Monday, March 12, 2012

19 Years Ago Tonight


19 years ago tonight my interest in weather became a passion! The pressure dropped to 28.53" at my house in Arlington, VA. I'll never forget the "Superstorm" of 1993 as long as I live!

My blog post last year on the 18 year anniversary:


The 1993 "Superstorm" produced 12 foot storm surges in western Florida (Apalachee Bay), including 11 tornadoes (3 at F2 strength)! Also, it produced a derecho in Cuba (gusts to 130mph)! It was a beast of a storm, one of the strongest mid-latitude traveling cyclones ever! Plus, I'm not even talking about the record snowfalls/pressure readings it produced in the Deep South and all along the East Coast... I'm pretty sure I'm right about this, but at one point, every county in Alabama was under a blizzard warning. That won't happen again for a long long time! Here are two great videos from the weather channel... Enjoy!




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Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Big Picture Blog


Here are some images from the tornado outbreak across the Midwest/South on February 29th (Leap Year) and March 2nd. It also includes some amazing before and after shots from the Japanese tsunami. Like always, I highly recommend 'The Big Picture' blog if you haven't checked it out yet. Enjoy!



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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

41 Years Ago...


A significant tornado outbreak occurred in the Mississippi Delta 41 years ago today. There were nine tornadoes in the MS Delta, including a F-5, two F-4's, and one F-3. Unfortunately, 110 people died in MS alone. 123 people total during the outbreak (11 Louisiana, 2 in North Carolina). From a chasing standpoint, the Delta is very similar to the Great Plains. It's actually probably my favorite place to chase. If I was alive, I would have gone after this event for sure. I'll leave several links below about this historic tornado outbreak... Enjoy!




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Friday, February 17, 2012

Cloud Tsunami?


Check out these amazing photos from Panama City! Enjoy!




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Saturday, February 11, 2012

The Dangers of Chasing


Here is a great essay by Chuck Doswell on the dangers of chasing, specifically with tornado chasing. I agree with this 100%. When it comes to hurricane chasing, driving would still be the #1 danger in my eyes without a doubt. Obviously, lightning is a very minimal risk with hurricanes, but storm surge is NOTHING to mess with. It will destroy everything in its path and will kill you quick!



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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Invest 90L




We have an invest (90L) on Super Bowl Sunday! While rare, this does happens from time to time. On Groundhog Day 1952, a tropical storm struck South Florida, as the NWS in Miami recorded a wind gust of 68mph. I'll leave some links below about this rare tropical storm...





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Saturday, January 28, 2012

1/28/1922: "Knickerbocker" Snowstorm


RT 1/28/1922: The “Knickerbocker” storm dumped 28" of snow on Washington DC in 32 hr (city's worst).


Today is the 90th anniversary of the biggest snowstorm in Washington DC history (recorded). 28" of snow fell in DC, even though there were higher reports nearby. Here are several links talking about this historic storm. I will also include two links to video I shot during the back to back Washington DC Nor'easter/Blizzard in February 2010. At my location I had 27/28" follow by 12/13" in a 5-6 day period. Pretty amazing!









My Chase Videos:




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