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EF-4 tornado struck Granbury, Texas and only left slabs of houses in the area. Image Credit: NWS
Blogs | May 17, 2013

Granbury, Texas tornado rated EF-4. Sixteen May 15 tornadoes confirmed so far

A preliminary overview of at least 16 tornadoes that struck parts of northern and eastern Texas on May 15, 2013.

Tornado near Millsap, Texas on May 15, 2013, Image Credit: Chris McBee and Rachel Sager.
Blogs | May 16, 2013

Severe storms kill at least 6 people in Texas

Severe storms struck in north and east Texas yesterday. At least 6 dead with over a hundred injuries in the town of Granbury. Mile-wide tornado north of Vista.

Late 2013 snowfall in Arlington, VA via TimesDispatch
Blogs | May 13, 2013

Cooler spring weather does not equal a cooling climate

It’s not uncommon to see pockets of unusually cold air in a warming world. Why? Because weather does not equal climate.

Upper level low responsible for the chilly weather across the Southeast on May 4, 2013. Image Credit: NOAA
Blogs | May 08, 2013

Chilly start to May in U.S. Southeast

Temperatures have been well below average for the Southeast United States for the first half of May 2013. Here’s why.

UGA researchers.  Image via Minh Phan.
Blogs | Apr 27, 2013

Social media used to study April 27, 2011 tornadoes in U.S. Southeast

University of Georgia researchers used a Facebook page to determine the trajectories of tornado debris.

Hurricane Sandy on October 28, 2012 via the GOES-13 weather satellite.
Blogs | Apr 23, 2013

CSU projects active 2013 Atlantic hurricane season

CSU is forecasting an active 2013 hurricane season with a high probability for a major hurricane to affect the U.S. coast.

Moderate risk has been issued for parts of Oklahoma, northern Texas, and southeast Kansas. Image Credit: Storm Prediction Center
Blogs | Apr 17, 2013

Severe storms for southern U.S. Great Plains states April 17 and 18

Severe weather appears likely today and into Thursday across parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and north Texas. Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.

Infrared image U.S. storm April 9, 2013
Blogs | Apr 09, 2013

Much of U.S. will see active and stormy weather April 9-11

Significant storm system sweeping across U.S. will bring winter back to Northern Plains and Rocky Mountains. and severe weather in Central Plains and U.S. Southeast.

Joplin tornado May 22, 2011
Blogs | Apr 08, 2013

Why no seasonal tornado forecast?

We never hear of an official tornado or severe weather outlook for the United States. Here’s why it would be tricky to create one.

Realtime snapshot of wind currents over USA.
Blogs | Mar 26, 2013

Way cool real-time U.S. wind map

The wind map updates every hour and can let you see the movement, flow, and speeds of wind across the United States. Go see it! It’s great!