Stu Ostro's Meteorology Blog http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/show.html Weather Underground RSS Feed for stuostro's Blog Tue, 5 Mar 2013 04:05:00 GMT Tue, 5 Mar 2013 04:05:00 GMT 15 http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=27 <![CDATA[ Meteorological Images of February 2013]]> http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=27
Well, except for this cartoon! (Which is not about a weather event per se, but in its own way it's about a lot of weather events ....<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=27">Read More</a>]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2013 03:30:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=26 <![CDATA[ Meteorological images of the blizzard]]> http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=26
While these images are captivating to look at, they also represent interesting meteorological things about the storm, one which produced very significant impacts and, tragically, loss of life even though the blizzard was well forecast. Every event is unique, has i...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=26">Read More</a>]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:32:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=25 <![CDATA[ Early-mid February does it **again**!!]]> http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=25
There were two exceptions: February 7, 1967 and the "Lindsay Storm" of February 9, 1969.

Those da...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=25">Read More</a>]]> Fri, 8 Feb 2013 04:41:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=24 <![CDATA[ The Adairsville tornado]]> http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=24


Image credit: Steven Goodman and Kevin Knupp, "Tornadogenesis via Squall Line and Supercell Interaction: The...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=24">Read More</a>]]> Mon, 4 Feb 2013 22:03:00 GMT http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=23 <![CDATA[ Meteorological Images of January 2013]]> http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=23

POLAR VORTEX SPLIT

Sudden stratospheric warming (SSW) events have, alas, sometimes been sensationalized and misrepresented during recent years in this social media age -- they don't all result in the same extreme outcome weatherwise in a given location -- but the science involved is legit and there have been papers published on the topic for more than 60...<br /><a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/stuostro/comment.html?entrynum=23">Read More</a>]]> Sat, 2 Feb 2013 22:27:00 GMT