by WorkBlog | May 15, 2022 | Weather
Tonight… for one night only… May hits the midway point with quite a show. We have a Full Moon, Blood Moon, Flower Moon, Supermoon. But you can just call it a Total Lunar Eclipse. Astrophotographers will be busy tonight. According to the National Weather...
by Paul Douglas | May 12, 2022 | Weather
A busy night staring at the DopplerPaul Douglas Deciphering The Evening Weather Report Meteorologists throw around strange terminology during peak severe storm season. Where to begin? “Hook echoes?” On radar, spinning, tornadic storms often look like hooks, or the...
by Paul Douglas | May 11, 2022 | Weather
Paul Douglas It May Be Safer to Retire in Minnesota I’d like you to consider retiring in Minnesota. A nutty proposition? Hear me out. Winters are formidable (but trending milder over time). We are earthquake-free. No concerns about sea level rise up here. Wildfires...
by Paul Douglas | May 10, 2022 | Weather
Paul Douglas Thunderstorms That Deserve Special Attention Yes, I have Doppler in my pocket (radar apps on my smartphone). I hate unpleasant surprises. With weather apps and models available online, armchair meteorologists are everywhere. The approach of steamy frontal...
by Paul Douglas | May 7, 2022 | Weather
Paul Douglas Today Is The Day We’ve Been Waiting For If only it could stay like THIS into September. We don’t yet have technology to do that and never will, by the way. Endure the bad, soak up the good. We are all bewildered spectators. Encourage your favorite mom to...
by Paul Douglas | May 6, 2022 | Weather
Paul Douglas Remembering MSP’s Worst Tornado Tragedy With climate-tainted extreme weather, what keeps me up at night? A Category 5 hurricane broadsiding Miami or Houston. Wildfires moving into a city. Towns in the west running out of water. And deadly tornadoes...
