The Natural State of Weather

Todd and James discuss the new weatherbell.com preliminary winter outlook. The early outlook tilts toward below average temperatures and slightly above average snowfall. The guys break this down month by month and what to watch for with hurricane season and how that relates to the winter forecast by the time December rolls around. Todd and James also discuss the next 60 to 90 days and what to expect out of fall. 

Todd and James return to the podcast to talk about the spring and how it was a typical Arkansas spring. The guys talk about where it stands compared to the other spring severe seasons in the last decade. Todd and James talk about what a hot May means for the rest of summer and what the trends are going into June. James breaks down what goes into a summer forecast and why precipitation is so important. Todd and James also briefly preview the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Like and subscribe! 

Todd and James return from the long break and briefly discuss the winter weather chances Arkansas has had and will have towards the end of winter. James thinks that winter weather is done for most of us, but Todd is holding onto hope that another chance of frozen precip returns to the state before winter is over. Todd and James discuss the upcoming chances for severe weather, but discuss long range SPC outlooks and why they are being issued when the severe weather risk appears to be very low. The guys discuss the long stretch of low severe weather activity in Arkansas the last few years and how that has to come to an end at some point. Coming up on the 1 year anniversary of the historic winter weather in February 2021, the guys discuss the history and preview the KATV coverage montage that will be posted on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibw9svxEIaU. 

In the first episode after the holiday break, Todd and James talk about the tornadoes of December 10th, 2021 and the EF4 that struck northeast Arkansas. The guys also get into Storm prediction center severe weather risks and the inconsistencies in messaging and how they communicate that as broadcasters. Enhanced risks can cover days like December 10th, but Arkansas also had similar risk areas late in December with no severe weather reports. Todd and James talked about the chance for a cold December in previous podcasts, but after record warmth they own the bust and briefly talk about why things went the complete opposite direction. 

Todd and James talk about things that weather broadcasters say that they wish they didn't say. There are catch phrases used throughout the weather enterprise that are are accepted, but are the true? Todd and James talk about terms like "spin up" and "thundershowers". James and Todd also discuss the phrase "tornado on the ground" and the redundancy of it. Todd and James briefly mention that record warm start to December and how winter so far has not been fast to start. 

Todd Yakoubian and James Bryant take a look back at tornadoes and heavy rain of December 2nd-3rd 1982. Several major tornadoes occurred in populated areas and a state rainfall record was set. The crazy weather continued later that month with a tornado outbreak on Christmas Eve. Todd tells the story of the time his fathers clothing store was hit by a tornado in November 1983 during the Arkansas-SMU game. James and Todd discuss the wild swings that have happened in December over the last few years. With December 2021 starting off warm, James and Todd talk about what it could mean for later in the month. 

With the last Arkansas White Christmas being 9 years ago, Todd Yakoubian and James Bryant look at the statistical probability of getting any snow around the Christmas Holiday. They also talk about the chance for any snow during the month of December and if the predictions from early in the month of November about a fast start to winter look to hold true. Colder than normal Decembers have been rare the last decade. Todd and James entertain the question of if Arkansas is due for a colder than normal December. 

Todd Yakoubian sits down with Oklahoma running back Jaden Knowles and talks about being a meteorology major while also competing in a major college football program. 

Todd Yakoubian and James Bryant talk about the weatherbell.com December 2021 outlook. It calls for temperatures in Arkansas to be 1 to 3 degrees below average. What does that mean and is it realistic? Little Rock only needs 1.5" of snow to make it the 2nd snowiest year on record. Todd and James talk about our winter prospects in the last 6 weeks of 2021. 

James Bryant and Todd Yakoubian talk about an upcoming Arkansas Times article that will go into the future of meteorology and weather in the year 2050. What will it look like and what will it take to get the results we want?