“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”— Benjamin Franklin Meteorological Analysis Three weeks ago, a major cold snap and series of winter storms enveloped the southern plains and parts of the Mississippi River Valley, sending temperatures below zero… Read More ›
Weather
West Coast Fires Are Worsened by Bad Policy, Not Climate Change
Anytime there is an extreme weather or weather-related event, there never seems to be a shortage of people who immediately blame man-made climate change. You can bet your hard earned dollar that any individual who makes such obscure claims without… Read More ›
2020 Atlantic Hurricane Outlook
As with any hurricane season, it’s important to be prepared for anything, including worst-case scenarios. While some seasons are far busier than others, all it takes is one storm to change someone’s life forever. This is why it’s necessary to… Read More ›
Fogbows Spotted Near the Puget Sound
Hikers at Deception Pass State Park, northwest of Seattle, Washington, were greeted by a mesmerizing sight last weekend. Kim Knight Wilkinson was there to photograph this incredible phenomena, known as a fogbow. Fogbows, sometimes referred to as cloudbows, white rainbows,… Read More ›
Nashville, TN Area Tornadoes: Just Weather, Not Climate Change
Introduction As a weather forecaster, I love being able to break down and forecast extreme and/or noteworthy weather events here in the United States. Tropical cyclones, nor’easters, and Arctic outbreaks are a particular interest of mine. Yet, throughout this very… Read More ›
Severe Weather is Headed For the Deep South
Millions of Americans across the Deep South will be facing some dangerous weather conditions tomorrow and Saturday. At the same time, the Midwest will be dealing with some snow, which while it won’t be historic, it’ll be disruptive. So, let’s… Read More ›
Blowtorch Christmas? I Think Not
By Chris Martz | December 20, 2019 Social media posts are well known for their exaggeration, and the weather is no exception. For the last week or so, I’ve been seeing Tweet after Tweet claiming that Christmas is going to… Read More ›
MAJOR Blizzard Today For the Dakotas & Upper Midwest
Good morning everyone! As promised, I have another weather update regarding our big storm system which will be producing a blizzard over the Dakotas and Upper Midwest today and some decent interior mountain snow tomorrow through Tuesday across Southern New… Read More ›
Thanksgiving Travel Forecast
By Chris Martz | November 23, 2019 Good evening everyone! Thanksgiving is less than a week away, so I decided that I wanted to give my viewers a heads up on what’s going on across the country this week as… Read More ›
No, Global Warming is Not Causing More Frequent Arctic Outbreaks
By Chris Martz | November 9, 2019 INTRODUCTION Just when wildfires weren’t enough, we now have people blaming cold weather on a warming climate, which seems quite contradictory. In light of the Arctic outbreak in forecast this coming week, people… Read More ›