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Author: Greg Carbin

Bi-monthly Tornado Counts and ENSO Phase Strength

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on September 28, 2011 by Greg Carbin.

The charts below illustrate that occasional weak cool-season links may occur between the phase strength of the EL Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO phase strength) and EF1 to EF5 tornado reports for bi-monthly periods from 1950…

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April 4-5, 2011 Severe Weather

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on April 6, 2011 by Greg Carbin.

A review of this past week’s widespread severe weather event…

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Can tornado activity through April portend May?

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on April 16, 2010 by Greg Carbin.
tornado chart

Short answer: apparently not! Longer answer follows. Few tornadoes have occurred to date in 2010, especially when compared to very active recent years such as 2008. The adjusted annual tornado trend shown below indicates that…

Tags: climatology, tornadoes

U.S. tornado droughts since 1990

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on December 1, 2009 by Greg Carbin.
U.S. Tornado Droughts (1990-2009)

How does the 23-day tornado drought in November 2009 compare with other years?

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Quiescent Conditions

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on May 22, 2009 by Greg Carbin.

Unusually quiet weather conditions for this time of year continue into the weekend.

Tags: storm reports

Anatomy of a Well Forecast Bow Echo, Part II

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on May 14, 2009 by Greg Carbin.

A cautionary note about deterministic guidance from high-resolution NWP models.

Tags: bow echo, ensembles, WRF

Anatomy of a Well Forecast Bow Echo

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on May 11, 2009 by Greg Carbin.

A remarkable forecast of severe storms last Friday, May 8, 2009.

Tags: bow echo, WRF

April 9, 2009 Severe Weather Potential

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on April 9, 2009 by Greg Carbin.

A look at an unfolding severe weather event and some new forecast techniques.

Tags: forecasts, severe storms, WRF

Widespread Severe Thunderstorm Winds for a February Day

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on February 12, 2009 by Greg Carbin.
Storm Reports for Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The number of severe thunderstorm wind reports on Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 is unusual for so early in the year.

Tags: storm reports, wind

Severe Storm Update #1

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on February 10, 2009 by Greg Carbin.
Satellite Composite at 11 am CST

The first potentially significant severe weather episode of 2009 targets the Arklatex region.

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