5) risk for some strong to severe storms. A line of…
A few strong to severe storms will be possible across from Texas to northwest Alabama today. The Storm Prediction Center has defined a slight (level 2 out of 5) risk for severe weather (see figure 1). Any strong/severe storms will…