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March 2008
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Kent Ehrhardt: November 2007 ArchivesHere's the latest on the approaching storm: As of 9:00 Tuesday evening Skytracker Doppler Radar is indicating a line of showers just about to enter the northwest portion of our viewing area. I expect this line to continue moving to the southeast with the front (wind shift) moving through St. Louis about 4:00 AM. Showers and a few thunderstorms are likely overnight with temperatures dropping into the 50s. No severe stor... Last week Steve Templeton and I took notice of a developing storm system that was indicating a chance of a change-over to snow near Thanksgiving day. As meteorologists, we always seem to be in a conundrum with these extended forecasts. On top of that it always seems to happen around a holiday. On one hand we are compelled to provide you with a "heads-up" if we see the potential for an important storm, especially if it occurs near a ho... If you read Steve's blog from Thursday you know that we have our eye on a storm that is expected to develop early next week. I say expected because as of Friday evening it's just a wave of clouds in the Pacific Ocean. Travel in the midwest over the weekend shouldn't be a problem as I don't expect any precipitation or wind issues. Monday - It will be breezy from St. Louis up through the Great Lakes, including Chicago, b... Many of you know that I spent 14 years forecasting, reporting on and chasing hurricanes when I worked in West Palm Beach, Florida. When meteorologists first had access to satellite imagery back in the mid 20th century it provided a wealth of data never before available to forecasters. Before that we had to rely on shipping and rare pilot reports for the latest from the tropics. It's likely that many tropical storms went unreported simply becau... |
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