William Reid – Page 25

July 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 2 of 2, July 16-31

July 2018 was one of the hottest months on record in the Death Valley region. These daily maps and graphics were saved to document the… [Read More]

July 2018 Daily Weather Maps and Data — Part 1 of 2, July 1-15

Part 2 is here/data and maps for July 16-31 July 2018 was very hot in desert areas of California, Nevada, and Arizona. Some stations in… [Read More]

July 2018 Record Hot Month at Death Valley

As a climatologist and researcher of temperature records for Death Valley in California, I was intrigued, but not amazed, to learn that July, 2018, was… [Read More]

August 5, 2018 Sea Lions and Cormorants on San Nicolas Island

On this nice and sunny afternoon, I headed to the eastern end of San Nicolas Island with the camera and long lens. One section… [Read More]

August 4, 2018 Foggy Domes on San Nicolas Island

On this weekend afternoon on the island, I had access to a vehicle. It was mostly clear on the eastern half of the island,… [Read More]

June 29, 2018 Northwest Nebraska Panhandle Supercell

Begin: Belle Fourche, SD Lunch: Newcastle, WY (Mexican joint) End: Chadron, NE 271 miles SPC Day One 20Z SPC Mesoscale Discussion 942 SPC Mesoscale… [Read More]

June 28, 2018 Capitol, Montana tornadoes

note — this is a long post with many images, and may be slow to fully load. Please allow a little extra time before… [Read More]

June 26, 2018 Western Dakotas supercells

Begin: Fullerton, NE Lunch: Valentine, NE/McDonalds End: Eagle Butte, SD 746 miles SPC Day One 20Z Jun 26, 2018 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 894… [Read More]

June 24, 2018 Raton Mesa, NM supercell

Start: Syracuse, KS Lunch: Elkhart, KS/Pizza Hut End: Liberal, KS SPC Day One 1630Z outlook SPC Mesoscale Discussion 855 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 857 SPC… [Read More]

June 23, 2018 Eads, Colorado Supercell

Begin: Denver Lunch: Limon/fast food End: Syracuse, KS 415 miles SPC Day One (20Z) SPC Mesoscale Discussion 839 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 845 SPC Mesoscale… [Read More]

June 21, 2018 Hailstorms on the Cheyenne Ridge

Following our successful tornado day on June 19th, we had a down day on the 20th. The severe risk in central Iowa was too… [Read More]

June 19, 2018 (Part 1 of 2) Prospect Valley, Colorado tornado

Link to Part 2 of the June 19 chase Begin: Fort Morgan, CO Lunch: Limon, CO/Arbys and Subway and Taco Bell End: Lamar, CO SPC… [Read More]

June 19, 2018 (Part 2 of 2) Agate and Limon supercell and Kanorado severe storm

See June 19/Part One for the weather details and the chase account for the Prospect Valley tornado. Following the spectacular tornado intercept, we headed… [Read More]

June 18, 2018 Weld County, Colorado, supercells

I have some catching up to do before getting to June 18. On June 12, Tour 6 and the Mini A group “chased” the… [Read More]

June 12, 2018 LP Supercell near Hugo, Colorado

Start: Castle Rock, CO Lunch: Colorado Springs/Rudy’s BBQ Burlington, CO SPC Day One outlook (20Z) SPC Mesoscale Discussion 714 SPC Mesoscale Discussion 716 Storm… [Read More]