The week of May 24–28 1896 was perhaps the most violent single week of tornado activity in United States history. Keep in mind the Weather Bureau (now the NWS) didn’t have F ratings on tornadoes, damage and ratings listed below are estimated by today’s standards. Late during the evening hours of May 25, an F5 […]
Yesterday I wrote about tornado safety – here is a video by by Matthew Altruda at a birthday party capturing the fun of the party when the EF3 tornado formed in Dexter Michigan at Hudson Mills Metro Park (northwest of Ann Arbor) on March 15 2012. (language alert)… It was on the ground for about a […]
The biggest feature of Skywarn training is safety, especially if you desire to stand outside in a storm to try to see what is going on. There are several potential hazards to this which could maim or kill you. I have watched storms develop from miles away and have seen the potential danger they can […]
This is going to be one of those weeks when business is going to be slow weather wise across a good portion of the U.S. due to a large a area of high pressure. This is a good thing because of the high river levels and flooding not only in Michigan but the northern plains […]
I am starting the annual fund drive today through Go Fund Me for this site to keep it advertisement free. I have Mezzo as the only advertiser here and I am getting no funds from them with the exception of free coffee – I like their coffee and the idea that they are a local […]
As has been stated if anyone wants to become a spotter and wants some information there is spotter training today at Luella Collins Community Center. 419 126th Avenue. It is back in the woods on the north side of the road. I will try to make it if I do I will have on a yellow West Michigan […]
We have our annual Skywarn session tomorrow from 10am to noon at the Luella Collins Community Center in Shelbyville – well, not exactly in Shelbyville but a bit northeast of the village at 419 126th Avenue hidden in the woods on the south side of Boot lake. This session covers the Allegan and Barry county […]
I dusted off my Skywarn ‘Go’ bag yesterday which includes all the instruments I use should severe weather move into the area. I would generally go south and west of of the Otsego/Plainwell area or head northwest on M-89 towards Allegan where there is flat land and fields where the visibility is unobstructed by trees […]
The keyword for today and tomorrow are warm. We also have the chance of storms coming into the picture which seems appropriate with the Skywarn sessions around the area this week. I will be bringing my brother this year to the session in Shelbyville. He is a well known musician in the Grand Rapids area […]
Time for another rant: For those of you have have been loyal Acurite customers and liked to post their data to places like Weather Underground or your personal webspace at Acurite you may have noticed your data is now gone, inaccessible due to the discontinuation of the weather bridge internet device. This hijacking of data […]