First . . . a sign

Per Spaceweather.com: A NIGHT TO REMEMBER: A coronal mass ejection (CME) hit Earth's magnetic field around noon Universal Time on Sept. 26th. The impact set the stage for a night to remember. As soon as darkness fell over Scandinavia, auroras filled the sky with such intensity that they were visible through rain clouds. Fredrik Broms photographed the scene from Kvaløya, Norway:

Maybe if you squint hard enough, the violent space weather will be visible in the upper Midwest.

Slightest Chance

Second season?  Storm chances today, area of interest west of Wichita.

La Nina

http://thestormreport.com/2011/09/climate-prediction-center-la-nina-is-back/

Hmmm, heavy snow for winter?  Time to get the snow blower fixed.

Texas fires

Photo floating around Facebook today.  Can't imagine the feeling.

Don't let it fool you . . .

I was a slooooooooooooow year in South central Kansas.  I find it amazing to look at the tornados in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and North Dakota this year.

My other life

http://fatherthunder.blogspot.com/

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

I'm setting here with the windows open.  With 40 days over 100 streak this has been a pleasure with 60 degree temperatures outside.  A handful of weak cold fronts came through in the last week, one causing the storms I posted last week.  This one set up a slight squall line that gave the dramatic orange atmosphere that always makes one think of bad weather.

This was a two part line, the first one missed Wichita from the west with the second only barely touching the eastern corner of Sedgwick Co.

 Wind hit about 30MPH but it barely rained and the lightning moved off to the east.