Wilbur Jones

Wilbur Jones is an amazing man! Truly an inspiration! Of course his experiences with the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane were beyond epic (185mph + winds, 15 foot surge, surviving in a box car with a two foot air bubble on top), but his 101 years on this earth are so much bigger than this historic storm. He was friends with Arnold Palmer, knew Robert Trent Jones (Bobby Jones), flew in bombers over Europe during WWII, survived the Great Miami 1926 Hurricane in Coral Gables, and so much more... What a great day!

Friday the 13th Cooperton, OK Tornado

One year ago today I saw this BEAST...

A large tornado passes in front of myself/Joel Young about 2-3 miles south of Cooperton, OK on highway 54 around 7:30pm. Friday the 13th strikes again! (4/13/12)  ©GregNordstrom 2012

2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast

EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2013 (CSU):  

http://tropical.atmos.colostate.edu/forecasts/2013/apr2013/apr2013.pdf

Also, here is Joe Bastardi's forecast for the upcoming hurricane season...  

http://www.weatherbell.com/2013-Hurricane-Season-Forecast

Video:  http://www.weatherbell.com/

*I definitely agree with Joe that we have entered a period similar to the 1950's.  Cold PDO + Warm AMO...  Also, pure statistics tells us the major hurricane landfall drought is likely to end this year for the US.  Last major hurricane to strike the US...  Hurricane Wilma in 2005

39 Years Ago - April 3rd-4th, 1974 "Super Outbreak"

39 Years Ago Today - April 3rd-4th, 1974 "Super Outbreak"

148 tornadoes touched down in 13 states in less than 24 hours

Alabama:  http://www.alabamawx.com/?p=70475&fb_comment_id=fbc_513475165377067_70608696_513509385373645#f25a164eb

Ohio:  http://ww2.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/swio/pages/content/1974_tornado.htm

Interesting Perspective/Stats:  http://www.ustornadoes.com/2013/04/03/looking-back-at-the-april-3-4-1974-super-outbreak/

1925 Tri-State Tornado Paper

This is an AWESOME read...  Highly recommend!

- Meteorological Analyses of the Tri-State Tornado Event of March 1925

http://www.ejssm.org/ojs/index.php/ejssm/article/view/114/88