BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT ARE THE CRITERIAS NEEDED FOR A STORM TO BE A BLIZZARD?
Many people think a blizzard has more to do with the amount of snow but actually it has more to do with wind. To officially quality a...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 18, 20203 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUPERCELL TORNADOES AND SQUALL LINE TORNADOES.
SUPERCELL TORNADO Supercell tornadoes occur from thunderstorms with deep rotation in the storm; rotation meteorologists refer to as a...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 18, 20201 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT IS A QLCS TORNADO AND WHY ARE THEY SO DANGEROUS?
The term QLCS stands for 'Quasi-Linear Convective System'. These are tornadoes that form very quickly with little warning. They 'spin up'...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 18, 20201 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT IS A SQUALL LINE?
A squall line or quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) is a line of thunderstorms forming along or ahead of a cold front. A squall line...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 15, 20201 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHAT IS THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES EVER RECORDED IN THE LOWER 48 AND ALASKA?
The coldest temperature ever was recorded at Rogers Pass, Montana -70 degrees on January 20th, 1954. Alaska holds the record for the...
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Brandon Shipp
Jan 14, 20203 min read
HOW MUCH HAS TECHNOLOGY CHANGED WEATHER FORECATING THROUGH THE YEARS?
FORECASTING WEATHER IN THE PAST: Weather observing started with simply stepping outside and noting what was seen, heard, and felt. ...
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Brandon Shipp
Dec 21, 20194 min read
Brandon's 2019-2020 Winter Weather Outlook (In-Depth Discussion)
Before going in-depth, please keep in mind that meteorology is NOT an exact science, and climate-based meteorological forecasts are more...
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Brandon Shipp
Dec 3, 20191 min read
DECEMBER STARTS WITH THE MOST SNOW COVER FOR THE FIRST PART OF DECEMBER IN THE US IN OVER A DECADE!
Snow cover across the Lower 48 Monday morning was the most expansive for Dec. 2 since at least 2003.The past week saw an increase in...
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 27, 20192 min read
TOP GEORGIA/ATLANTA SNOW AND ICE STORMS! A LOOK BACK AT SNOWY AND ICY WINTERS PAST
Atlanta's SNOWIEST Day in History was during the Great Atlanta Blizzard when 10"+ of Snow fell in Atlanta the high that day was 36 back...
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 27, 20191 min read
A DECADE OF WINTERS IN ATLANTA/NORTH GEORGIA
The long-term average is just 2 inches of snow falling on an average of one day in January and one day in February. In the winter of 1968...
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 27, 20191 min read
ATLANTA'S SNOWIEST DAY ON RECORD AND TYPICAL AVERAGES FOR WINTER
The long-term average is just 2 inches of snow falling on an average of one day in January and one day in February. In the winter of 1968...
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Brandon Shipp
Nov 14, 20191 min read
THE ODDS OF SNOW ON THANKSGIVING
Northern Canada and much of inland Alaska are almost guaranteed to have a white Thanksgiving. Parts of the upper Midwest, northern Great...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 17, 20191 min read
THE BEST PLACES TO SEE FALL FOILAGE COLOR!
Here is where the Color is it is near Or at Peak in the Northeastern US although there many leaves are probably falling because of the...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 16, 20191 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHEN DID THE FIRST GOES SATELLITE LAUNCH?
On Oct. 16, 1975, NASA launched the first operational GOES satellite! GOES-A was the first in a series of weather satellites that NASA...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 15, 20191 min read
RECORD SNOWFALL FOR PARTS OF MONTANA, NORTH DAKOTA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA SO FAR THIS FALL
It has been an active start to Fall with Record Snowfall for the cities below Great Falls Montana 27" of Snow from several Snows already...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 15, 20191 min read
POTENT STORM TO IMPACT NORTHEASTERN US WITH HEAVY RAIN, STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES.
A fast-moving storm from western Canada is forecast to strengthen rapidly and is poised to bring a dose of drenching rain, strong winds,...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 5, 20191 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: WHEN IS THE PEAK OF HURRICANE SEASON?
Hurricane Season for the Atlantic runs from June 1 thru November 30. But the vast majority of tropical storms and hurricanes occur...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 5, 20191 min read
BEYOND THE FORECAST: HOW DOES A HURRICANE FORM?
Conditions have to be just right for a hurricane to form. There are many factors involved in the formation. A hurricane can only form...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 4, 20191 min read
OVER A DOZEN US CITIES HAD ONE OF THE HOTTEST SEPTEMBER'S ON RECORD!
Dozens of cities across the country experienced their hottest September in more than a century of recordkeeping. All told, more than...
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Brandon Shipp
Oct 3, 20193 min read
DROUGHT CONDITIONS EXPANDING AND GETTING WORSE IN OVER A DOZEN STATES!
Severe and extreme drought drought has developed in several states, where crop losses are likely beginning and water shortages are...
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