Monthly Archives: February 2007

Blizzard for New England; heavy rain for south-central KY

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

I haven’t changed my thinking with regards to the storm for Monday and Tuesday. The double-jet structure of the storm that I talked about here will bring 1-2″ of rain to Bowling Green Monday and Monday night. We may also … Continue reading →

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Transverse vertical circulations

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

What?!? My synoptic meteorology students may remember how direct and indirect transverse vertical circulations lead to enhanced precipitation in winter storms. Looking at the 120 hr model of the 12z run from Thursday, you can clearly see two jet streaks … Continue reading →

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100 inches of snow…

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

Upstate NY has gotten hammered with what will likely end up as over 100 inches of snow. Accuweather has some nice radars and storm totals while CNN has some pictures and video. Here and here are some additional pictures as … Continue reading →

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Storm time

Posted on February 7, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

On Saturday I outlined the expected pattern change that would be taking place during the February 10-24 period. In that discussion I noted that a split flow was developing and that… …split flow patterns provide the access to the moisture … Continue reading →

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Snow chances and trends for mid-February

Posted on February 3, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

Expect a quick burst of snow overnight that should just replace the inch we got Friday. There is decent ensemble consensus for another quick burst of snow Tuesday/Wednesday ahead of the last truly cold air mass (at least for right … Continue reading →

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Job opening at UK

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

From: Tom Priddy Ag. Weather Center University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky has available the position of staff meteorologist. The duties of this entry level position include maintaining daily meteorological and operational aspects of the Weather Center including forecast … Continue reading →

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MOS and arctic air

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

Update: Sunday, 2/4 9:54 pm I will score how well the NWS and MOS fared against the arctic air mass over the Saturday-Wednesday period. I will group the Bowling Green and Lexington forecast by day to make scoring easier. By … Continue reading →

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Where is the snow?

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Gregory Goodrich

As a forecaster, the goal is to get the meteorology right (storm track, thermal profile, dynamics) when a storm is approaching. Once the meteorology is correct, it is fairly easy to predict the weather (temperatures and precipitation) and you will … Continue reading →

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