Non-UK meteorology stuff

Having lived through several tornadoes I can assure that they invoke raw primal fear deep in your soul. I imagine being Blitzed during WWII had a similar psychological effect. That feeling of needing tongs & a shoehorn to pry your nuts out of your throat afterwards is not easily forgotten. :eek:

I passed through Moore, OK in 2013 right after they had the infamous EF5 tornado in May. It was like travelling through the Ruhr Pocket in the Spring of '45. :eek:o_O:oops: Unbelievable damage.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Moore_tornado
Having lived in Spring, Texas for a number of years, I can begin to understand how one must feel. Fortunately, we experienced only a few near misses, but to see the green sky and feel the atmospheric pressure drop is more than enough to scare the crap out of me. Added to this is the treat of hurricanes.
 
We've been having some crazy weather this week: At the beginning of the week we had a severe windstorm with winds gusting to 110km per hour; yesterday we had a day long snow storm that dumped 20cm of snow on us; and, this morning it was -16*C and the sky is crystal clear. We are supposed to have another snow storm this weekend. So much for southern Ontario being the banana belt. Mind you, crazier weather has been happening elsewhere: snow in Hawaii, snow in Los Vegas and 72*F in Brussels.:eek:
 
The hottest spot in Canada today was Cold Lake, Alberta, where the thermometer hit 32*C. The historical average high for this time of year is 19*C. Western Canada currently is experiencing abnormally high temperatures for this time of year with daily highs in the high 20*Cs to 32*C.; forest fires are raging.
 
The hottest spot in Canada today was Cold Lake, Alberta, where the thermometer hit 32*C. The historical average high for this time of year is 19*C. Western Canada currently is experiencing abnormally high temperatures for this time of year with daily highs in the high 20*Cs to 32*C.; forest fires are raging.
It's an indicator of how the weakened Jet is at present that more of these high latitudes are experiencing warm, dry weather, leading to wildfires.
 
Apologies for not posting since November. Anxiety and seemingly endless appointments and other distractions got me out of the routine. Here's Hank Schyma's review of the 2019 storm season(s) to get me back to posting.
 
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