FRIDAY: Winds will be the big focus as we close out the work week with widespread gusts up to 25-35mph Friday afternoon. Stronger winds will be found along and east of the Northern and Central Mountains with gusts near 55mph. The combination of gusty winds, dry conditions (humidity
When there’s a tornado watch or warning, it may already be too late to come up with a plan for safely riding out a tornado or microburst.
This is another forecast that should grab your attention.
As a storm approaches, additional data on the track and strength of a system can reveal in big changes in snowfall forecasts.
No one remembers when you're right, but no one forgets when you're wrong. Your local weather person knows that saying all too well. But while they take a lot of the heat (get it?), how much of it is actually justified? In this episode, Mona Chalabi looks at weather forecasting data to see how accurate these predictions really are, and gives us tips for when we should--and shouldn't--trust the forecast. Want to hear more from Mona? Check out her podcast Am I Normal…
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As storms become stronger, safety instructions for threats can be contradictory
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Weather predictions and folklore are probably as old as human society
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