by Meteorologist Kerry Challoner Anderson The Upper Midwest experienced a Derecho on Monday, August 10, 2020. This is not a common event, so you may not be familiar with a Derecho. In fact, this area of the country only sees, on average, one Derecho event per year. Derechos are defined as a line of fasting…
by Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson Hurricanes don’t come calling often but when they do Weatherflow wants to gather as much data as possible to aid in the study and mitigation of these storms. With our extensive network of stations, we were able to capture Hurricane Isaias as it rolled up the Eastern Seaboard on August…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson The California forecasts this week have been all about the “marine clouds”. Our winds hinge on the depth, breadth, spin, and reach of these clouds. This is not unusual at this time of the year due to the prevailing High-pressure ridges that frequent our area. It is typical to see large…
We have been advertising a marine surge this week due to a growing eddy. While this was not a classic surge this may be one of the more visually interesting due to the marine clouds that have been lingering along the coast. An eddy has enlarged and strengthened with the help of an upper-level trough. …
Due to COVID restrictions, many of us will miss the skies lighting up with fireworks this 4th of July but though the celebrations will be atypical the weather will quickly shift this week into a more traditional summer pattern. Heat surges up through the center of the country over the next couple of days and…
This past weekend, a number of communities in the West experienced the devastating result of combining fireworks and winds. One of those became very personal for me as I was up until 3am Sunday morning helping my daughter and her family. They spotted flames on a nearby hillside just after midnight. The fire was started…
By Meteorologist, Kerry Challoner Anderson The beaches are gradually opening in California this Memorial Day weekend and just in time. We will need to find places to cool down as the forecast models are showing a quick build of an upper-level ridge over the West Coast. And it won’t be going anywhere too soon. The…
by Meteorologist Kerry Anderson, Video and photography by Taro Amano. Last night I stood on the sand at Zuma Beach and witnessed the greatest light show I have seen (sorry Disney, nature trumps anything you can produce). The combination of a full moon and light eddy circulation made for perfect conditions to view bioluminescent algae…