Follow @TheAstroNick and @NHC_Atlantic on Twitter for lots of cool Hurricane Hunter updates! Today I installed a Turbulence Indicator (it's a dropsonde ribbon wrapped around a dropsonde cap and tied to the ceiling) to try to better illustrate the bouncing around. I think it works, personally.#Laura was a hurricane by this point but I hadn't
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NOAA article on hurricane formation and how they’re named
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What we know now Tropical depression 13 and 14 continue to churn in the Atlantic basin Thursday afternoon. Both are expected to become named storms (winds of 39 mph or greater) within the next 24 hours. They would be Laura and Marco. Official tracks from the National Hurricane Center indicate both storms posing a threat
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⬇️Help our neighbors to the north⬇️ Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation GoFundMe for Individual Families Affected
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This past Sunday Furnace Creek, CA hit a scorching 130º. If this is confirmed, it will be the third-hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. The all-time record was set in 1913 at 134º. Many meteorologists dispute this record due to lower-grade technology employed in that time. If you were to disregard the old record, this
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→You can view an interactive map of United States wildfires here←
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From this morning… Folks this rain is NO JOKE flooding already occurring on Lindell at Vandeventer. #STLwx #TurnAroundDontDrown pic.twitter.com/v8sFHandxr— Matt Beitscher (@FMtheWeatherman) August 12, 2020 Deja Vu?… Same area saw flooding Sunday Serious Flash flooding event going on in areas that can't handle several inches of rain in a short time. Lots of lightning and
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What makes a “derecho”? Monday’s historic wind event brought damage to several major cities from Iowa through north-central Illinois. This storm is referred to as a squall line. You may also here bow echo, or mesoscale convective system. What made this storm a derecho was it’s power. The word derecho comes from the spanish word
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SYNOPSIS A cold front continues to track south across northern Missouri Monday afternoon. Instability values are expected to be very high due to the heat and humidity expected. Wind shear looks relatively low, so a tornado threat looks low at the moment. Damaging wind, flash flooding and hail look like greater threats. TIMING Storms have
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NASA’s in-depth article on the 2020 Perseid meteor shower
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We’ve gotten a break from the 90s this week but the humid, muggy weather has held on strong. That’s set to change as a strong cold front is set to burst south through mid-Missouri Sunday night. Much drier air will help us cool off into the 70s for highs with lows into the mid-to-upper 50s–
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A heat advisory goes into effect tomorrow afternoon and lasts through Sunday evening. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team opted to not issue a Weather Alert Day due to heat index values remaining below 105º. We typically begin having internal Weather Alert Day discussions if heat index values are expected to be at least 100
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FULL PHOTO GALLERY
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A line of severe thunderstorms blossomed across the Highway 50 corridor this evening. It brought extremely heavy rainfall to Moniteau and Cole Counties. Flooding was reported on several roadways near creeks and streams in Jefferson City. A flash flood warning remains in effect until 11:15pm for Moniteau, Cole and Southern Callaway Counties. Radar indicated rainfall
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day in effect today through tonight for the potential of dangerous heat. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire viewing area for heat indices between 105-107 on Sunday. The jet stream will continue to lift north this week, with high pressure building
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You the NASA teleconference that has more information on viewing NEOWISE by clicking here.
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong to severe storms by this evening into late Saturday night. Storms diminished to our west early this morning, leaving the environment in better shape for ingredients to come together by afternoon. Plenty of instability is available for storms
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Tomorrow, a penumbral lunar eclipse will take place in the night sky. Now, this is a little bit different from a total or partial lunar eclipse that you usually might think of. When the sun shines on the earth, a shadow is cast. Because of the way shadows work, one direct shadow is formed– this
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