With the arrival of Spring, major holiday celebrations arrive (e.g., Passover, Easter). With the arrival of spring, major, large-scale storminess often arrives, as well. While we may think that major storms are most likely in the middle of winter, it isn’t the cold weather that sets the stage for such
Read DetailsThe clock was ticking yesterday, figuratively and literally, as I finalized this article. The first Pi Day event had taken place some twelve hours earlier (3:14:15 a.m. on 3/14); the second occurred this past evening. With such a special day in progress, I made sure to get around to do
Read DetailsLast November, a new weather satellite (GOES-R*), was launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida (Fig. 1). This new space dweller is equipped with modern and powerful instruments, opening numerous possibilities for improved weather analysis and forecasting. Today, I would like to focus on a brand-new instrument – The Geostationary
Read DetailsBatten down the hatches (and be prepared to take shelter today and tonight) if you live or are traveling across the southeast U.S. The Storm Prediction has issued a highly unusual severe weather outlook for the region – calling for a moderate to high severe weather risk for South Carolina,
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