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Two ugly words in the forecast: "Widespread frost"
Posted Monday, April 9, at 3:46 PM Today's Hazardous Weather Outlook from the National Weather Service at Paducah offers these chilling words: WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND WITH LIGHT WINDS. ...
Here's the scene as a thunderstorm dropped copious hailstones -- as large as 2.5 inches -- at my house between Jackson and Fruitland:...
Bulletins from the National Weather Service will often say that a "trained spotter" observed a funnel cloud or large hail or something. If you're not paying close attention, you might think, "What does trainspotting have to do with measuring baseball-size hail?"...
Weather Service classifies Oak Ridge storm as an EF2 tornado The National Weather Service has announced the results of their preliminary survey of the storm that hit Oak Ridge last week. Here is the text of their findings: ..DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY MISSOURI UNION COUNTY ILLINOIS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY ILLINOIS.....
Tornado Watch issued - Particularly Dangerous Situation The National Weather Service has just issued a Tornado Watch for Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois, and Western Kentucky through 6 PM. This is designated with the three letters we don't want to see - PDS, or Particularly Dangerous Situation. Their bulletin states:...
Harrisburg tornado described as EF-4; more severe weather possible Friday Storm surveyers from the National Weather Service have initially pegged last night's tornado that hit Harrisburg, Illinois, as an EF-4, the second highest classification. Here is what their bulletin states: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ONLY...ASSESSMENT ONGOING...
Current forecast: 1-2 inches of snow plus the dreaded "I" word Approaching Winter Storm "Pink Floyd" threatens to bring a wintry mix this afternoon and tonight. At Cape Girardeau, it appears that the progression will be snow, then freezing rain, possibly ending as liquid rain. Here's the official forecast: TODAY...CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT...
Light snow likely on Monday After a frigid weekend, we have a decent chance at some light snow accumulations Monday night. Don't get too excited: this looks like a typical one or two inch kind of snowfall. It's hardly the kind of system that lives up to the next name on the list, Winter Storm "Pink Floyd"...
Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms Sunday evening Portions of Southeast Missouri, including Cape Girardeau, are under a Moderate Risk for severe thunderstorms this evening and tonight, with high winds the biggest threat. Tornadoes are also possible. Here's a statement issued this morning from the National Weather Service in Paducah:...
Light freezing rain possible tonight Winter Storm "Ozzy Osbourne" is on our doorstep: light rain this evening is expected to change to light freezing rain as the temperature plummets overnight. Until now, it appeared that the rain would leave just before the temperature dropped below freezing, sparing us from any ice. However, the National Weather Service now expects that we could see some icing. Of course, any freezing rain is too much freezing rain...
Winter Weather Advisory issued for tomorrow -- no reason to panic Our next weathermaker, Winter Storm "Nirvana", is poised to being some light snow accumulations, perhaps 1 inch, starting early tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Southeast Missouri from 3 AM to 6 PM tomorrow. Usually 1 inch of snow isn't enough to trigger an Advisory, but the forecasters are worried that the snow combined with high winds could cause travel problems. The advisory states:...
Heavy rain this weekend, then possible change to snow More rain is expected to arrive Saturday night and last through at least Monday. The five-day rainfall projection is quite colorful, painting Cape Girardeau in the purple-ish region for 1.5 to 2.5 inches. Areas to the south near Memphis sit in the orange zone with 6+ inches. I haven't seen these colors since our epic flooding last spring...
We saw rain, snow -- and thundersleet Our first taste of the season, Winter Storm "Lynyrd Skynyrd", brought a nice collection of wet snowflakes, sleet, and even a rumble of thunder. It's not even December yet and some of us have already experienced that most elusive of weather phenomena, thundersleet...
I see snowflakes As I write this, some large snowflakes have started to mix with the rain at Cape Girardeau. With a temperature of 38°F, however, there's no danger of any accumulation. The official forecast for Cape calls for mostly rain tonight and tomorrow. Some of the computer models tell a different story, with the NAM model generating a very colorful map:...
"S" word in the forecast, just barely The computer models keep hinting at the chance of snow with the next storm system. Of course the models have been terrible lately -- they claimed it would be sunny on Thanksgiving Day -- but there's still a chance we could see our first snowflakes of the season late Saturday night or early Sunday morning...
Flash flooding possible tonight; a big surprise in store next week? We're under a Flash Flood Watch for this evening and tonight as more heavy rain is expected. The National Weather Service warns, "DUE TO THE HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE ATMOSPHERE...THE SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE EFFICIENT RAIN PRODUCERS. ...
Imagine a sunny day in November with temperatures in the 80s. Now imagine that the calendar said the date was 11/11/11. You would think it was a fantastically lucky day, right? Think again. On this particular day -- Nov. 11, 1911 -- the summer-like weather turned ugly thanks to the sudden arrival of one of the strongest cold fronts in American weather history...
Slight chance of severe storms this evening Last week forecasters were warning about the threat of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes for this evening. That is still a possibility, but now it appears more likely that the storms arriving from the west will fall apart as they approach Southeast Missouri, leaving us with run-of-the-mill rain and maybe some rumbles of thunder...
Severe storms possible next week The National Weather Service is already warning about a possible outbreak of severe thunderstorms and even tornadoes next week, particularly Tuesday afternoon and night. Here is the latest Hazardous Weather Outlook from the Paducah office: SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY...MAINLY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. ...
Is the hot weather about to end? After our grueling summer of sweltering under a "heat dome" that wouldn't go away, a cold front is forecast to arrive this weekend and usher in much more pleasant weather. It might be a little too early to declare victory against heat and humidity, but the medium-range forecasts are suggesting that this cooldown will actually stick around. The 6-10 day outlook shows that we have a very good chance of seeing below-average temperatures:...
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