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TS FLOSSIE takes aim at Hawaii: Why is it so invulnerable to hurricanes?

Surfs up! Flossie is about to begin lashing Hawaii’s big island with strong winds, heavy rain, and some big waves. … More

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Two Articles that caught my eye this week; glass rain and weather balloons

Good evening, First of all I’d like to say “Thank you” and “Welcome” Wildcard Weather’s new followers. Don’t forget to … More

albedo, climate, electric fields, glass rain, Hubble telescope, lightning, meteorology, National Severe Storms Laboratory, nature, NOAA, NSSL, radiosondes, science, severe storms laboratory, severe weather, space weather, thunderstorms, weather, weather balloons

Is “Sharknado” the best weather movie ever? and Tornadoes in Hurricanes

When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace. And when the high-speed winds form … More

hurricane, meteorology, Sharknado, Syfy, tornado, weather, wind shear

This Man Wants To Power The World With Tornadoes

Hi all, Short post tonight. Saw this article and I had to share it. It’s from PopSci and it’s about … More

Atmospheric Vortex Engine, AVE, cloud seeding, energy, Louis Michaud, physics, PopSci, Popular Science, power plant, tornado, vortex, weather, weather modification

Tropical Storm Andrea and steering

Good afternoon everyone, Before I begin talking about one of my favorite subjects in all of meteorology, let’s check on … More

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UPDATE: El Reno, Union City tornado widest tornado on record

An update on the deadly twister from this past Friday. Just one incredibly large and powerful tornado.

Carl Young, EF-5, El Reno, fatalities, OKC, record width, severe weather, Tim Samaras, tornado, tornado path, Union City, weather

Wildcard Weather is back!

Hello everyone, Wildcard Weather is up and running again! Welcome back and thank you to readers who have been here … More

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Isaac’s track and the subtropical ridge

Good afternoon everyone, I’ll be on vacation over the next week and a half so this will be my last … More

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Isaac track moves westward

Hello all, Quick post tonight. Wanted to discuss Isaac a tad. The models have been pushing Isaac’s track to the … More

ECMWF, forecast discussion, forecast models, global models, high pressure, hurricane, isobars, lanfall, National Hurricane Center, NOAA, NWS, ridge, science, shear, tropical depression, tropical storm, weather, WSI, Wunderground

The coming storm: Isaac takes aim at Hispanola, Cuba, Florida

Good evening all, Sorry for the gap in posts, I’ll try to solve that in the next few days. If … More

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