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Critical to Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Heavy Snow in the Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and very dry conditions will lead to a critical to extremely critical fire weather threat over portions of the Central and Southern Plains Thursday. Critical fire weather continues through Friday. Moderate to heavy mountain snow and strong winds will expand into the Northern Rockies Thursday, then into Colorado by Friday. Up to a foot of snow accumulation is possible. Read More >

WFO Albany Local Case Studies

 

Student and Staff Case Studies

2023

March 14 - Winter Storm

 

2022

January 16-17 - Winter storm (Brett Heeren and Mike Evans)

February  3-4 - Freezing rain and sleet storm 

April  18-19 - Heavy, wet snow (Pam Cubias and Christina Speciale)

July 13 - Severe weather / isolated supercell (Brett Castro and Brian Frugis)

July 24 - Severe weather (Sydney Boschulte, Mike Main and Tom Wasula)

December 15-17 - Winter  storm (David Zywiczynski and Mike Evans)

 

2021

February 1-2, 2021 - Winter Storm (Alex Kellman, Tom Wasula and Mike Main)

April 21, 2021 - Severe wx and 2 tornadoes (Andrei Evbouma)

June 21, 2021 - Severe weather (John England and Brian Frugis)

July 14, 2021 - Flash flooding

August 12, 2021 - Severe weather  (Ryan Schwimmer and Mike Evans)

September 2, 2021 - IDA flash flooding (Samantha Kane and Christina Speciale)

 

2020

February 5-7, 2020 - Winter storm with mixed precipitation;  (Brent Heeren and Mike Evans)

March 23, 2020 - Winter Storm

May 8-9, 2020 - Spring Snow

May 15, 2020 - Severe Weather

August 2, 2020 - Severe Weather with 4 tornadoes

August 24, 2020 - Whitehall flash flood

August 27, 2020 - Severe Weather with tornadoes - meso-analysis

August 29, 2020 - Severe Weather with tornadoes

October  7, 2020 - Derecho

December 16-17, 2020 - Winter Storm

December 25, 2020 - Flooding

 

2019

January 19-20, 2019 - Winter Storm

February 12-13, 2019 - Winter Storm

July 20, 2019 - Severe Weather

October 31, 2019 - Flood (Hydrology perspective)

October 31, 2019 - Flood (Meteorology perspective)

December 1-3, 2019 - Winter Storm

December 30, 2019 - Winter weather and hail

 

2018

January 4, 2018  - Winter Storm 

February 7, 2018 - Winter Storm

March 2, 2018  - Winter Storm with mixed precipitation

March 2, 2018, March 7-8, 2018, March 12-15. 2018 - Series of winter storms

May 4, 2018 - Severe weather with damaging wind.

May 15, 2018 - Severe weather, large hail, wind and tornadoes

June 18, 2018 - Severe weather with mainly damaging winds

August 4, 2018 - Severe Weather

November 15-16, 2018 -  Winter Storm

November 26-28, 2018 - Elevation snow

 

2017

May 14, 2017 - "Pi Day" major snowstorm

May 18 2017 - Severe weather event, wind and hail