Severe Weather Blog 6/6

Aug 22, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT IS A MICRO-BURST?

Have you heard of a microburst before? It's a very localized weather phenomenon that can do lots of damage. A microburst is a strong...

Aug 22, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: HOW DOES A TORNADO FORM?

Have you ever wondered how a tornado forms? Well, conditions have to be just right to get a tornado. When you look at a strong...

Aug 22, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHICH IS WORSE WATCH OR WARNING?

Do you know the difference between a severe weather watch and a warning? It's important to know they are two very different things. For...

Aug 22, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT IS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WITH A STORM?

Have you heard of the term outflow boundary? It's a feature of a thunderstorm that we can see on Radar, most often in the spring or...

Aug 22, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: HOW ARE TORNADOES RATED/CLASSIFIED? ALL ABOUT THE EF SCALE.

The Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF Scale) which became operational on February 1, 2007, is used to assign a tornado a 'rating' based on...

Aug 21, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT’S THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE AT WHICH A TORNADO HAS FORMED?

The majority of tornadoes occur with temperatures and dew points in at least the 50s, but there are some exceptions. A twister struck...

Aug 21, 20191 min read

BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHEN WAS THE FIRST TORNADO WARNING IN WEATHER HISTORY ISSUED?

The first tornado warning ever issued was on March 25, 1948, for Tinker Air force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In the afternoon of...

Aug 20, 20196 min read

SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY GUIDELINES

Severe weather is a very real possibility any time of the year especially in the Spring Time and Fall. When severe weather threatens,...

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