Determining Severe Weather Based On Stability Indexes and Upper-Level Winds
There are several weather products used to determine the possibility of severe weather for an area. The most common and misunderstood by many weather enthusiasts is the Skew-T chart and the upper-air...
Tornado Basics, Severe Weather Preparation, & The Enhanced Fujita scale
Earth's weather can produce various kinds of windstorms which include waterspouts, dust devils and tornadoes. Although they have the common features of a column of rotating air, they are actually...
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Forecasting Surface Weather & Depiction Of Cloud Types & Precipitation
Forecasting cloud types is essential to determining precipitation amounts and intensities. The rule of thumb is the lower the cloud base, the higher the potential for precipitation intensity....
Forecasting Synoptic Scale Weather Associated With Frontal Systems
This article will discuss forecasting techniques using synoptic feature to determine cloud bases and tops as well as the associated weather with the types of frontal systems. Frontal...
