KSPR's Surviving The Storm And Yours Truly

KSPR -33 will be presenting Surviving The Storm on Sunday, April 5th at 5pm. Senior Meteorologist Kevin Lighty dedicated part of this special to SkyWarn. Jim Sellars and I were interviewed and the 3 1/2 minute segment is now on YouTube. Kevin Lighty and team did a great job with this piece, and did great justice to SkyWarn and Amateur Radio. Thanks for not making me look like a dork, Kevin. At least I don't think I look like a dork. I guess you can be the judge.

Interesting Article On Tornadoes Fueled By Land Use

Wired Science reports that climate change and urban sprawl fueled a freak tornado in Atlanta one year ago. According to climatologists, urban sprawl caused the storm to intensify and create the killer tornado. Read the article here.

Severe Weather Threat Mon 3/9-Tues 3/10

This evening and into the overnight hours, severe weather will be possible. Golf ball sized hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are possible.

You should stay tuned to local weather forecasts. Make sure your NOAA All Hazards Radio is on and backed up by battery. If you don't own a NOAA All Hazards Radio, you should. Click the link for a previous blog post on selecting one.

UPDATE: Tuesday 3/10 - Expect storms to fire near or after 2pm. There is an isolated tornado threat. Don't forget the statewide tornado drill is at 1:30pm.

Strong to Severe Storms Sat 3/6 and Sun 3/7

Strong to severe storms will be possible Saturday night into early Sunday. The main threat will be large hail and damaging winds.

You should stay tuned to local weather forecasts. Make sure your NOAA All Hazards Radio is on and backed up by battery. If you don't own a NOAA All Hazards Radio, you should. Click the link for a previous blog post on selecting one.