Here in Kentuckiana, we’ve learned to live with the threat of severe weather, especially during the spring months. However, it must be noted that severe thunderstorms do not strike out of chance. Certain ingredients must come together to create conditions that are favorable for the development of those big boomers. These ingredients include; instability, vertical wind shear, lift and moisture…
Unfortunately, our spell of unseasonably warm weather has departed with the storms from last night. The severe weather was a classic result of the clash of seasons and now we are left to deal with the cold once again.
“Why aren’t you issuing a tornado warning?” yelled the man over the phone. Up to that point I was having a quiet evening and was pleased with the way the forecast was going. Admittedly, I was a bit shocked as I didn’t have a mention of a tornado in my forecast and in fact was calling for clear skies that night. A tornado happening with a clear forecast can really mess up your accuracy ratings, not to mention your confidence.
