Here are some great shots from Rani Everett from Fulton County. There have been a lot of rainbows today!
More pics to come!Ryan
Wall Cloud in Izard County
FYI- Just got this wall cloud pic from Heidi Farrar in Izard county. This was taken south of Franklin.
Ryan
Funnel Cloud From Steele, MO
We have had several funnel clouds reported over the past two days. There was no damage because most of these funnels never became tornadoes, meaning they never made it to the ground.
Out of all of the photos I have seen over the past two days, this is the most impressive. This one was sent to us from Bryan Wells. He snapped this shot near Steele, MO yesterday. Great shot Bryan... My wife's grandfather (Paw Paw) and I were really close to this one, but it went back up before it made it to Highway 412 in Senath.
Ryan
Highway 358 Washed Out
Part of Highway 358 in Greene County was washed out last night in the flash flooding. It's amazing to see the power from water. The boys, a friend, and I went to see the damage and it looked pretty extensive. From my understanding, they hope to have it open sometime today. I assume it will be gravel for awhile.
Off to cook some brats, Ryan
Two Georges and Baseball
It's rare for people to ever get the opportunity to meet their Great Grandfather, so it's wise to take many pictures! Meet George and George. This is my son's Great Grandfather, the man he was named after. I snapped this shot last night at the baseball field.
My oldest son was excited to show off his baseball skills to his "Gracie" and his Great Grandfather "Paw Paw" last night, even though he was not feeling that good. After two hits, he called it quits. He has had a stomach ache that keeps coming and going. Today he seems to be much better though.
It's been a great holiday weekend so far and it's only Saturday! We're off to show NE Arkansas to the older George.
Have a safe weekend,
Ryan
EPC Today!
I went to East Poinsett County to talk with the 1st Graders. I had a great time! Here are the pics:
Mobile Storm Center
I love technology! I now have everything I need in the Wood Ford StormTRACKER. This evening I worked on the technology to have access to every computer in the StormCenter and it has paid off. From now on I can access StormTRACK Doppler 8 and all of the computers that make our graphics.
This is going to help me greatly! For example, tomorrow I am going "live" from the Loose Caboose Festival. I can leave the house, make my graphics on location, manipulate StormTRACK Doppler 8, and even click through my graphics out in the field! It's literally a mobile Storm Center now.
With an Internet air card, webcam, mic, GPS, TwitterDeck, and Gibson Ridge Radar.... I can literally go live on location with all of the weather data that I need from one vehicle and can produce a LIVE broadcast. Add in the top of the line radio equipment from Paragould Communications and I can't imagine anything else I need in a chase vehicle!
Can you tell that I'm excited?
Ryan
With an Internet air card, webcam, mic, GPS, TwitterDeck, and Gibson Ridge Radar.... I can literally go live on location with all of the weather data that I need from one vehicle and can produce a LIVE broadcast. Add in the top of the line radio equipment from Paragould Communications and I can't imagine anything else I need in a chase vehicle!
Can you tell that I'm excited?
Ryan
Loose Caboose
As promised, here is the link to the Loose Caboose festival this year:
http://www.loosecaboose.net/
I was right, the wristband night is Thursday! By the way, we can see the Loose Caboose festival on our new SkyCAM here: http://www.kait8.com/Global/story.asp?S=9940030
Have a nice day,
Ryan
Ever Question StormCAST?
It amazes me how accurate StormCAST is sometimes. Here lately, it has been extremely accurate. StormCAST is a computer model that is ran at KAIT. It's called "MicroCast" and is run 4 times per day. Take a look at the model I showed you last night at 6:00 and then take a look at the radar image from this morning. Pretty good, huh?
Have a gret day, rain chances are not that high, especially after these showers move through.
Have a gret day, rain chances are not that high, especially after these showers move through.Ryan
Happy Mother's Day!
We've had a great day so far. My wife and I not big fans of spending lots of money on days like Father's and Mother's Day, BUT I still tried to make the day special. Jenn always makes my Father's Day special, but I struggle with ideas some years!
This year my boys made her some cards. The oldest one is getting good at being creative. We went to Walmart and bought some crafts, printed off some pictures, hid from mom, and made some cards. It was a great time! We also made breakfast and lunch. Despite being Mother's day, she still cleaned up after lunch! I tried to sop her, but anyone that knows her understands that she had to clean up...
After Church I called my mom and we chatted for a bit. Since she lives so far away, we did not visit. When I think back, my mom sure did have to put up with some craziness from me. She deserves to have some time away from me these days! LOL
Of course, I think back to my stepmom on this day, too. It does not seem like she passed away year and a half ago. The time seems a lot shorter.
I hope all of the mother's had a great day. We really appreciate you.
Ryan
After Church I called my mom and we chatted for a bit. Since she lives so far away, we did not visit. When I think back, my mom sure did have to put up with some craziness from me. She deserves to have some time away from me these days! LOL
Of course, I think back to my stepmom on this day, too. It does not seem like she passed away year and a half ago. The time seems a lot shorter.
I hope all of the mother's had a great day. We really appreciate you.
Ryan
Accidental Tornado Siren Blast
Apparently the tornado sirens in Bay, AR just blasted on accident. We received phone calls from residents saying they were blowing, but when I called the Bay Police Department, they said it was an accident. They said that the lightning must have hit the system and sounded them.
I'm sure the residents that just took cover for no reason aren't too happy about that right now. My gut feeling tells me that we may hear more about the 2:30 AM Accidental Tornado Siren in Bay.... Stay tuned.
I'm passing the torch to Justin shortly. He'll be in call for the rest of the night.
Take care,
Ryan
2:30 AM Update
Heavy rain continues to fall. Take a look at the radar estimates! Some place have seen a ton of rain. This is since May 6. I'm sure farmers are sick of the rain!
Take care,
Ryan
Outflow Boundary
Do you see the line of light green pushing out ahead of the strong storms? That's the outflow boundary. Imagine the winds blowing out from the storm as it moves. It's blowing dirt, bugs, etc out ahead of it and that "stuff" shows up on radar. Cool huh?
Ryan
PS--- Just made an animation:
12:35 AM Update
Well... The tornado warning just expired and luckily there was no damage. There were reports of wall clouds, but that's it. I'll continue to update my Twitter feed on the right side of the page.
Ryan
11:30 PM Update
We have a handful of warnings out there right now, but none of them are Tornado Warnings. Gusty winds and penny size hail is possible in some of these storms. StormTRACKER Doppler 8 will continue to track these storms.
Ryan
Two Thumbs Up!
I got to go to this tonight and it was very funny and it had lots of talent! If you are looking for something to do, give it a whirl. Click the image to enlarge.
Ryan
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