Today is my last day at AccuWeather. View of Wichita to the west of Downtown today; KSNW Ch 3's image I want to thank this amazing team of people for all of the happy times we spent together battling Mother Nature and taking care of our clients. I'll have more to say about my retirement later in the weekend.

From right: Mayor Jeff Longwell, yours truly, and AccuWeather's Jon Porter and Marshall Moss I would like to give a special thank you to Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell for making a surprise appearance at my AccuWeather retirement party yesterday. Mr. Mayor: Your words were very gracious! I also want to thank the entire AccuWeather team (especially you, Amber!) for putting on such a wonderful celebration. I was deeply touched and I will miss you all.

If you would like to read my pre-retirement interview with MarketWatch  it is here .

The brown (5%) area has a significant risk a tornado today. That includes New Orleans, Gulfport and Mobile as well as points inland. Please keep an eye on the weather in this region today.

The brown area (5%) is a signifiant tornado risk. It includes Houston. Please keep an eye on the weather later today.

I don't think I've ever linked to Hot Air before but this time they are right on the money .

This is valid until 7am Wednesday. Please use extra caution, especially in the "red' area.