Beyond The Forecast: The hottest and coolest summers in Atlanta.
In 1980 and 2007 the greatest number of highs at or above 100 degrees occurred with 9 days. Two days in July recorded a high of 105...
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Brandon Shipp
May 12, 20201 min read
What is the water equivalent between one inch of rain and the number of inches of snow?
Snow often accumulates at 10 times the depth of the water from which it has been produced: a 10-to-1 snow-to-water ratio. However, this...
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Brandon Shipp
May 12, 20201 min read
Beyond The Forecast: The difference between graupel and sleet.
Sleet also, referred to as ice pellets, is a precipitation type consisting of grains of ice that form when raindrops or partially-melted...
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Brandon Shipp
May 9, 20201 min read
What is the difference between the winter names given to brief cold spells?
There are several winters you might have heard of but what is the difference and when do they typically occur? Not all these occur every...
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Brandon Shipp
May 9, 20201 min read
How did the name Blackberry winter come about and when does it occur?
Blackberry winter is when a brief period of cold weather that occurs at the same time blackberries are in bloom. Typically this occurs in...
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Brandon Shipp
May 2, 20201 min read
Beyond The Forecast: All about the Jet stream
Jet Streams are fast-moving currents of air that circulate above the Earth. When people refer to "the jet stream" they are usually...
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Brandon Shipp
Apr 17, 20201 min read
Beyond the forecast: Why severe thunderstorms need shear but it rips hurricanes apart?
Hurricanes develop vertically so if the vertical wind shear is strong it rips them apart. Tornadoes, and the parent storm clouds that...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 30, 20201 min read
A longer growing season means a longer allergy season.
The growing season is becoming longer and that also has an effect on the allergy season. In Atlanta only 13 days dropped to 32 or below...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 27, 20201 min read
Severe Weather by the numbers: How many tornadoes have touched down in the US so far this year?
As of March 27th 2020, 163 tornadoes have touched down. Both January and February were above normal for the number of tornadoes. Tornado...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 21, 20201 min read
Southern Snow in April? It happened back in 1910!
A snow storm brought snow to parts of the south in April 1910. Parts of Tennessee had as much as 8 inches around the 24th and 25th of...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 21, 20201 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: Has it ever snowed in April in Georgia?
A few snow flurries fell in Georgia in early April back in 2009. Back in 1910 there was a spring snow in April parts of the south had...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 10, 20201 min read
March-May Typical Tornado risk areas by month.
Severe Weather is most likely in the south in the Spring but it is possible really anywhere in the Eastern US in the Spring. It is most...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 10, 20201 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: Is there a specific smell associated with the approach of rain?
Stuides have shown there is a smell associated with the approach of rain, called petrichor. The reaction between very high humidity and...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 10, 20201 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: All about Thundersnow!
Thundersnow can occur during powerful winter storms. If the snowfall is intense and often 2 to 4" per hour then Thundersnow is possible....
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 7, 20201 min read
How does a warming climate lead to more rainfall and how does it impact hurricanes and rain events?
WEATHER EXPLANATION: Since it has been raining so much during the 2019-2020 winter in the south you might be asking the question Why so...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 7, 20201 min read
Meteorological Winter December-February was the wettest on record in Georgia and Alabama.
Georgia and Alabama just had the wettest meteorological winter on record. Officially in Atlanta December 5.14" of Rainfall, January 8.01"...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 5, 20203 min read
TOP DANGEROUS TORNADO MYTHS
There are many tornado myths and myths about the weather that are very dangerous to believe. 1. TORNADOES do not happen in the mountains:...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 5, 20201 min read
NEVER RELY SOLEY ON AN OUTDOOR WARNING SIREN TO WARN YOU INSIDE IN THE EVENT OF A TORNADO
The NOAA, the parent agency of the National Weather Service has clear guidance on outdoor warning sirens on its website. However, it is...
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Brandon Shipp
Mar 1, 20203 min read
IMPORTANT THINGS YOU MUST KNOW FOR SEVERE WEATHER SEASON
1. TAKE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS AS SERIOUS AS TORNADO WARNINGS Severe thunderstorms can cause just as much damage as a tornado over...
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Brandon Shipp
Feb 28, 20201 min read
METEOROLOGICAL SPRING BEGINS MARCH 1ST!
Meterological Spring begins on Mach 1st and lasts through May 31st. Meterological seasons are for weather records all the weather records...
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