• BitCoins in Tornado Alley

    Updated: 2013-12-31 20:13:20
    StormTours.com, the leading provider of adventure storm chasing tours in America's Tornado Alley began accepting BitCoin as payments for tour services on November 26th, 2013.

  • Bennington Kansas Tornado Print

    Updated: 2013-12-31 20:13:20
    Brian has made his print of the 2013 Bennington Kansas wedge tornado available for sale on his photography website: http://www.BrianBarnesPhoto.com.

  • Storm Chasers Killed by El Reno Tornado

    Updated: 2013-12-31 20:13:20
    It is with great sadness this morning that we have learned three well known and highly respected storm chasers have lost their lives while chasing near El Reno, Oklahoma on Friday. Tim Samaras and his son Paul, and Carl Young were killed by the wedge tornado that occurred on Friday.

  • Storm Chasing Tour 2 Intercepts Granbury Tornado in NE Texas

    Updated: 2013-12-31 20:13:20
    Tour 2 intercepts tornadoes near Granbury, Texas

  • Watch: Intense thunderstorms light up the night skies over Hawaii

    Updated: 2013-12-31 20:12:33
    The Canada-France-Hawaii observatory located atop the summit of the 13,800-foot Mauna Kea is there to be a "state of the art astronomical observing facility" and researchers have placed a few web cameras nearby to record the skies at night. The observatory also posts daily time lapse videos of what their cameras caught.

  • UW alum seeks to forecast perfect ski day through 3D snowflake photos

    Updated: 2013-12-31 20:12:33
    An Atmospheric Sciences professor at the University of Utah, who also holds a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington, is seeking to improve global snow forecasting through the simple act of taking photographs of snowflakes. OK, so it's not simple. In fact, it's quite complex.

  • Alabama Blizzard of New Year’s Eve 1963…. Tuesday Update – 12:30pm

    Updated: 2013-12-31 18:41:56
    Good Tuesday afternoon! We look back 50 years ago today, as Alabama dealt with one of the most significant blizzards in recorded history. Snow totals ranged from 17 inches in Huntsville to 2 inches in Mobile. Much of west and central Alabama picked up totals of 3 to 17 inches, which shattered many snow fall […]

  • Meteorological Snake Oil Salesman: Ultra-Long Daily Forecasts

    Updated: 2013-12-31 15:00:00
    : : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Tuesday , December 31, 2013 Meteorological Snake Oil Salesman : Ultra-Long Daily Forecasts The overwhelming majority of meteorologists are upfront about their capabilities , not promising or suggesting that they can achieve more than the state-of-the-science . nbsp But there is a growing group of forecasting entities that are promising daily or weekly forecasts for weeks , months or a year ahead of time , even though such forecasting is not possible for both theoretical and practical . reasons They are embarrassments to my field and are the snake-oil salesmen of weather . prediction Before I describe the various long-term forecasting services , let me note that groups that do

  • Dry Days, More Rain, Cold Days… Monday Afternoon Forecast Update – 4:30pm

    Updated: 2013-12-30 22:44:27
    Good Monday afternoon! Our local weather has remained cold and gloomy to start off the work week, with a thick deck of clouds and cold temperatures. A sharp cold front is dropping southward through Alabama, and you’ll notice chilly temperatures overnight tonight. At 4pm, we’ve got upper 30s in Haleyville, while Tuscaloosa is at 48. […]

  • Breaking Waves In the Atmosphere: The Mystery

    Updated: 2013-12-30 06:19:00
    : : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , December 29, 2013 Breaking Waves In the Atmosphere : The Mystery On Christmas Day around 4 PM , a number of you in Seattle reported seeing a strange cloud pattern in the sky . nbsp One so remarkable that the emails and smartphone images flooded in to your poor weather reporter . nbsp The clouds looked like breaking waves on a beach . let me show you a . few Credits , top to bottom : nbsp Tom Ackerman , Michael Cameron , Dan Pichard Others blogs have also noted this clouds , including Scott Sistek KOMO Weather Blog On that blog , he had a very nice picture taken by Dan . Magden And perhaps most extraordinary of all , the cam on the top of the atmospheric science building

