by Paul Douglas | Aug 24, 2019 | Blog
Counting Up Our Atmospheric Blessings I think we all just won the Weather Lotto. A tropical disturbance off Florida may flood the Carolinas. Much of America is battling deodorant-challenging heat waves and Europe is bracing for the third major spell of heat this...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 23, 2019 | Blog
Doppler Repairs – Perfect Weather Into Sunday My hope for The Afterlife: no bills, no spam and no maintenance. But in this life we have to keep fixing stuff to keep it going. That applies to Doppler radar, which has revolutionized the prediction and tracking of...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 22, 2019 | Blog
A Cool and Comfortable Minnesota State Fair Studying the weather maps, this may very well wind up being one of the most comfortable Minnesota State Fairs on record. No complaints about heat and humidity this year. What will we talk about? Much of America is sizzling,...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 21, 2019 | Blog
Perfect Fair Weather – Chilly Labor Day? OK class, let’s review. Minnesota doesn’t experience hurricanes, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. No raging sandstorms or 4-month saunas (I’m looking at you, Florida). Our winters are hearty, keeping...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 15, 2019 | Blog
It Gets Hot Here. Just Not Venus-Hot This might be a good time to call friends in the southern USA. You know, the ones who text you in January with the current temperature in Scottsdale and Naples? Exhibit A: the heat index in Mississippi and Alabama spiked as high as...
by Paul Douglas | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog
Tornado Prediction a Mix of Art and Science Try to live a life of diminishing regrets. I’d rather have a dozen people come up and accuse me of “hyping the weather” than one person saying “where were you when the tornado touched down?”...
