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…
A review of this past week’s widespread severe weather event…
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…
How does the 23-day tornado drought in November 2009 compare with other years?
Unusually quiet weather conditions for this time of year continue into the weekend.
A cautionary note about deterministic guidance from high-resolution NWP models.
A remarkable forecast of severe storms last Friday, May 8, 2009.
A look at an unfolding severe weather event and some new forecast techniques.
The number of severe thunderstorm wind reports on Wed. Feb. 11, 2009 is unusual for so early in the year.
The first potentially significant severe weather episode of 2009 targets the Arklatex region.