Good evening everyone,
We have been working on our weather special all afternoon. So, we haven't had a chance to keep up with the blog. Our special airs next Wednesday night, April 9th, and it is called "Surviving the Storm". Sean Wilson will be talking about his experience in Greensburg, KS in his own words. We will show some fascinating tornado footage, and get you ready for severe weather season.
And, if you know any kids that want to win a trip to Disneyworld and be on NBC Action News, then have them enter the Jr. Meteorologist Contest. The deadline for entries is April 9th. You must be a 3rd through 8th grader to enter. Here are all the rules, and you can view last years finalists and winner. Good luck. Maybe you can make this into a weekend project.
http://www.nbcactionnews.com/content/juniormeteorologist/default.aspx
Look at the surface set up for Thursday morning. There is a warm front, Gulf of Mexico air moving north and thunderstorms are already forming in Oklahoma. We will likely see rain, and the possibility of thunderstorms on Thursday morning, but then the cold air will again take over.
O.K. severe weather fans. The cold air may be taking over on Thursday. But, what about one week from Thursday. Look at the latest run of the GFS. This would inject our lower atmosphere with 65 degree dewpoints and set the stage for our first serious threat of severe thunderstorms. This is a forecast map valid one week from tomorrow.
The jet stream is about to dive strongly into the western United States next week. We will talk about this and Thursday's storm in a little while.
Have a great evening. I will be talking about all of this in a few mintues at 6 PM, and then we will go into the "changing weather" at 10 PM tonight.
Gary