We have a very small area with a significant tornado risk today.  The brown = a significant risk of tornadoes. Hatching = if a tornado occurs, it could be "strong" (EF-2 or stronger). 

To all of my colleagues, enjoy the day and the well-earned accolades.  We have eliminated  downburst-caused airline accidents  saving  hundreds of lives. The death rate from tornadoes has been cut by 95%!

The NWS's job -- and only job -- should be to provide outstanding forecasts and  storm warnings for the public-at-large, which pays their salaries.  With the National Weather Service falling apart , the last thing they should be doing is redeploying meteorologists -- when they are already badly shorthanded -- to World Cup cities to provide weather security for the matches.  Kansas City World Cup ticket prices. These are the  least expensive tickets for each match.  The FIFA (World Cup organizers) should take the revenue from just a few of those tickets and pay a commercial weather company -- which after all specialize in this type of assignment -- to do the weather security. This especially true since NWS meteorologists' training in handling severe weather varies considerably and NWS tornado warning accuracy has been falling for more than a decade. There are at least six companies that specialize in site-specific storm warnings. I will endorse the meteorologists...

 A safe room, properly constructed, is the way to go. This survived the Enid EF-4 tornado one week ago today.  You can also purchase a tornado shelter. If your home has neither a basement nor a safe room, Survive-A-Storm makes fine shelters. They also have the Storm Warn service where (my recorded voice) will call you for a tornado warning or a warning of ≥ 80 mph winds only.  That way, you don't get called at 5am for hail; which usually, and loudly, makes its presence known without a phone call.

I want to congratulate the NWS for its high quality forecast and warnings of yesterday's violent tornadoes in the South. Undoubtedly, lives were saved given the severe damage.  Well done!!

Guess he's made all he can from global warming. 

The National Weather Service believes there is an enhanced risk of tornadoes in the South.  The yellow area has an enhanced risk of tornadoes The brown area has a significant risk. The hatching is where any tornadoes that occur could be strong.  There are indications today's tornadoes could be difficult to see because some could be rain-wrapped and the general high humidity. If a tornado warning is issued, please don't go outdoors to try to see it. Take shelter immediately. 

I didn't know this. 

The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes and the hatching indicates that any that occur could be strong.  In Oklahoma, the significant risk area includes Idabel, in Texas it includes Paris. And, in Tennessee, the significant risk includes Dyersburg as well as Memphis.  I will not be able to provide my continuous coverage on Twitter/X today so please keep up on the latest weather information. 

  The people of Kansas -- and the United States -- are supposed to go along with two more 'renewable' energy boondoggles. I'm completely against both for the reasons below.  Big Climate wants to build another 'renewable' energy project southwest of Wichita. The red rectangle highlights the heads (the "good stuff") of the winter wheat plants.  The project is another where Big Climate will grab the profits while local people are left with the pollution; and both the United States and the World are left with ever-dwindling farmland for growing food. Keep in mind that from 1776 -- our nation's first 246 years -- we had been self-sufficient in food. We have always fed ourselves and had enough left over to export to other countries. No longer. Since 2022, the  United States no longer feeds itself!   The KWCH-TV Channel 12 story puts the frequently asserted statement to rest that "we only put these projects on land that isn't suitable for farming....

This video is a view south from Hawaii. If you believe the global warming hype, this picturesque, pacific scene represents yet another mortal threat. The problem is that El Ninos (see below) have different effects on the weather -- no two are exactly alike. So enjoy a few seconds of tranquility and read the rest of this posting if you would like. We have no way of knowing accurately the intensity of El Ninos 150 years ago, as we just have just scattered measurements of ocean temperatures from ships. This is pure hype about global warming...err...cooling...err...warming or whatever Gore is pushing this week.  NOAA is only forecasting a 61% chance of an El Nino, let alone an extreme event. Their mean temperature forecast shows nothing extraordinary. You can see NOAA's forecast here . 

Publishee Monday, May 4 Posted Sunday, May 3 Unless you have a job like meteorologists' who work 24/7/365, I'm going to suggest to my everyone to make sure we are all devoting enough time to God and family. There are no more important things we can do.  Of course, if you go to church or synagogue/temple on a different day of the week, that's fine with me!