Andrew’s Blog

Today is the day we announce the winner be sure to check the main page sometime after 4pm.

www.myweatherlab.com

Here are a few pictures of this evenings senset after a dreary day of clouds and high winds.

… Severe thunderstorm awareness day…

There are approximately two thousand thunderstorms in progress
around the world at any given time. Most of these storms are
beneficial and bring needed rain. Only a small fraction less than
one percent are classified as severe. Severe thunderstorms are
those thunderstorms that produce hail three quarter inch in
diameter… or larger… and or strong wind gusts of 58 mph or greater.
Hail that is three quarters of an inch in diameter is about the size
of a penny.

A small fraction of these thunderstorms produce tornadoes. All
thunderstorms are capable of producing deadly lightning. The
heavy rains or the lightning activity in a thunderstorm do not have
anything to do with a thunderstorm being classified as severe.

Some of the severe thunderstorms safety rules are as follows.

Find shelter immediately. Go to a sturdy building that will
withstand high winds. Avoid electrical appliances and telephones.

It would be a good idea to bring your car inside a garage and to
secure loose objects.

Remember… a Severe Thunderstorm Warning means that a severe
thunderstorm is occurring. The severe thunderstorm has been
detected by the Doppler radar… or reported to the National
Weather Service by our sky warn spotter network… or the local
law enforcement agency in a particular County.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means that conditions are right for
severe thunderstorms to develop… but none has been observed.
Folks should keep an eye on the sky and listen to commercial
broadcasts… or weather radio for any subsequent warnings.

When a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is issued for your
location… .treat it the same as you would a Tornado Warning.
Severe thunderstorms can produce damaging winds large hail and
deadly lightning.

We had a Storm Spotter Class at Williams Baptist College yesterday.  The NWS holds classes several times a year to train people interested in the weather.  This class was a great success with over 30 people in attendance.  More information about classes in your area can be found at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ Remember that accurate weather reporting is very important in the protection of property and lives.

Looks like we have a chance of a possible Ice Storm here in Northeast Arkansas.

Ryan Vaughan Chief Meteorologist from KAIT has posted some great information on his personal blog about this weather event, what makes it nice is he goes into depth about explaining what can happen and where so be sure to check it out.
Ryans Blog

We woke up to a nice morning after a night of rain, I will admit it is a little bit windy though with winds from the South at 20 gusting to 30.  Our total rain was .48″  Here are a few pictures from this morning.

I just wanted to say thank you to Ryan for adding the giveaway link on his blog, we are having great success with the drawing so far, remember you can enter once a day for a better chance to win.

GOOD LUCK Everyone!

Be sure to visit our main site to enter for  a chance to win a weather radio.  The drawing is limited to U.S. Residents only please.  Enter at  MyWeatherLab.com

The storm system came and went here in College City, we had some strong winds and heavy rain but no damage in the city.  We have heard reports of damage in other counties and that information can be found at KAIT8 Jonesboro Arkansas.

The weather crew at KAIT8 did an awesome job this evening as always, we are blessed to have such a great crew watching our skies!  Kudos Ryan, Sarah, Chris and all the people behind the scenes.

Well its now 12:07 AM and the outside temperature is 67 Degrees with a Dew Point of 61, I had to take a double take at my calendar and make sure this was FEBUARY 5th.  Monitor this system closely everyone, it could be a bad day around NE Arkansas.

Stay up to date and Stay SAFE!
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