In case you missed the shot from our SkyCAM in Paragould, here it is! This was looking SE from AMMC as the storm moved in from the South. Quite a shot! I love our SkyCAMS!
Are you wondering what an MCS is? It's a Mesoscale Convective System. More or less, it's a big glob of thunderstorms. The big glob of thunderstorms is heading this way! Click here for more info on MCSs.
This a radar estimate of the rain that has fallen across parts of Region 8. Look at the swath of pink/purple from Harrisburg to Fisher to Bradford. That area may have picked up between 6-9" of rain!!! Below is a wider image...
It's crazy that places like Forrest City and Memphis have not seen much at all! More wacky weather!My friend and boss, Hatton Weeks, and I were going to go chasing in NW Oklahoma this past weekend. In fact, these tornadoes were very close to our target cities. In addition, these were the guys we were going to try to interview! While there were not A LOT of tornadoes this weekend, there were a couple that were very photogenic. Take a look at this video... I had it on mute, so please excuse any language. Hopefully it's G rated.
It's probably good I did not go though... I got a lot of yard work done.
Ryan
Have a great day,
So, I have a question. Is the WindCAST useful in my weathercast? I'm not going to tell you if I like it or not.... I just want your opinion. Click on the comments and let them fly. I look at viewers as "customers" and I want to know what the customer wants. That's a concept I got from a great weather guy in Nashville, Bill Hall.
It's always difficult to forecast "when" the low clouds will erode away. It's probably one of my most difficult forecast challenges. In these situations, I rarely pin down a time when the sun will return. I know at some point today, the clouds will erode away... they just need to "start" theeroding process. Once the process begins, it typically continues quickly. We just need the air to "mix up" a little!
I was driving down Highway 412 yesterday and saw Thomas Moore carrying a cross. You may have seen him on the news Friday, too. When I saw him, I knew I had to stop... take a picture or two... and talk with him. He's carrying this cross to Little Rock! As he walked by the stop sign, it made me think... maybe we all need to "stop" and pick up our cross. Not physically, but spiritually.
If you meet Thomas Moore on the road, he is going to ask you if you know Jesus. That's why he's do this... He wants people to stop and ask him questions, so that he can ask questions.
