Graduation forecast
1. Friday will be a great day! Fair skies and highs from 70-75 after morning lows in the upper 40′s. 2. Saturday a low pressure system will develop along the gulf coast advecting clouds and moisture...
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Field Methods in Weather Analysis and Forecasting…..its on again!
Hello readers, Now an annual event, yesterday 8 students and 2 professors embarked on a journey across the great plains to forecast and verify severe convection. This ‘storm chasing’ class is meant as...
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Day 2 Recap
We woke up in Waterntown SD with a tough decision on our hands as we tried to discern the difficult setup that was ahead of us. Two distinct locations were discussed among the group; one being a...
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Day 3 Recap-Nebraska
After rising early in Aberdeen, South Dakota, we analyzed the surface observations and upper air data to determine our chase target. Sufficient moisture was accompanied by 40-60 knot shear in...
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Storm Chase Day 4 Recap
With the moderate risk in Minnesota and Wisconsin out of driving range from our starting point in Lincoln, Nebraska, our class decided to head south into Kansas to chase. Our target was the tail end of...
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Storm Chase Day 5 Recap-First Tornado!
First of all, it was one of the chasers birthdays today and what a birthday it was! We started off our day in in Andover, Kansas and met up to talk about what was going to go on today. The ingredients...
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Storm Chase Day 6 Recap
This morning we woke up in Junction City, Nebraska and headed north. Unlike the day before, there wasn’t really a focal point for the storms. Our target was northeastern Nebraska where the CAPE levels...
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Storm Chase Day 7 Recap
Today began in Sioux City, IA. We stopped to get gas and preform the necessary window cleaning and Rain-X applications. While at the gas station, we noticed that Reed Timmer, storm chaser with Tornado...
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WKU Storm Chase Day 8
The WKU Storm Chasers rose this morning in Salina, Kansas and, after a gas station breakfast, hit the road south. Our plan was to first drive southwest of Wichita Falls, Texas, where we could reassess...
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WKU Storm Chase Day 9 Recap
After spending the night in Wichita Falls, TX, the group had decided on an initial target of Weatherford, OK with the anticipation of driving northward to position ourselves near the triple point. The...
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Day 10 Recap
We woke up in Stillwater Oklahoma after a successful day the previous day with insane structure on storms we witnessed just northwest of Oklahoma city. Storms continued to persist throughout our...
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Day 11 Recap
Due to the main severe risk being too far east to chase, we left Amarillo, Texas, this morning and headed west toward Raton, New Mexico, in the hopes of chasing upslope thunderstorms. On our way out...
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Day 12 Recap
Day 12 of the WKU storm chase began in Raton, New Mexico, where we spent the night recovering from last night’s exhilarating hail storm. After weighing our options in the morning, the class decided to...
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Day 13 Recap
We started off our day by leaving Borger, TX and started to head east and toward home. Most of us fell asleep right as we made it back into the car. There has been a competition the past two weeks to...
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Isaac to Affect Kentucky This Weekend
Forecast Highlights: Today: Clearing, sunny afternoon, highs in the upper 80s Tonight: Clear, Lows in the mid 60s Wednesday: Sunny, high 90 This Weekend: 60% chance of rain from Tropical Storm Isaac...
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Now Again a Tropical Storm, Isaac Continues to Produce Dangerous Storm Surges...
Forecast Highlights: 1. Sunny and hot today and tomorrow. Clear tonight. 2. Models continue to depict a strengthening mid-level ridge Thursday night through Friday night over the mid-Atlantic coast...
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Tropical Depression Isaac Update
At 10 AM CDT Friday, Tropical Depression Isaac was located 25 miles northeast of Fort Smith, Arkansas. It was moving north-northwest at 11 mph. It will turn northeastward into the Ohio River Valley on...
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Weekend Rainfall Totals from Isaac and Forecast for 9/4-9/6.
Monday has brought us clearing from the remnants of Isaac with skies becoming partly cloudy by noon today and sunshine popping out around 2 pm. Rainfall totals over the weekend for Bowling Green ranged...
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Severe Storm Risk for Friday 9/7 and Weekend Forecast
Friday has continued throughout the week to becoming more promising for a chance at severe weather for Bowling Green. The Storm Prediction Center has placed Bowling Green in a slight risk for storms...
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Cooler, more comfortable conditions expected over the next several days…
A strong frontal boundry moved through the region this past weekend bringing showers and storms for many across the state. As the front tracked through the region, cooler and drier air filtered across...
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