My General Weather Event Weblog

SKYWARN LINK

benafia — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:39:42 +0000

SKYWARN™ National Home Page

A resource for storm spotters and storm chasers. Features organizational information, storm spotter guide and message board.

Northeast having stormy day 6/16/08

benafia — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:10:15 +0000

Many lines of thunderstorms are barreling through the Northeast. Many reports of 50mph winds through DC area, airport had 60mph winds. Severe thunderstorm watch boxes cover much of the Northeast.

Turbulent gust front clouds.

Image ID: nssl0111, NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) Collection
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
Photo Date: July, 1973
Credit: NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; OAR/ERL/National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL)

Hello worlds!

benafia — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:48:40 +0000

Hello world. Thanks for the entire planet coming inside my computer. At this site I will keep an eye on you, or at least many satellites will. They will watch you while your sleep, and during the light of day. They know if you’ve been naughty or good. Oh. Those are other satellites. Anyway. Clouds will not stop the observations. In fact, clouds will be of prime importance to these observations.

While the world is listening, how have you been doing these nearly 5 billion years? How has the weather been? Wait. You will be able to find out how it is from one of the creatures that you formed right here on this very blog! So, welcome home world.

Welcome home.

Graphic of ITOS satellite series – included ITOS-1, and NOAA-2 to NOAA-5. ITOS-1 also known as TIROS M.

Image ID: spac0077, NOAA In Space Collection
Photo Date: 1970 Circa