Big updates
I should have posted this a while ago, but I’m pretty lazy. So! I moved back to Illinois back in April. Me, and my cat Thunder, are now renting a house. Furthermore, I have a new job! I am now an aviation meteorologist with the National Weather Service. I’m on my third week at the…
It’s been a while
Hello everyone. Sorry about my absence. I’m realizing now that it’s been 12-13 years since I first started this website. Back then, I was a meteorology student at the University of Oklahoma. Nowadays, I’m a professional meteorologist; a weather forecaster with 8 years of experience living near Seattle. It’s been nearly 7 years since I’ve…
Prolonged severe weather outbreak on the way
There appears to be quite a prolonged severe weather setup on the way. Not only prolonged, but potentially a very potent set up at times as well. Personally, I don’t think I’ve seen a prolonged set up like this before. The severe weather begins on Friday, and likely continues through at least Wednesday or Thursday…
Hurricane Michael upgraded to category 5
Yesterday, the National Hurricane Center announced that it was upgrading Hurricane Michael to a category 5 hurricane. Hurricane Michael, which made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10 of last year, was originally rated as a high-end category 4 storm with 155 mph winds. But a post-storm analysis determined that wind speeds were actually…
Severe weather over the weekend
This past weekend had the largest severe weather outbreak so far this year. Unfortunately, there were a few fatalities. The severe weather outbreak started on Saturday. The Storm Prediction Center gave the day a Moderate Risk of severe weather; the second highest rating. Overall, it was kind of a messy day. A couple different lines…
Welcome to the new MMU!
So! I am in the process of updating the website. I have added WordPress to the homepage to make editing things a bit quicker. I may be editing other parts of the website as well. The plan is to turn this website into more of a blog, where I’ll talk about the weather, my travels…
Hello from Washington State!
Hello everyone! It’s been a while! I guess a recap of events is in order. I was living in Peoria, Illinois, and working down in Washington, Illinois. But I applied for, and was hired at, a new job; this one in Bellevue, Washington. I moved from Peoria at the end of June, 2016 to my…
June Storms
Went storm chasing yesterday. Saw one confirmed tornado, and one possible one. Head over to the ‘Storm Chase’ section of the website to read my chase log, or just click on the picture below.
What’s new
Not a damn thing, really. I would like to start forecasting for Peoria on a daily basis. I have been working on a page for that, but it is a work in progress. I did go on my first storm chase of the year back on March 15th. I saw a few wall clouds, and…
First storm chase of the year?
Tomorrow looks to be a pretty exciting setup. Since it’s right in my backyard, I’ll just head out as soon as I get off of work. I’ll try to live stream, if I can.