CHANTAL July 31, 2007

Earlier this morning, winds of tropical depression three were estimated to be around 30 kts. or approximately 35 mph. A Storm gets named once winds reach 39 mph or better. This happened in the case of TD3 and now it has become the third named storm of the Atlantic tropical season, Chantal. Naming [...]

Fayetteville tops 90 F July 30, 2007

It took almost all of July to finally hit 90F in Fayetteville. Yesterday Drake Field hit 91F. At this point last year 90F or above had been reached some 28 times. It’s quite likely that we’ll be flirting with the somewhat elusive mark this week as well. On the positive side, we’re almost into August [...]

Sunday’s Outflow Boundary July 29, 2007

The heat and humidity of Sunday gave way to more storms along a washed out frontal boundary; moreover, what started out as isolated convection near Franklin county, quickly developed into scattered showers and storms throughout the River Valley. Take a look at the radar image above. You are looking at 2 separate outflow boundaries from [...]

Sunday Afternoon Storm Update July 29, 2007

The washed out frontal boundary is now starting to fire across our area. Look for scattered afternoon showers and storms to persist as we go throughout the afternoon and evening hours. Very isolated strong to possibly severe storms can’t be ruled out.
CAPE values are running close to 3,000 this afternoon, so small dime size hail [...]

Saturday Evening Storm Update July 28, 2007

It’s turned out to be one of the hottest days of the summer! The frontal boundary we’ve been watching has blown up across Kansas and Missouri this afternoon; however, the boundary’s slowly moving south, so we’re still expecting a chance for showers and storms this evening across NE OK and NW AR.
CAPE values this afternoon [...]

Saturday Storm Potential July 28, 2007

A slow moving frontal boundary could provide the focus for showers and storms this afternoon. The best coverage area for storms will remain north of I-40 across NE OK and NW AR in association with the front.
Morning sunshine combined with low level moisture will contribute to CAPE values approaching 3,000 J/KG this afternoon. The [...]

Dog Days of Summer…. July 27, 2007

We’re in the thick of it now, and there’s no turning back! Typically, from the 21st of July through the 12th of August, we see the hottest temperatures throughout our area. During this period our average high in Fort Smith is 94 degrees while Fayetteville typically climbs to 90.
Record highs during this stretch are impressive. [...]

DALILA July 27, 2007

That swirl in the clouds off the Baja coast is “Dalila”, A weakening tropical storm. As of this blog entry, Dalila has 30 mph winds and continues to move to the WNW at 9 mph. The storm is encountering cool waters not conducive to intensification and it will likely become a remnant Low.

The picture comes [...]

THIS DAY IN WEATHER July 26, 2007

July 26, 1943: Tishomingo, OK, which is southwest of McAlester, baked in the heat as the mercury soared to 121 degrees! This is the Sooner State record high temperature.

BLIND SPOT… this is neat! July 26, 2007

Look around. Do you see a blind spot anywhere? Maybe the blind spot for one eye is at a different place than the blind spot for the other (this is actually true), so you don’t notice it because each eye sees what the other doesn’t. Close one eye and look around again. Now do you [...]