The Nor’ Easter And How It Might Impact You January 31, 2009

A Nor’ Easter is expected to develop along the east coast early next week. The storm will develop along the cold front that is expected to move through our area on Sunday. Behind this system, cold air will return to the area for both Monday and Tuesday. Right now it looks like we will stay [...]

Wildfires Scorch Oklahoma January 31, 2009

Wildfires have scorched parts of northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday. The wildfires were large enough for fire warnings to be issued and for the smoke plumes to be picked up on radar. Very dry, warm, and windy weather prompted the conditionsfavorable for wildfires. We have had the similar conditions in our area over the past day [...]

Alaskan Volcano Getting Ready to Erupt January 30, 2009

While we have been dealing with the devastating effects of an ice storm, residents near Anchorage Alaska are bracing for a volcanic eruption. 

According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, the Redoubt Volcano is showing seismic unrest that is moving  well beyond normal background levels.  The area is currently under a volcano watch. 
A reconnaissance flight over the [...]

Well Above Average Saturday….Cold Next Week January 30, 2009

Tomorrow, westerly flow aloft will push our temperatures back into the mid to upper 50s across Northwest Arkansas, and the 60’s throughout the River Valley into SE OK and SW AR.  For the last day of January, our temperatures will be well above average.  The averages for January 31st are shown above.

This warming trend will [...]

Cavanal Hill Ice January 30, 2009

I drove up on Cavanal Hill (just west of Poteau, Oklahoma) today to see how much ice was up there. Melting had already occurred but there was still about 2 inches of ice. Before the melting there could have been amounts close to 3 inches up there. Here are a couple pics.  [...]

What If? January 30, 2009

The final data will take a while to calculate, but at this time it appears the Ice Storm Of 2009 is easily the worst winter storm to hit the state since the Ice Storm of 2000 and may end up becoming the worst winter storm since December 14, 1932 according to the National Weather Service. That [...]

Weekend Warm Up January 30, 2009

A much deserved warm up is on the way. Today temperatures will jump into the upper 40s in the river valley. Temperatures will be a little cooler today then if we didn’t have the dense fog and low level moisture to contend with. The forecast for Northwest Arkansas is very tricky this afternoon. The computer [...]

Freezing Fog January 30, 2009

The NWS in Tulsa has issued a freezing fog advisory until 9am.  Freezing fog is composed of extremely small liquid droplets that are below freezing.  They can deposit a very thin layer of ice on some roads but often the main affect is to cause limited visibility.   Visibilities in some areas will fall below 1/4 [...]

Ice Storm Pics January 29, 2009

Here is video I got while I drove around Westville, Oklahoma.

Here are some pics from Westville where there was about 1 1/2 inches of ice accumulation.
on the way home I saw some ice falling from a cell phone tower north of Ozark… you definitely want to be careful to keep an [...]

More Photos From Fayetteville, And West Fork January 29, 2009

I have been able to grab a little bit of rest over the past 24 hours and a lot of photographs from Northwest Arkansas. Growing up in the Midwest, seeing an ice storm from time to time wasn’t uncommon. However, the scenes from the Ice Storm of 2009 are at least twice as bad as any [...]