Winter Preparedness (There’s an App for That)
Rick Atterberry is blog post author.
We’re almost three weeks into meteorological Winter and just a few days from the start of the season in …
Derecho — Weather Wednesday
Early this week, on July 13, a possible derecho, or at least what the National Weather Service is currently calling “a Derecho-like event,” raced across …
Weather Wednesday – Killer Heat
The July issue of Chicago Magazine serves as the inspiration for today’s post on killer heat. It features a recap, told in the words of …
Weather Wednesday — Lightning Safety — Special Monday Edition
We’ll keep things short this week as your author needs to hit the road for visits to our Chicago-area Extension offices.
In some parts of …
Weather Wednesday — The Week That Was
It’s been an eventful week on the weather front, so let’s highlight a few points.
What started out as a very quiet first quarter of …
Weather Wednesday – First Tornado Captured by Radar
62 years ago this month, April 9, 1953, about 3 miles from where I am sitting, a tornado was caught by radar for the first …
Weather Wednesday — April 9, 2015 Illinois Tornado Outbreak
On this Tax Day edition of Weather Wednesday, we’ll revisit last week’s tornado outbreak in Illinois. Statewide, 11 tornadoes have been confirmed in the April …
Weather Wednesday – Lightning
This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week in several states. Others may have just observed the week and still others may be doing so soon. Over …
