North American Weather (U.S.A & Canada)

[knocker]

I'm heading to Ohio in a couple of weeks - what's the "prospects of play" up that way, usually this time of year. Chances of seeing something severe?

 

I don't think you will get much idea this far in advance DtM

 

Now today

 

Beautiful depiction of surface Low and fronts from 2-m dewpoint over Kansas this afternoon: HRRR 3-km: pic.twitter.com/kpojtwg1Ju

[knocker]

On this date in 1953 an F-5 Tornado ripped through downtown Waco, TX killing 114 and injuring nearly 600. Its the deadliest in TX history

[knocker]

Afternoon temp anomalies from RAP: 38°F below normal centered over Colorado vs. toasty +20°F finally over New Eng

 

pic.twitter.com/wYhH4J0zjI

[Dan the Man]

I don't think you will get much idea this far in advance DtM

 

Now today

 

I mean generally - i.e. mid-late May into June. Looking at the long long range forecast, I see "strong T-storms" have been forecasted for the summer.

[knocker]

I mean generally - i.e. mid-late May into June. Looking at the long long range forecast, I see "strong T-storms" have been forecasted for the summer.

 

I'm not up to speed om the climatology of Ohio I'm afraid but for what it's worth the GFS for the 28th has low pressure dominating the whole area with plenty of rain about. Not conducive to major storms I would say..regarding tornados which is where we came in.

 

[knocker]

They are having some odd weather lately. Should reach 95F in Washington DC today and a possabilty of snow in Wisconsin on Friday.

[BornFromTheVoid]

The April State of the Climate report is out for the US

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2014/4

 

[Dorsetbred]

Here are some notable snow totals from Winter Storm Zephyr:

• 43 inches estimated at Divide Peak in the Sierra Madre range of Wyoming
• 30.1 inches near Pinecliffe, Colorado (Jefferson Co. foothills)
• 29 inches near Four Corners in north-central Colorado
• 22 inches in Leadville, Colorado
• 22 inches in Arlington, Wyoming
• 12.0 inches officially in Cheyenne, Wyoming (up to 13.3 inches in metro)
• 9 inches in Cedar City, Utah
• 7 inches in Laramie, Wyoming
• 5.6 inches in Fort Collins, Colorado
• 4.0 inches in Denver's Stapleton neighborhood (former airport site)
• 2.8 inches near Greeley, Colorado
• 1.1 inches officially at Denver Int'l Airport

Edited May 14, 2014 by Dorsetbred

[knocker]

Middle-May cool shot for central CONUS Texans can open windows for a fresh, chilly breeze. 20-30°F below norm pic.twitter.com/8HLk7zBmhH

[knocker]

Wow. RT Another shot of a smoke twister at #HighwayFire in Fallbrook via @fox5sandiego pic.twitter.com/DjAVDKGmxC

[knocker]

Near record cold temps in #Houston tonight: 50° inside the Beltway. Record low is 49° set 124 years ago in 1890. pic.twitter.com/vUIzNQCy12

[knocker]

The Jetstream is a Nasty Drunk

 

http://wp.me/pOYWd-4Yp

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEriadh9wM8&feature=player_detailpage

Edited May 16, 2014 by knocker

[keithlucky]

The April State of the Climate report is out for the US

http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/2014/4

 

Whatever the  stats say Wallmart the massive retailers in the USA disagrees with them http://t.co/kL9IbGwUGQ

[knocker]

Whatever the  stats say Wallmart the massive retailers in the USA disagrees with them http://t.co/kL9IbGwUGQ

 

Perhaps a separate Wall-Mart thread?

[knocker]

Parched: A New Dust Bowl Forms in the Heartland "Exceptional drought" makes for tough times in Oklahoma

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/05/140516-dust-bowl-drought-oklahoma-panhandle-food/

[knocker]

I mean generally - i.e. mid-late May into June. Looking at the long long range forecast, I see "strong T-storms" have been forecasted for the summer.

 

A look ahead at the upcoming (warm!) last 1-2 wks of May, from @NWSCPC: pic.twitter.com/BC5cHzA7Jz

[knocker]

Huge hail in Chicago's west suburbs tonight. MT @jillbastian5 THANKS to @a4autumn's amazing #hail photo from #Aurora! pic.twitter.com/FPoiNnJ26g

 

zap RT @TWCBreaking 8:50p CT: That's 15 min of #lightning data -averaging almost 4 strikes per SECOND in Chicagoland! pic.twitter.com/tXZnQ4u2ek

 

Amazing shot of stormy Chicago: RT @barrybutler9 City Lights, Sky Lights pic.twitter.com/cgsNbcvrBQ

[knocker]

Drought Monitor

 

http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home.aspx

[knocker]

Record heat and record ice: Astonishing scenes from Lake Superior

 

Near the southern shores of Lake Superior, fragments of ice  still speckled the water’s surface this Memorial Day weekend.  These vestiges from the polar vortex winter presented an amazing contrast with the actual air temperature – which surged into the 80s in some areas just a few miles inland.  Heat records were set in a region with record-setting ice extent – quite the incongruity.

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/05/27/record-heat-and-record-ice-astonishing-scenes-from-lake-superior/

[Biggin]

[knocker]

Amazing pyrocumulus clouds from the huge Alaska fire, 

 

pic.twitter.com/wREC6a3VwI

Edited May 28, 2014 by knocker

[keithlucky]

Really quite strange pictures 80f and sunbathing  on ice bergs http://t.co/svujH23s97

[knocker]

May was warmer than normal on both coasts. June's setting up to be more of the same. (via @NWSSacramento)  pic.twitter.com/Vfc0NMrnDp

[knocker]

Interesting photo

 

 Ryan N. Maue @RyanMaue  

Impressive looking outflow boundary approaching from East into Leon County & Tallahassee. Ominous while it holds together.

 

Outflow boundary of Atlantic seabreeze

 

[knocker]

I trust this is a slight exaggeration

 

Baseball-size hail blown by 80mph wind headed to Omaha in an hour or so. 1610CDT

Edited June 3, 2014 by knocker