TWO SYSTEMS September 30, 2007

Two troughs of low pressure mark our weather over the next several days. The first is just off to our north north west. With most of the jet energy to our north, the threat of severe weather looks to remain low , though a strong storm may pop across northern locations late in the day [...]

Speed of Sound September 29, 2007

Speed of Sound
The speed of sound is roughly 769 mph or 1128 ft. per second.One mile equals 5, 280 feet.
Sound travels 5,680 feet in 5 seconds. So, this distance is just over one mile.
This information comes in handy when figuring how far away a bolt of lightning is. By counting the seconds of silence [...]

The Jetstream’s Getting Active September 28, 2007

Welcome to the fall. The sun angle is quickly decreasing, and cold air is really starting to pool to our north. With all of that said, we’re talking about an active jetstream, and that’s a sure sign of the fall. season The jetstream’s strongest winds occur during the winter; however, they do start increasing throughout [...]

Cold Front In The Northwest… September 27, 2007

A cold front moving into the Pacific Northwest will be creating showers along the coast. Behind this front is much colder air which will begin to cool the Pacific Northwest over the next 36 hours. Highs look to only be in the upper 50s for Seattle, Washington today. This front could skim [...]

Wednesday’s Rainfall September 26, 2007

Another disturbance aloft ignited more showers and storms across the area today. Rain and storms moved across eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas leaving some spots under an inch of water. All in all September has been a wet month in many spots, but it looks like we’ll finish out the month with dry weather.

FALL SEASON OUTLOOK September 26, 2007

Here is the latest Fall Outlook for the United States from the Climate Prediction Center. This is a great tool to get a feel of what we could be seeing in the months ahead when it comes to precipitation and temperatures. We look to be right on par for where we should be [...]

Tropical Storm Lorenzo? September 26, 2007

Tropical Depression #13 is taking currently spinning in the Gulf of Mexico. This system looks to take on Tropical Storm characteristics later today or early Thursday morning. Weather models don’t really know what to do with this depression, but it looks like it could send some moisture into Southern Texas over the weekend.

The Latest On Tropical Storm Karen September 26, 2007

Tropical Storm Karen is located about 1285 miles East of the Windward Islands. She is moving West at 14 mph and is showing a gradual turn to the West-Northwest over the next 24 hours. Karen’s maximum sustained winds are 50 mph with even higher wind gusts. She should begin to strengthen [...]

Tuesday Afternoon Update September 25, 2007

The leading edge of the bright clouds draped across NWA, which stretch back to the southwest across eastern OK mark a line of strong thunderstorms which are firing off along a front just to our west. These storms could be packing wind gusts as high as 50 mph along with small hail. Please monitor developments [...]

Moisture Transport…..Fueling Storms September 25, 2007

A large area of high pressure continues to dominate the east coast. Winds around this high are ushering in southerly winds straight off the gulf of Mexico right into our area. Over the last couple of days we’ve seen southerly winds pumping dewpoints back in the 60’s throughout eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas.
This type of [...]