Entries by Doug Simonian

El Nino Update: Not a matter of if, but how strong

As the Spring season moves along, signs begin to become more clear regarding the development of an El Nino. Although there has been relatively high confidence in the development of an El Nino for quite some time, there was still a small bit of doubt, as some expressed skepticism. However, over the last month or […]

Bouts of heavy rain expected through Thursday

Although it has been quite the grey, dreary, chilly day, rainfall throughout the area has not been all that heavy yet. The main reason for this is because the surface pressures are still quite high, thanks to a large high pressure system north of Maine, which is wedging in very high pressures into the area. […]

Gradually increasing clouds will lead to an unsettled week

The same storm system that gave Arkansas a powerful tornado last night, and will very likely be giving parts of the Mississippi Valley more powerful tornadoes, will be very slow to drift northeastward, thanks to an Omega blocking pattern. This will eventually usher in a multi-day period of rain, starting tomorrow afternoon, and lasting through […]