Beyond The Forecast: About the chance of rain and what the percentages mean.
There is often confusion as to what a specific percentage chance of rain means. The official National Weather Service definition of the...
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Brandon Shipp
May 22, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: What is the average date for the first 90 degree temp in Atlanta?
On Average the first 90 degree temperature in Atlanta occurs on June 1st. Over the last few years these are the dates when the first 90...
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Brandon Shipp
Apr 23, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Top places with the most lightning in the United States and World.
Vaisala recently did an analysis of most lightning prone places. Vaisala says Oklahoma has had more lightning flashes per square...
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Brandon Shipp
Apr 5, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: What determines when Easter is each year & a look back at past Easter weather.
Easter 2021 was much better than Easter 2020 when we had the tornado outbreak. Easter 2020 brought severe weather to parts of Georgia,...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 21, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Why is it more cloudy usually in the fall and winter?
From late-fall through winter, the sun is lower in the sky, striking the ground at a smaller angle and producing less heat. The longer...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 27, 20210 min read
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 20, 20213 min read
What you can do to prepare for the Spring severe weather/tornado season and what you need to know
Spring is right around the corner and I have had a couple of questions regarding the upcoming Spring tornado/severe weather season. Good...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: How clouds can impact the high temperature and morning low temperature
Without cloud cover, we can warm significantly allowing the daytime temperature to rise. With thicker cloud cover, it can act as a...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Why is our environment so quiet after a big accumulating snow?
Snowfall absorbs more sound making the environment sound quieter. After that snow melts the sound is back to normal. When you have...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20212 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Why do storms sometimes weaken or dissipate before reaching certain areas?
When thunderstorms split or end right before hitting a town or county it has less to do with the location and more to do with the fluid...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: All about the Polar Vortex
The Polar Vortex is always present in the Arctic Circle. It is a broad area of low pressure usually contained by the Polar Jet Stream. A...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: How much snow does the Smoky Mountains average in a year?
At Newfound Gap at over 5,000 feet high the area typically sees around 69" of snow. The higher elevations are also much colder than the...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: What were the hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Atlanta in 2020?
The hottest temperature in Atlanta in 2020 was 96 recorded on August 9th. The coldest temperature in 2020 was the morning after Christmas...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: How much rainfall did Atlanta have in 2020?
Atlanta had a wet year in 2020 with over 66" of rainfall. 2020 was the 6th wettest year on record.
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: The coldest Inauguration days.
President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985 marked the coldest January inauguration. That day, the temperature reached seven...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Beyond The Forecast: What was the coldest January Inauguration day?
The coldest January Inauguration day was January 1985 President Reagan's second term during the Inauguration it was 7 degrees.
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 22, 20202 min read
Beyond The Forecast: Why is forecasting snow and winter weather difficult in the south?
Snow reaching the surface requires the right combination and those factors can be little details that make a big difference. Forecast...
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 21, 20201 min read
Beyond The Forecast: All About Dew point and moisture in the atmosphere.
The Dew point is the temperature to which air must be cooled to become saturated with water vapor. When cooled further, the airborne...
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 10, 20201 min read
Beyond The Forecast: All About Graupel and what it is
Graupel is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2–5 mm balls...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 16, 20201 min read
La Niña conditions are present and could continue into 2021.
La Niña conditions are present as we head throughout the fall. As I often say keep in mind just because one region of the country is...
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