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Interesting weather has been uncharacteristically absent from the lower Midwest since the end of August. Here's a roundup of the (very few) events covered during that time.
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The following is a recap of weather observed during meteorological summer of 2022 - a very slow season for photogenic storms, despite one historic event.
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The summer ridge has arrived across the central USA, bringing an end to the 2022 severe weather season in the Great Plains. This season was a difficult one for storm observing, with numerous days that had great potential which failed to produce.
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This weekend, I finished the photo shoot of the "gorilla" hailstones (the biggest 4 to 6 inches in diameter) from near Taylor, Nebraska on May 29.
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The peak severe weather season month of May 2022 was below average in the Great Plains and Midwest, but was still productive in terms of sights and captures.
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Both March and April 2022 were below average for storm observing activities in the lower Midwest, with only three outings for convective storms in March (lightning and/or tornadoes). Despite that, I managed a couple of good lightning captures on my high speed camera. The month also saw an unusual tornado attempt trip east to my old home area of West Virginia on March 23rd.
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It's that time of year again! We've made it through yet another meteorological winter and have arrived at the beginning of the season of warming temperatures, greening trees and increasing convective storms.
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The active stretch of winter weather we saw in the USA during January extended into February. Here's a roundup of the events observed during the month.
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The Great Plains and the open road were recurring themes in many of the songs written by the late Rich Mullins, making them fitting soundtracks for trips across the open prairies in the spring.
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Winter was non-existent in the lower Midwest for November and December 2022, but returned with a volley of events during the first week of 2022. Here's a roundup of trips and events observed during December of 2021 and January of 2022.
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Ending the year with this trio of tracks that point to the subject of Christmas.
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CHESTERFIELD, MO - I observed a tornado at close range crossing Interstate 64 (Highway 40) at Chesterfield in western St. Louis County at around 7:45PM on Friday night, December 10.
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While September was a relatively quiet month in the St. Louis area, October was active with multiple fall-season severe weather events.
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