It's pretty clear now this month is going to end up solidly below normal for the region overall. Since 4/27, SEA has been below normal 70% of the time. The only thing preventing this May from ending up very cool a la 2022 is the brief heat spike 5/10-5/11. Here's the rest of the month.

Is this a sign of Climate Change? All jokes aside, this is a fascinating snippit this morning... Snowbowl Ski Resort is going to be open till June this season...longest ski season ever! Apparently, the 55" they received in April did the mountain some "Good". Love to see this and it mirrors what I saw from my flight this past SAT when I saw the snow capped peaks of the White Mountains just to my east. I also read that the mountains near Tao's, New Mexico did very well this past winter as the snow keeps falling across the southern U.S. in recent consecutive years. https://www.snowbowl.ski/

44F and cloudy.

DOWS data on the Greenfield tornado. The DOW team focused on the Greenfield tornado measured preliminary winds of 250 mph with the possibility that some may have reached as high as 290, at 144 feet above ground. Their assessment was that the storm was very intense and tight. It exhibited extreme multi-vortex circulation. If the 290 mph speed is verified, it would be in the top tier of radar measured violent tornadoes. Only Bridge Creek 1999, El Reno 2011, and El Reno 2013 measured higher Doppler wind speeds. So far, the NWS in Des Moines has classified the storm as EF3, which means damage consistent with winds under 165 mph. They continue to gather evidence and I think there is a strong possibility it's upgraded to EF4 status based on DOW data and damage I've seen.

Sneaky warm Spring around here, it hasn't felt like a top 10 warmest spring. @NWSKansasCity Follow While this Spring (since March 1st) has been mild we've done it without having early season heat. Through 5/21 this is the 10th warmest Spring on record however we have not had a single 90 degree day in KC. The warmest temperature this Spring thus far is 86 degrees. 10:38 PM · May 22, 2024 · 5,030 Views