Since this blog began in November, 2009, more than twenty million page views have been recorded as of this morning. Thank you so much for reading and, occasionally, reaching out with comments. Your interest and support are greatly appreciated. 

We have not and will not be covering Hurricane Erin (now Cat 2) because it poses no threat to the mainland United States.  As we have stated many times, we do not participate in hurricane clickbait, including the extensive clickbait earlier this week. 

As you know from my previous note, after 14 years I have decided to allow advertising on this blog. The rising costs of meteorological data and software needed for forecasting as well as other increasing general expenses make this a necessity. As we discussed, I considered changing this blog to a paid subscription model but I do not wish to do this because I wish for people to be able to access my forecasts, especially my storm-related warnings.  While I realize people do not like to see ads, I am introducing some features that I hope will more than make up for them.  Comments activated. The ground rules are these: no obscenity, profanity or blasphemy. The comment must  be related to the topic of that particular blog post (i.e., if the post is about sports, don't make a comment about global warming). Inappropriate comments will be deleted. Having an income stream from the blog justifies the time I will have spend deleting spam comments.  I plan to use much more of my...

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A "cool" photo of the flag on this hot Independence Day The Mike Smith Enterprises Blog was launched in November, 2009. It was to be focused on weather, occasionally climate and other topics that I thought would be of interest to our readers.  As the blog is being re-launched today, I thought it would be helpful for our readers (Ms. Mindy East occasionally guest posts) to know some of my thinking so as to better understand the context of my writing. Note: I did not want to change the focus of the blog in tornado season just after my March 31 retirement. That is why I have waited until now.  As I say on my Twitter home page, I am a husband, father, grandfather, scientist, entrepreneur, author and public speaker. I am a practicing Catholic. I believe there is no conflict between faith and science. Interesting, the  scientific case for a Creator has strengthened recently .  A Reagan conservative (not Republican), I share the Gipper’s optimism about th...

If the Google statistics are correct, we have had more than two thousand new visitors in the past week. We are thrilled and happy to have you! I thought it might be appropriate to introduce ourselves to our new friends. I am Mike Smith, professional speaker, author of Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather ,  and meteorologist. My day job is CEO of WeatherData Services, Inc ., which is part of AccuWeather . My expertise is in applying weather science to real world problems, especially as it pertains to storms and other extreme events. When I am not writing, I am working with companies and organizations to mitigate weather-related risks. Kim Dugger is the marketing director for Mike Smith Enterprises, LLC. Our web site is here . Kim is a weather fan and "storm chaser extraordinaire" with a background in communications. Kim sets up most of the appearances including the book signings (where we are pictured above). We appreciate you reading the blog and v...

This week is the sixth month anniversary of meteorological musings. Thanks so much for reading and for all of your comments and emails. I have had a few questions about the "cast of characters," the people I routinely name in the blog. I had planned to post photos to acquaint our newer readers with all people who help make all of this happen, but today was absolutely nuts getting ready for the book tour.  How nuts? Less than 30 minutes ago I had a TV crew in my back yard taping a report about natural hazards warning systems. So, when I get a little break in the action, I owe you the background information.  Hold me to it.

Today is the 100th Day of the Meteorological Musings Blog.  There have been 335 postings, so far. I am simply amazed how fast this blog has grown in just three months. Thank you very much!!  Courtesy of Google, here are the top five posts (drum roll): 5. Getting Children Interested in Science. 4. Coverage of the Plains Ice and Snow Storm in January 3. Elvis's 75th Birthday and how he was nearly killed by a tornado as a baby 2. Wichita Winter Wonderland as hoarfrost flocked the city's trees 1. All New Meaning to Snail Mail.     USPS returns a piece of mail to WeatherData eleven years after it was mailed.