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Jet Stream's Convective Explosion - Texas Tornado, Widespread Severe Weather

Jet Stream's Convective Explosion - Texas Tornado, Widespread Severe Weather

FromThe Weather Review


Jet Stream's Convective Explosion - Texas Tornado, Widespread Severe Weather

FromThe Weather Review

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This past week, there was plenty of severe weather: strong thunderstorms turned into violent supercells, many spawned tornadoes, large hail stones, and gusty winds. The plains, southeast, and mid-Atlantic all experienced this connected system of strong, severe weather and storms; but what led to this, and did we know it was coming? Explore the atmospheric setup and continental connections that allowed for this two-day series of storms to occur!

Links you may find useful or interesting:
National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center's Day 1 Convective Outlook for June 15 (referred to in episode)
Radar Signature and Mesoscale Discussion surrounding Perryton, Texas on June 15 (referred to in episode)
Public Severe Weather Outlook indicating Dangers in Plains on June 15 (referred to in episode)
Drone Footage of Perryton, Texas Tornado Destuction (Weather Channel)

The Weather Review is a podcast devoted to exploring the scientific and real-world connections of recent weather news, diving deeper than your typical forecast or storm chaser logs.

Please note this podcast is a work-in-progress experiment. There are many flaws in the planning, production, and posting of it. Each episode allows for more experimental attempts at understanding how to do this and allows for this podcast to improve as time goes on.

Any feedback is extremely valuable and welcomed!
Released:
Jun 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (10)

Welcome to The Weather Review, the podcast that is not your typical forecast. Here, look back into the recent past of weather and climate events you may have just seen in the news. Find the scientific explanations and personal commentary that unravel the mysteries behind these headline-grabbing phenomena. Discover the fascinating connections between real-world events and the natural weather wonders of planet Earth. This is The Weather Review.