Thursday, May 30, 2013
Fog Bank, May 27, 2013
The first pick is from the NASA image of the day on May 22 with a MODIS satellite image of the storm that caused the tornado in Moore, OK
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2513.html
Brad Panovich posted a link to a NASA SPoRT blogpost about lightning activity just before the Oklahoma tornados.
http://nasasport.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/total-lightning-perspective-of-the-moore-oklahoma-supercell/
I haven't found out yet what the SPoRT acronym means.
I've got the commentary from the NWS office in La Crosse, Wisconsin, about the May 19 storms
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=may1913
From GoogleEarthPics, FIre Rainbows over Kansas
https://twitter.com/GoogleEarthPics/status/336286774080987137/photo/1
Tornado Titans posted a very nice photo of a supercell on the Oklahoma/Kansas border
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=472012569535936&set=a.118272271576636.18272.118195624917634&type=3&l=94a709ad84&permPage=1
The NY Times had an article about the Oklahoma tornados
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/24/us/racing-the-clock-and-a-storm-a-way-of-life-in-tornado-alley.html?_r=0
I found an interactive map that shows before & after aerial pictures of Moore, OK. You can move the point of view, and find the edges of the tornado's path.
http://tmappsevents.esri.com/website/swipe_moore/
Audio Fog Bank
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Fog Bank, May 13, 2013
NOAA sent out a press release on one of the instruments to be places on the GOES-R next generation weather satellites.
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20130502_goesr.html
Astronomy Picture of the Day (yes … astronomy) had a fantastic picture of a supercell storm from Montana
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130505.html
The National Weather Service office in Pocatello, ID, had a press release on a gust front storm, or gustnado, that occurred there last week
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=pih&img=2&size=1
Richard Foreman, @thewxobserver, posted a pic of someone that sort of looks like Nate Johnson
https://twitter.com/thewxobserver/status/333926237942730753/photo/1
From WDRB, video and story about a massive ice floe coming ashore in Minnesota
http://fox41blogs.typepad.com/wdrb_weather/2013/05/video-of-massive-ice-floe-damaging-homes-in-minnesota.html
Thanks for listening, Skydaver, out
Audio FogBank
Fog Bank, May 6, 2013
My first pick is from Earth Science Picture of the day, showing multiple light pillars in the clouds.
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/04/multiple-light-pillars.html
KARE 11 in Minnesota showed a short video of Ice Chandeliering,
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/1023782/396/Strange-ice-phenomena-unfolds-at-Minn-lake
NOAA Weather Partners' Severe Weather Blog has a post by Harold Brooks about the tornado numbers over the last 12 months
http://www.norman.noaa.gov/2013/05/low-tornado-numbers-and-low-tornado-deaths-may-2012-april-2013/
Fourth pick comes from Kyle Issac, on Google+, with me a link to Nick Kosir, the rapping Weatherman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mZhpGCVr1A&list=UURZVxIpIbf6iLTU0e5MLyHA&index=2
Chuck Prevatte sent me an article from The Columbian newspaper, in Vancouver, Washington, about weather spotters.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2013/may/04/local-weather-spotters-first-line-of-defense/
Thanks for listening,
Skydaver out!
Audio Fog Bank
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Fog Bank, April 29, 2013
First up, A great photo of a sun halo from (you guessed it) Earth Science Picture of the Day
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/04/eye-in-the-sky-over-delta-utah.html
There was a lot of rain in the South East on Sunday, April 28. It was enough to keep me off the golf course! NWS Raleigh posted a picture on Twitter with observed totals. My home is up in the middle of the numbers in the upper left; I also had 1.38" (I need to see if I qualify to be an observer for that office)
https://twitter.com/NWSRaleigh/status/328863033084502017/photo/1
My third pick is the CoCoRaHS blog with a post about that same system, bringing rain to Texas & Tennessee
http://cocorahs.blogspot.com/2013/04/soaking-rain-in-tennessee-and-texas.html
WeatherBug posted a link to a chart showing snow totals in Colorado this year, remarking on the April numbers, especially.
http://ow.ly/i/1ZLO7
The best Twitter forecast this morning (April 29) comes from Bryan McCormick @bmccormick_wx
Pop your collar and wear your favorite brightly-colored spandex pants because the 80s are back in Region 8! #ARwx twitpic.com/cmu1wa
If JB doesn't have another pick, he can have this,
The Cryosphere today, a website with a huge amount of information about the polar ice coverage
http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/
Thanks for listening, Skydaver Out!
Audio Fog Bank
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Fob Bank, April 22, 2013
Hello, fellow weather geeks, this is David Phillips. You can find these picks at skydaver.blogspot.com
First up is a picture of a
Hole Punch Cloud & Fallstreak in California, from Earth Science Picture of the Day
Second, WREG TV in Memphis had a nice video of fog over the city, April 5th
My third pick is a weather photography community on Google+
Earth Science Picture of the Day makes the FogBank again with another great Aurora photo
Finally, The Warning Decision Training Branch of the National Weather Service has some training modules about Dual Pol Radars, including modules for non-meteorologists
The Fog Bank started because I was feeding picks of the week to JB, and this week is no different. If he doesn't tell you, just check my blog.
James, no fog horn for JB
Thanks for listening, Skydaver out!
(The pick I sent to JB)
Astronomy Picture of the day with a lenticular cloud near Mt. Hood
Monday, April 15, 2013
Fog Bank for April 15, 2013
Earth Science Picture of the Day comes through with a great rainbow photo
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/04/sonoma-valley-rainbow.html
Brad Panovich tweeted a link to the NWS Milwaukee office, showing the snow cover difference between 2012 & 2013
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=93706&source=0&buffer_share=05d4b&utm_source=buffer
James, sit on your hands and don't hit the climate change buzzer for this link. I remind you of your own words, look at the science, and decide for yourself. Brad Panovich put a great post on Google+, and linked to a very good article at the Economist. I think both are worth reading
https://plus.google.com/115333506137843021021/posts/diWtBifLEnA
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21574461-climate-may-be-heating-up-less-response-greenhouse-gas-emissions
The UK Met Office has an article about atmospheric research flights
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/barometer/features/2013-03/flying-the-skies
The Weather Channel website posted an article on large hail
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-severe/hail-dangers-costs-20130403?pageno=1
Thanks for listening, Skydaver out.
Sent to JB
Earth Science Picture of the Day had a photo of a thunderstorm over Calgary, Alberta.
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2013/04/calgary-alberta-lightning-display.html
Audio Fog Bank
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Fog Bank, April 1, 2013
From the Capital Weather Gang, a blog post on Confessions of a weather weenie. At the time of the posting, they were asking for our stories, too
The CoCoRaHS network message of the day for March 12 had a short discussion of CoCoRaHS and the NSLL's PING project
NOAA Weather Partners has a new video from the National Severe Storms Lab about their radar research
Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 26 has a great Aurora photo
I ran across this photo on Twitter under a userid called Scienceporn. I've looked at their postings, and I'm pretty sure they're safe for work, or to show your grandma. The photo is allegedly sunrise at the north pole, with a new moon. I'm not certain that the photo hasn't been manipulated, but it is absolutely beautiful, regardless.
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