The Weather Review

Pacific Hurricane Dora has made history becoming the second-ever recorded Hurricane to cross into the Western Pacific, taking on the title of Typhoon. She has traversed over 10,000 miles from the coast of Africa to the Western Pacific, even fanning some of the destructive Hawaii wildfire flames.

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Potentially Useful Information:

Article used for most information pertaining to Hurricane Dora - Washington Post

Dora's Track and Current Forecast Cone

Video of Dora's trek across the Atlantic into Hurricane Dora in the Pacific - Twitter (X)

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I tweet from time to time and will provide important updates regarding the show moving forward as details become available.

Celebrating 10 Weeks of The Weather Review

A majority of the East Coast saw widespread severe storms, gusty winds, hail, and even some tornadoes. An intriguing weather setup led to the widespread explosion of severe weather from the South to the northern Mid-Atlantic. The National Weather Service gave Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland both marginal (level 4 out of 5) severe weather risk and significant wind risks.

Potentially Useful Information:

Weather Map Depicting the Two Fronts (referenced) - National Weather Service

Tweet (X) from Jack Rudden depicting closeup of setup in Mid-Atlantic - X (Twitter)

Storm Prediction Center's Convective Outlook issued morning of Monday, August 7 - National Weather Service

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A now-viral image on X (Twitter) shows a funnel cloud above the United States Capitol Dome. There are often many misconceptions about the connection of funnel clouds with tornadoes. What is a funnel cloud, what led to this one in particular, and why is it harmless?

Potentially Useful Information:

AP Article on the Funnel Cloud

National Weather Service Glossary of Weather Terms

Storm Prediction Center's Convective Outlook for July 25

WaPo article with Jeff Halverson Quote

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Phoenix, Arizona has had 25 consecutive days of 110-degree days, a record heat streak. The Urban Heat Island Effect and a delayed start to the Southwestern monsoon season are each partially responsible for the unrelenting heat of the desert climate.

Potential Useful Information:

Arizona's Monsoon Season (National Weather Service)

More Southwestern United States Monsoon info (National Weather Service)

Looped Radar depicting Southwestern U.S. Monsoon, Rotation about High Pressure

Urban Heat Island information (Environmental Protection Agency)

Phoenix 2020 Urban Heat Island Figures (Arizona State University)

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Enjoy your week, and keep your eyes on the skies!

Vermont saw historic rain amounts last week, with many localities estimating 6-9 inch totals! However, due to significant saturation levels in both the air and ground and an atmospheric roadblock, the historic rains led to immense flooding throughout Vermont's rivers and valley towns, including the state capital of Montpelier. This was Vermont's worst flooding event since 1927.

Potentially Useful Information:

⁠Drone Footage of Montpellier, VT flood damage⁠

Primary Source for Rain/Flood Factors

NWS 1927 Flood Report

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Have a fantastic week, and keep your eyes on the skies!

Last week, Earth saw its hottest daily average temperature on record three days in a row...or at least that's what it seemed like. Many news headlines jumped on the development, seemingly omitting the fact this claim was based on unofficial estimations as opposed to official observations. There is plenty of context surrounding this data, the claims made, and the global climate today that sheds light on this climate change headline.

Potentially Useful Information:

The AP article (referenced)

University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer Visualization

Neat Visual of the last 1500 years with historical estimated global temperatures

As always, have a fantastic week, and keep your eyes on the skies!

On June 29, 2023, a strong thunderstorm developed into a derecho. The storm traveled 600 miles across the Midwest with reported wind gusts of 100 MPH. What led to its formation, and why is this type of storm rarely seen?

Potentially Useful Information:

National Weather Service page on Derecho

Ring of Fire Pattern Setup

Diagram of High-Pressure Ridge

Diagram of Bow Echo Signature Progression

Bow Echo Radar Signature from June 29, 2023

Thunderstorm Diagram (updraft vs downdraft)

This podcast is a work in progress, meaning I'm learning as I'm going! Any feedback is more than welcome as I work to figure out this world of content creation. Happy Independence Day! I hope you enjoy our cherished holiday with your loved ones.

- Gavin White, host

An abnormally warm Atlantic Ocean has Twitter and the media up in arms in an attempt to garner fear. While many are quick to point to climate change, there are a couple of other factors also contributing to this current trend. But this occurrence certainly has consequences within the young hurricane season, as does the development of El Nino, and we get to see this battle play out starting with Tropical Storms Bret and Cindy.

Potentially Useful Information:

Visual of Meteorological Setup over the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation Historical Graph (referenced in the episode)

More about the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation: NOAA and U.S. Department of Energy

NOAA Hurricane Season Prediction

Colorado State University Hurricane Season Prediction

Tropical Storm Bret Dissipation

Tropical Storm Cindy Remnants (slight potential to redevelop)

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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!

Many took to social media recently to share images of the hazy, smoky skies resulting from ongoing wildfires in Quebec. This smoke created dangerous conditions as far north as New York and south as North Carolina. But where did these Canadian wildfires come from, and why did the smoke present such a huge risk to the eastern United States? Is this the new normal? This episode of The Weather Review investigates these questions concerning the air quality and formation of these fires.

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A message from the host:

Hello! This is my first time embarking on the content creation world. Please bear with me as I iron out the edges throughout the first few episodes. In due time, this show will vastly improve in terms of quality, delivery, engagement, and entertainment. I appreciate your support!