Whoa! I REALLY Need a New Post!

It's been a little while, hasn't it? I apologize, folks. Life likes to throw plenty of curve balls and keep me on my toes. I've been to Columbia for more work at KOMU for Easter weekend and have been busy applying for numerous positions while still making money at Schnucks. I am finally putting together a post about the big storm that rocked Missouri and St. Louis on Good Friday. I'll just say it was an amazing day in my meteorology career that I'll never forget. I'll have the post up later today.

Severe Weather Outbreak Once Again for Today and Tonight

Today's one of those days where you need to pay attention to the weather. There's a moderate risk for severe weather stretching from Arkansas through Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Around that, a slight risk covers an even broader area across the central United States.

All of the counties in red are under a tornado watch until 9 PM tonight. I looked at the probabilities table with this watch and it has a high risk for tornadoes with any storms that pop up this afternoon. It's not a guarantee that everyone will see tornadoes but the upper level dynamics and ingredients at the surface are making the environment for supercells that have the capability for producing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds.

The bottom line is that if you live in any of the counties highlighted or in the moderate risk area today, be sure that you have a way to get the latest weather information whether you're at home or on the road. The storms will fire up anytime now and they will be fast movers. Have a safety plan in place and ready to go when your county or town comes under a tornado or severe thunderstorm warning. Stay safe, folks!

Another Sunday, Another Severe Weather Outbreak!

Good early morning, folks! Missouri saw some severe weather last Sunday and it looks like we'll be hitting repeat for this coming Sunday. SPC is looking at a really impressive storm system coming in over the weekend. With a lot of ingredients coming together, the area above highlighted in red will likely see quite a severe weather outbreak. Not only will most of Missouri see a repeat of last Sunday's storms, but Illinois, Indiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan will see some strong storms on Sunday and heading into Sunday night. As SPC updates the outlook area later today and I get a better handle on the system, I'll have an update later today. Have a good day, everyone.

Severe Weather Likely in MO Tonight

Good evening, folks. After quite a warm day across Mid-Missouri with record breaking highs in the upper 80s (with a few spots around 90), we're finally starting to see thunderstorms form due north of Kirksville, MO all the way towards Manhattan, KS. A tornado watch is in effect for far northeastern Missouri until midnight and a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for western Missouri and eastern Kansas until midnight. I'll have updates on any strong and severe storms on my Twitter unless I have to assist Chief Weathercaster Dave Schmidt with severe weather coverage. If you want updates on warnings, simply go to the National Weather Service homepage and check on our coverage at KOMU's website. Stay safe, folks.

How Long Has It Been?

Hey, everyone! My apologies for not keeping up with my blog as of late. I have been quite busy with many things in my life. If I'm not working at Schnucks to bring money in, I'm at KOMU in Columbia filling in for the weather team. If I'm not at KOMU or in Columbia for work or play, I'm still actively looking for job openings as a broadcast meteorologist. Despite whatever is going on, it's a very exciting time in my life and I feel like a job for me will definitely come along either before or just as summer starts up.

On a weather related note, I did do more on-air work at KOMU last Saturday and Columbia actually ended up seeing at least 2.5 more inches of snow. Last time I checked the statistics with the St. Louis NWS Office, Columbia is 1.5 inches away from matching the highest snowfall total for a season. The standing record is 54.9 inches from the 1977-1978 season and Columbia's 2010-2011 total is at 53.4 inches. It's absolutely amazing how much snow several areas of Missouri has seen this past season with numerous rounds of snow storms this past winter and the huge blizzard back in February. When I made the forecast for Columbia on Saturday, I kept telling myself, "I'm not putting snow in the forecast. I'm NOT putting snow in the forecast." When I made the forecast for Tuesday (yesterday), I originally had it being all rain. However, the models kept wavering with the rain/snow chances and I felt that I should play it safe by including a possible snow mix. Thankfully, my first instinct was right and we didn't see any snow yesterday. It's one of the few times that I'm glad that I was wrong since everyone saw enough snow this season.

I am headed back to KOMU again to work the Friday and Saturday shift and I realized that I'm working on April Fools' Day. I'm contemplating doing something in the April Fools' spirit but not something that will get me in serious trouble with the station or with the kind folks at the FCC. If anyone had interesting ideas on what I should do, feel free to leave your ideas below.

Time to turn in for bed. Have a good Wednesday, folks!

I Have Returned To Columbia!!

Good evening, folks!! After 6 straight days of working at the grocery store, I have finally taken some time off and returned to Columbia, MO for another work-cation. Technically, we are in the Spring season and we should be starting to see warmer temperatures return to the Midwest. For the past week, we were seeing that with high temperatures across most of Missouri topping out in the upper 70s and a few 80s. However, I regret saying that we have a chance of snow this weekend. Actually, the chance for snow from I-70 northward in Missouri exists today, but this will not be a big storm to contend with. I'll be working for Michelle today at KOMU, so I will have a better handle on what Mid-Missouri will be seeing in terms of snow. I'll have a fresh post later today. Have a good day, everyone!