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To some, that title is an oxymoron. But it doesn’t have to be that way. News reports from the Plains since Saturday’s tornado outbreak indicate that in some areas at least, storm chasing has gotten out of hand. In an article in the Salina, KS Journal, Dickenson County, Kansas EM…
Today, I am going to talk a little about the weather this weekend out on the Plains of Oklahoma. Six people were killed in Woodward, Oklahoma Saturday night during a tornado. This was one of 135 tornado reports in the Plains Saturday. I witnessed a few of those tornadoes myself.…
Video from the storms that rolled through southern Morgan County, Thursday March 15, 2012. This video includes still shots of the lightning that I took as well as actual audio video clips....
These pictures were taken at the intersection of Interstate 65 and County Road 55 in southern Morgan County near Falkville, Alabama.This is the only picture not taken at Falkville. This was on the Madison - Limestone County Line beside the Huntsville International Airport, looki…
A record crowd of over 250 people were trained tonight by the National Weather Service Huntsville in basic storm spotting at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Here are a few photos from the event....
All week, computer models pointed to a couple of potential severe weather threats, one on Wednesday February 29 and a greater threat for Friday March 2, 2012. Wednesday’s “event” produced no severe weather in North Alabama. By Thursday, the Storm Prediction Center included North…
Tornado damage from US Hwy 231, North of Huntsville, 3/2/12...
Photos from damage on Maysville Rd, Just off Winchester, near Buckhorn HS in Madison Co.
Today was a case study in why storm chasing in real life is nothing like storm chasing "as seen on TV". The Tennessee Valley of North Alabama was under a "Moderate Risk" of severe weather and a Tornado Watch was issued which included the following text:TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 IN…
This photo was taken at 6:54 p.m. of a cumulonimbus cloud, looking east from Chapman Mountain in Huntsville, Alabama.Cloud to ground lightning just north of Madison County, High School at 6:02.Cloud to ground lightning just north of Madison County, High School at 6:07.Dr. Tim Co…