Thursday was an interesting weather day in Illinois. Many areas experienced a rapid melt of the snowpack as warm, humid air moved into Illinois. The by-products of this included heavy fog, rain, severe weather, and localized flooding. I was driving back from a meeting in Pittsfield and was chased by severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings […]
Category: Severe Weather
All Quiet on the Severe Weather Front
As of May 8, 2013, the severe weather statistics for Illinois this year are relatively low (see first map). There have been 2 tornado reports (red dots), 25 hail reports (green dots), and 62 wind damage reports (blue dots). By this point last year, we had 22 tornadoes including the deadly February 29 tornado at […]
Tornado Drought
Figure on the number of tornadoes reported across the US in 2012, red line at the bottom, as well for the most active year (2003) and the last widespread tornado-land drought (1988). Figure courtesy of NOAA.
Tornado Drought
Figure on the number of tornadoes reported across the US in 2012, red line at the bottom, as well for the most active year (2003) and the last widespread tornado-land drought (1988). Figure courtesy of NOAA.