  • One More Cloudy Day…Sunshine Returns Tuesday – Sunday Evening Forecast Update 845 PM

    Updated: 2013-12-30 02:43:18
    After the clouds stuck around this morning, the sky did clear this afternoon as expected and temperatures rose into the middle 50s for most spots. Clouds have already begun to increase this evening in advance of another upper-level impulse. I’m only expecting primarily a continued increase in cloud cover in association with this feature throughout […]

  • Rain Ends Early Sunday…Colder Next Week – Saturday Evening Forecast Update 8:40 PM

    Updated: 2013-12-29 02:40:34
    Rain, rain, and more rain – that’s how you could describe today’s weather. We saw temperatures struggle to get out of the mid 40s so it was just a raw day out there. The rain continues tonight, but the heaviest rain is well east of Tuscaloosa, but expect lingering showers to continue overnight tonight into […]

  • Weekend Soaker… Then Cold! Friday Forecast Update -4pm Update

    Updated: 2013-12-27 22:25:06
    Good Friday afternoon! As we end this short work-week for many, conditions are pretty much average across the area. High and mid-level clouds are quickly advancing into Alabama from the southwest, and these clouds are signs of our next storm system. A developing area of low pressure across the southern and western Gulf of Mexico […]

  • One More Dry Day Tomorrow – Rain Returns Saturday – Thursday Evening Forecast Update 910 PM

    Updated: 2013-12-27 03:06:23
    Broad high pressure will hang on for one more day and give us a good supply of sunshine tomorrow after a cold start to the day with temperatures in the mid to upper 20s! An upper-air disturbance over the Deep South Texas Valley is producing some shower activity across that area, but it’s this disturbance […]

  • When Will the Western Snow Drought End?

    Updated: 2013-12-25 22:02:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , December 25, 2013 When Will the Western Snow Drought End There is no skiing at Snoqualmie . Summit The Hoodoo , Willamette Pass , and Mt . Ashland ski areas in Oregon are not yet . open The WSDOT cams at Denny Creek and Hyak , on the west and east sides of Snoqualme Pass , tell the sparse-snow story . well Looking at a map of snow-water-equivalent or SWE the amount of water in the current snow pack , tells the story . nbsp The Washington Cascades have about 50 of normal , while in Oregon the snow pack is about 25 of normal . nbsp The snow in the Sierra Nevada is no better , running about one-third of . normal For those enjoying alpine and nordic skiing , sledding , or

  • Merry Christmas! Cold Nights, Cool Days Continue… Wednesday AM Forecast Update – 10:45am

    Updated: 2013-12-25 16:45:45
    Merry Christmas to you! Our Wednesday morning started off very cold, with most areas in the upper teens to lower 20s. With mostly sunny skies today, we’ll warm into the 40s this afternoon. Expect another cold night tonight, with Wednesday night lows in the middle 20s. Some lower 20s are possible north of I-20. Thursday […]

  • The Weather Turns Colder but Sunshine Returns – Monday Evening Forecast Update 840 PM

    Updated: 2013-12-24 02:37:35
    The clouds have been very slow to clear across the state today, but that process has gotten underway over the last couple of hours. The clearing line basically runs from near Tuscaloosa up to Huntsville. The wind has continued to be gusty at times tonight as well, making the wind chill dip down into the […]

  • A Sunny, Calm Week Ahead – Sunday Evening Forecast Update 810 PM

    Updated: 2013-12-23 02:09:41
    We’ve had quite the busy 24 to 36 hours in the weather office, from severe weather potential to flooding issues over parts of the area, especially in the eastern parts of the state. As of this writing, heavy rains continued over parts of Coosa, Clay, Randolph, Tallapoosa, Autauga, and Elmore Counties of southeast central Alabama. […]

  • Friday Morning Snow Increasingly Likely

    Updated: 2013-12-18 06:22:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Tuesday , December 17, 2013 Friday Morning Snow Increasingly Likely Detailed Update at 9:15 PM Wed night--will be a separate . post This will be brief . nbsp Models are still suggesting that there will be extensive lowland snow on Friday morning , between roughly 1-2 AM and 10 AM . nbsp After that the temperatures will warm , with snow transitioning to rain by the early afternoon . nbsp Here is the snow total from the UW WRF model for the 24h ending 4PM . Friday The Cascades will get over a foot in places and snow will be extend into NW Washington and over Seattle and its eastern suburbs . nbsp Substantial increases from Seattle to Bellevue . nbsp The commute on Friday morning

