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Sudden Urge to Ski Oklahoma – Start of Meteorological Winter
Blue Sky December Coping Skills Coping skills are getting a stress-test this year. For me it's a streaming-TV coccoon every evening and Frosted Mini Wheats for lunch. No judging. That, and an empty Doppler screen. I have a strange, irrational urge to ski Oklahoma,...
Quiet West – Stormy Eastern USA, Statistical Odds of a White Thanksgiving?
Winter Remains On Indefinite Pause Have you noticed that most disaster movies start out with people ignoring warnings from scientists? I have a respect for science - and faith in something more. God gave us experts. This Thanksgiving season I'm grateful for family,...
Relatively Quiet Thanksgiving Day Across USA – Lightning “Superbolts” and Drought Lingers Across West
Giving Thanks For Quiet Weather "When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself" wrote Tecumseh, a 19th century Shawnee Native American leader. In spite of...
Record 2020 Hurricane Recap – Doppler Radar Gaps – How Communicating Weather Threats Impacts Action
No Prolonged Winter Spells In Sight There is a bright (vaccinated) light at the end of this long, dark tunnel. Health experts believe the next few months will be better than the next few weeks. Which leaves us all in viral limbo this holiday season. Personally, I'd...
What La Nina? Unusually Mild December Predicted for Much of North America
I Have Good News And I Have Bad News Is the weather-glass half full or half empty? Depends on who you ask. Snow lovers are feeling blue, although it's been consistently cold enough for ski resorts to be making snow. Cold, crystalline water is a big part of our...
November Snows, “Eta” and “Theta” – Record Breaking Year for Atlantic Hurricanes
Bright Sunshine Melts Some Of Our Snow Well that was fun. Storms (temporarily) distract me from viruses and politics. And - I'm bored and insecure - they give me something to point to. Over the years I've noticed that 3-6 inches of snow instills more angst in November...