Weather Tidbits: Weather Fatalities
The 2 weather events known for producing the most fatalities are flood and heat. Flood can be a killer usually as means of escaping it disappear by either car or home, but…
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Weather Tidbits: Thunderstorm Cap
This Weather Tidbits dives in to explain what is a thunderstorm cap. A capped atmosphere is where an updraft encounters a warm layer aloft; thus preventing or capping its potential to form…
Weather Tidbits: Coffee & Weather
This Weather Tidbits proves if your coffee can predict the weather. The coffee folklore explains that if bubbles collect towards the center of the cup; this leads to high pressure which…
Weather Tidbits: Red Sunrise & Sunset Folklore
"Red in the morning, a sailor's warning, red at night, a sailor's delight"; is a common weather folklore, but is it true? A red sky in the morning is…
Weather Tidbits: Red Sunsets
This Weather Tidbits answers why sunsets are red? First thing to consider is the angle of the sun in that more sunlight has travel through the atmosphere at sunset compared to noon.…
Weather Tidbits: Orographic Lifting
This Weather Tidbits breaks down the role of mountains and precipitation. Orographic lifting occurs when moist, warm air hits the mountain and is forced upwards, which cools. The cooling air will cause…
Weather Tidbits: Pink Moon
The April full moon takes center stage in this Weather Tidbits. It's called the Pink Moon due to the wild ground phlox which is plant that blooms during this time of the…
Weather Tidbits: Earth Day
It's all Earth Day on this Weather Tidbits. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd to celebrate the planet's environment and promote its concern. The idea was created by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord…
Weather Tidbits: Lyrid Meteor Shower
The Lyrids are known to begin the meteor shower system dominating the night skies in April. The Lyrids are known to produce 10-15 meteors per hour; but at rare times throughout…
Weather Tidbits: Microburst
Microbursts are checked out in this Weather Tidbits. It begins begins with dry air near the cloud and evaporative cooling inside the cloud; which falls and accelerates. This downward air is forced outward…
Weather Tidbits: Lightning Formation & Types
Lightning is explored in this Weather Tidbits. It begins with electrons or negative charges zigzagging downward known as a "stepped leader"; which draws positive charges upward as the leader nears…
Weather Tidbits: Storm Ready
This Weather Tidbits explains how you can be storm ready. Being storm ready consists of asking yourself some simple questions. The 1st question involves will my home provide a good location to…
Weather Tidbits: Tornado Safety
This Weather Tidbits focuses on how to stay safe during a tornado. The main thing to remember in your home is to avoid windows, doors & outside walls; because once these are…
Weather Tidbits: Tornado Terminology
This Weather Tidbits explains the types of tornado terminology or alerts. They are 3 types of alerts issued with tornadoes: a watch, a warning and an emergency. A tornado watch means conditions…
Weather Tidbits: Tornado Formation
We dive in this Weather Tidbits, into how a tornado is formed. A tornado forms from a column of rotating air between the surface & upper level winds. An updraft from a…
Weather Tidbits: Worm Moon
The Worm Moon takes center stage in this Weather Tidbits. The March full moon is known as the worm moon; due to worms specifically earthworms beginning to appear in the soil. The…
Weather Tidbits: Cloud Cover & Nighttime Temperatures
Cloud cover and nighttime temperatures square off in this Weather Tidbits. Heat is attained during the daytime from the sun, but when night occurs that heat will begin to…
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