13
Mar
By John Kemper

Multiple Rounds of Storms in Play

Welcome to Spring! Tracking several rounds of severe thunderstorms for Thursday! While a line of storms pushes southeast across the Ohio Valley during the morning / early afternoon, another round will develop by the evening hours. Damaging winds of 60mph, large hail, and perhaps a few tornadoes are all on…
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Winter 2023/24 is running historically warm for the US.
14
Feb
By Bret Walts

Winter 2023/24 is running historically warm for the US.

Winter 2023-2024: warmest on record? By Hope Kleitsch The 2023-2024 winter season has been rather boring for the Ohio Valley region. December was dry and mild. January was wet, cooler than December, but still warmer than average, despite the arctic cold snap. Now, February is very mild and bone dry.…
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Fog: The Silent Killer
04
Feb
By Bret Walts

Fog: The Silent Killer

By Hope Kleitsch Fog blanketed over 20 states last week, causing the National Weather Service to issue a record breaking number of Dense Fog Advisories. 1,517 advisories were issued on Thursday, Jan. 25, making it the record number of dense fog advisories ever simultaneously issued. Jan. 24 and 23 made…
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The Polar Vortex: What is it and Recent History.
26
Jan
By Bret Walts

The Polar Vortex: What is it and Recent History.

The Polar vortex is a commonly misunderstood, yet popular term in the meteorology world. By Hope Kleitsch Note, this is NOT a new term, it just happens to be a term that is flowing freely on the internet. It refers to the area of low pressure that is parked atop…
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