Friday’s Hail Pictures April 30, 2010

Jordan Langley from Gans, OK sends us this picture. Steve Lee from Strickler, AR Dave Grosvold from Morrow, AR We had some large hail reports across the area today.  The largest hail around baseball size was reported near Strickler.  You need an updraft speed of around 100 mph to support those large stones! Drew Michaels [...]

Storms Moving Out April 30, 2010

Here is your Super Doppler Radar as of 5:40 pm. The worst of the thunderstorms are now moving out of the viewing area. Strong storms are ongoing for Newton, Franklin and Polk counties. These storms will move off to the east by 6:30pm. By 7pm the entire viewing area will be in the clear as [...]

Tornado Watch In Effect Until 8pm April 30, 2010

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch until 8pm CDT tonight. The tornado watch includes the entire area and the greatest severe weather threat will be between now and about 6:30 pm tonight. Isolated cells are now popping up out ahead of the main line of thunderstorms. These storms have the potential to [...]

Severe Storms Possible…Tornado Watch Likely April 30, 2010

Instability has reached high levels across the areas with dewpoints in the upper 60s. Thunderstorms are now beginning to develop along the dryline at this time and thunderstorms are expected to move into the area between 2 and 6pm tonight. Wind shear is currently at moderate to high levels as well. Therefore if any storms develop out ahead [...]

SOME LIGHT RAIN OUT THERE… April 30, 2010

Some light showers and areas of drizzle are now pushing through the area this morning.  Grab that umbrella as you head outside.   No thunderstorms or severe weather to worry about as you start your Friday, but those thunderstorm chances will still be with us throughout the day. BLOG ENTRY BY: PATRICK CRAWFORD (4-30  7:43AM) [...]

FRIDAY UPDATE… April 30, 2010

Energy off to the West this morning has sparked a few showers and thunderstorms over Central Oklahoma.  Nothing severe taking place at the moment.  It looks like that energy will be heading out way later this morning and that should produce some scattered showers and storms.  The severe threat should be low this morning, but [...]

Friday’s Severe Weather Threat April 29, 2010

The strong south winds will continue to advect warm and moist air over the next 24 hours.  Dewpoints are currently in the 50′s; however, we will expect deeper moisture to move in overnight and into the day Friday.  Forecasted dewpoints are in the lower 60′s for tomorrow. The moisture isn’t the question with this system.  The instability will [...]

Wind And Rare Wildflowers April 29, 2010

Tim Ernst is talking about finding rare wildflowers and windy conditions this week! You can read all of Tim Ernst’s Cloudland Cabin Journal entries at this link http://timernst.com/currentjournal.html. Tim Ernst’s home page is at the following link http://timernst.com/index.html. Here is a great clip from his journal this past week. 04/28/10 I think my lovely bride has gone too far. She [...]

Backyard Astronomy….Space Station Visible Tonight April 29, 2010

Many thanks to Dave Grosvold from the Arkansas Oklahoma Astronomical Society for this article.  Learn more about their club at www.aoas.org The clouds will roll in late tonight; however, this evening will be great for some backyard astronomy. Look to the lower left of the Moon tonight after 11 PM or so for rising Antares. Antares (An-TAR-eez) [...]

Earthquake Strikes Northwest Arkansas April 29, 2010

Edit: The USGS has revised the earthquake epicenter 10 miles southwest of the original estimate. The new estimated epicenter was a couple of miles south of Centerton and a few miles north of the XNA airport. The earthquake was monitored at Hobbs State Park. Here is a map of the estimated epicenter of the earthquake. After dozens of earthquakes in [...]