In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we'll be discussing how tornadoes form. A proper environment for tornadic development features an unstable airmass and vertical speed and directional wind shear, or the change of wind speed…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing why your thermometer against a house may differ from an official temperature recording. It all has to do with the surrounding environment of the thermometer. Against an…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing how hail forms. Two critical factors for hail formation is the strength of an updraft within a thunderstorm cloud and the height of the freezing level. Hailstones…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing the UV index. The UV index is an ultraviolet scale showing how intense the UV radiation from the sun will be for a given time during the…
In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we are going to be discussing excessive rainfall and its potential effects on a plant's root system. Rainfall is obviously important for plants and trees. However, too much rainfall…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing elevated thunderstorms. Elevated thunderstorms are storms that develop within a pocket of warm, moist air aloft a layer of cooler and more stable air at the surface.…
This edition of Weather Tidbits is going to be discussing pyrocumulonimbus clouds. Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are thunderclouds that are created from intense heating of the Earth's surface. The process is similar to that of a cumulonimbus…
In this edition of weather tidbits, we are going to be discussing mesoscale convective systems in this edition of Weather Tidbits. Mesoscale convective systems, or MCS, are a collection of thunderstorms that merge and act…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing Easter Sunday climatology at Salisbury. Easter in Salisbury has featured a wide range of temperatures since records were kept back in 1906. April 18, 1976, recorded the…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing pollen. Pollen is a fine to coarse powdery substance produced by most plants. It is part of the plant's reproductive process, fertilizing other plants as the wind…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing potholes. Potholes are holes on the surface of the road often related to weather conditions and vehicle loading stress. During pothole formation, water sweeps through the cracks…
In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we're going to be discussing tornado intensity levels based off of the Enhanced Fujita Scale and talk about their rarity. This is based off of 21,540 tornadoes between the…
This edition of Weather Tidbits is going to be discussing the impact of cold temperatures on plants and how to protect them. Plants can be damaged by frost or a freeze, so it is important…
In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we're going to be discussing average latest freezes. With data collected from 1991-2020, the earliest last freezes during the winter along the gulf coast and the extreme southwest range…
In this edition of Weather Tidbits, we're going to be discussing shelter preparations for severe weather. Here's one question to ask when making a plan for when severe weather strikes. Will your home provide a…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing how trees respond to the approach of Spring. Trees enter a state of dormancy during the winter. They leave dormancy and bud out as Spring approaches. There…
This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing the Vernal Equinox. Also known as the first day of Spring. The Vernal Equinox occurs when the sun shines directly over the equator. This occurred on March…
