For a purported weather nerd, I’ve been shamefully lax in my blog coverage (or rather, the total absence thereof) of the massive, historic tornado outbreak across the South from Thursday through Saturday — I blame a general lack of free time — but Capital Weather Gang has a good summary, including this illustrative graphic from NOAA:
(Hat tip: AMLTrojan.) See also Dr. Jeff Masters and Wikipedia.
As other clicked shut the locks to their storm cellars, foolish Dorothy, having wasted her savings an Manolo Blahnik shoes, anxiously clicked them together hoping style wound bring salvation from the rapidly approaching F5….
Don’t look now, but the NHC is tracking something. 20% chance at an April named storm?!?! Can I say #PANIC!?
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo_atl.shtml