Monthly Archives: February 2007

Snow Saturday night?

The models as well as the synoptic pattern both are suggesting the possibility of snow showers for much of Kentucky Saturday night. The GFS shows a fast-moving piece of energy rotating through the longwave trough overnight Saturday which will help … Continue reading

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Northern Plains blizzard redux

Update: 3/1 6:00 am: The SPC has upgraded western KY to a moderate risk of severe weather although the greatest risk of tornadoes remains south and west over MS, AL and TN. As in the previous update, the key will … Continue reading

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La Nina and the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season

While it is still early to project what type of hurricane season the Atlantic basin will have in 2007, it is worth nothing that computer models anticipate that La Nina conditions are expected to rapidly develop over the next few … Continue reading

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Weekend storm and beyond…

It is starting to become clear that the worst severe weather potential will be south and west of KY this weekend. For Saturday, the highest risk appears to be MO, LA, MS while on Sunday the highest risk will shift … Continue reading

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Weekend severe weather outbreak

The 2007 tornado season is off to a deadly start, as there have been nearly twice as many tornadoes as usual thus far (65 vs. 38) and many more deaths than usual (23 vs. 2). There is still the potential … Continue reading

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From winter to spring to winter

Even though the last 30 days (1/20-2/18) ranks as one of the 10 coldest in the past 110 years, the wintry weather will be nothing more than a memory during the last week of February. Temperatures will surge into the … Continue reading

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Last snow of the year???

The NWS in Louisville is predicting 1-2 inches of snow for much of Kentucky Friday night/Saturday. There is some concern that a more northerly track will lessen snow amounts across Bowling Green. Read more here. With the warmup coming next … Continue reading

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Prescient Prediction

Way back on the first ever post on this blog (“The winter thus far“) I talked about the incredible warmth of December and early January and how some climate researchers were already claiming that 2007 would be the warmest year … Continue reading

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Where will February 2007 rank?

At the halfway point of February 2007, the temperatures departures are quite impressive. Bowling Green is at -9.2 F, Louisville is at -12.3 F, and Lexington is at -13.6 F. Using the latest 7-day forecast from the NWS, by February … Continue reading

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Blizzard of 2007

While we bask in 50+ degree air here in south-central KY Tuesday, a storm of historic proportions is ravaging the Midwest, mid-Atlantic and New England. There is an incredibly large area of blizzard warnings (minimum criteria – falling and/or blowing … Continue reading

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