  • Cold Air and Snow Returns to the Northwest

    Updated: 2013-12-17 08:30:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Tuesday , December 17, 2013 Cold Air and Snow Returns to the Northwest As far as snow lovers are concerned , the last cold spell here in the Northwest was a wasted . opportunity Now , we get to try it . again On late Tuesday early Wednesday a cold front will move through , with modified Arctic air behind it . nbsp Here is the surface chart at 10 PM on . Wednesday Unfortunately , there will not be much precipitation with this front and the associated upper trough perhaps a few inches of snow in the mountains at best . nbsp But by late Wednesday , the low level air over western Washington and Oregon will be cold enough to snow . IF there is precipitation . nbsp The classic lowland

  • Are Storms Getting More Intense Over the Pacific Northwest?

    Updated: 2013-12-15 19:53:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , December 15, 2013 Are Storms Getting More Intense Over the Pacific Northwest It is rare to have a week go by without a local media outlet doing a story suggesting that storms are getting worse in our area , with global warming being the suggested cause . nbsp For example , last month KING-5 ran a story saying exactly that see image quoting from a representative of the National . Conservancy And this is not the only example of claims that Northwest storms are . strengthening The sad thing is that these claims of increased storms in our region are simply not true contradicted by the both observations and the peer-reviewed literature . nbsp The experts quoted are often

  • Mesovortex over Lake Ontario from 12 December 2013

    Updated: 2013-12-12 23:19:19
    A cold air mass was in place over the Great Lakes during 12 December 2013, providing for lake-effect snow across the Great Lakes.  The synthetic imagery from the 4-km NSSL WRF-ARW model initialized 0000 UTC 12 December shows the various … Continue reading →

  • An Unusually Dry Fall

    Updated: 2013-12-12 02:48:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Wednesday , December 11, 2013 An Unusually Dry Fall A number of people have commented to me about how dry this fall has been . and they are right Let me show you the . story Let's begin by looking at the percentage of normal precipitation from October 12 through yesterday December 10th , see graphic Mighty dry in the western U.S . nbsp Much of Oregon and Washington have received less than half of normal precipitation in central and northern CA less than 25 has been . common Looking more closely at the last month , here is the cumulative precipitation at Quillayute , Seattle , and Spokane red is observed , blue is normal Quillayute is down about 10 inches , Seattle down by roughly

  • Snow for the Morning Commute?

    Updated: 2013-12-10 05:47:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Monday , December 9, 2013 Snow for the Morning Commute Right now , there is very little precipitation in the area as shown by the regional radars see image A few snow showers over SW Washington , stretching up south of Tacoma and south Seattle not apparent on the radar Keep in mind that snow does not show up well on radar and the south Sound is distant from the Camano and Langley Hill . radars Temperatures are cold enough for snow and will remain cold enough through lunchtime tomorrow . nbsp The last observations over Seattle-Tacoma Airport see below indicates substantial warming to 2C around 750 hPa pressure around 8-9 thousand feet but well below-freezing air below . nbsp

  • Snow and Freezing Rain Tomorrow?

    Updated: 2013-12-09 06:40:00
    : Cliff Mass Weather Blog This blog provides updated forecasts and comments on current weather or other topics Sunday , December 8, 2013 Snow and Freezing Rain Tomorrow 6:30 AM Update The coastal radar shows a weak area of snow showers moving over Hoquiam and the SW WA coast and moving inland over SW WA see echo Very light stuff . nbsp NOTHING ELSE OUT THERE . So some light snow showers over SW WA is all that we will see this morning . nbsp Update for the evening commute and overnight at noon . nbsp Could be snow showers this . evening The forecast for Monday is a very difficult one . nbsp We will have air that is quite cold enough to support snow tomorrow morning . nbsp A very weak weather disturbance will approach during the mid afternoon and will bring some light precipitation to the

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