The Weather Review

WEATHER REVIEW STARTS AT 4:40 mark Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda danced closely in the Atlantic, triggering a rare Fujiwhara Effect. Neither storm made landfall, however both brought effects to the east coast and Bermuda. Early October means it’s time to look at the monthly outlook for temperature and precipitation. Spooky season is upon us! Main Topics: Life & show updates Tropical Atlantic...

The Atlantic hurricane season starts June 1! Gavin discusses the 2025 hurricane season outlook based on NOAA’s National Hurricane Center and Colorado State University’s season forecasts. Additionally, the 2024 hurricane season forecasts by NOAA and CSU are graded against the official 2024 statistics to determine their accuracy last year. Finally, hear the 2025 list of hurricane names! Remember, hu...

A major storm system rocked the Midwest through the East Coast, spawning dozens of tornadoes, strong rotating supercell thunderstorms, and leaving behind ruins, destruction, and unfortunately, loss of life. Winds from the storms even resulted in a dust storm in Chicago! Listen to a discussion on the environment that produced this tornado outbreak and some of the localized impacts in St. Louis, Mis...

Is heat lightning real? Surely lightning can't strike the same place twice, right? Where is it safe to shelter on the road? Do open windows save a house from a tornado? What weather myths did you fall for? This week's episode of The Weather Review looks to debunk 4 common weather myths. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show! Gavin would love to hear from you, either in the comments,...

Why is spring known as “severe weather season?” Why so many tornadoes in the spring? A widespread Battle of the Air Masses and a migrating jetstream are to blame! In place of discussing the devastating tornado outbreak that occurred this past weekend, this week’s episode will discuss why springtime is the severe weather season. My prayers are with all of those affected by this weekend’s storms. Po...

A large storm system produced up to 26 tornadoes last week, however that wasn't the biggest story. The system's central pressure aided in producing very strong winds (with some gusts exceeding 75 mph). These winds helped create fire conditions in New York, allowing for the Long Island brush fires to combust, and strengthened ongoing blazes in South Carolina. After a tangent on making Daylight Savi...

It was a quiet week of weather, but severe weather season is around the corner. Hundreds of probationary employees within NOAA were terminated, including meteorologists at the National Weather Service. While the immediate concerns, such as the potential for more unwarned tornadoes, are clear, some of the more long-term effects arise when NOAA's data collection capabilities and infrastructure a...

February 19-20, a winter storm dropped nearly 12 inches (one foot) of snow in Virginia Beach, VA. Images and videos of snow-covered beaches quickly circled social media and national news outlets. Episode 13: Snowy Sandy Dunes - Virginia Beach sees a foot of snow Potentially Useful Information: Snowy Beach Image X/Twitter Source Fox Weather Poseidon Clip **I realize in editing that I misspoke. The...

Wednesday, February 12, the cold front associated with a winter storm across the Midwest triggered severe weather in Mississippi and Alabama, including 2-3 tornadoes. Thank you for listening to The Weather Review! Please consider leaving a rating and review! Gavin's on X/Twitter

After a year and a half hiatus, The Weather Review has returned! In this welcome back video, Gavin explains his absence from the show, potential upcoming changes, and thunderice(!?). Follow Gavin on X (Twitter) @theGavinWhiteWX I tweet from time to time, sometimes. Thunderice Article

Pacific Hurricane Dora has made history becoming the second-ever recorded Hurricane to cross into the Western Pacific, taking on the title of Typhoon. She has traversed over 10,000 miles from the coast of Africa to the Western Pacific, even fanning some of the destructive Hawaii wildfire flames. Stick around to the end for an important update pertaining to the future of this show. Potentially Usef...

A majority of the East Coast saw widespread severe storms, gusty winds, hail, and even some tornadoes. An intriguing weather setup led to the widespread explosion of severe weather from the South to the northern Mid-Atlantic. The National Weather Service gave Virginia, Washington DC, and Maryland both marginal (level 4 out of 5) severe weather risk and significant wind risks. Potentially Useful In...

A now-viral image on X (Twitter) shows a funnel cloud above the United States Capitol Dome. There are often many misconceptions about the connection of funnel clouds with tornadoes. What is a funnel cloud, what led to this one in particular, and why is it harmless? Potentially Useful Information: AP Article on the Funnel Cloud National Weather Service Glossary of Weather Terms Storm Prediction Cen...

Phoenix, Arizona has had 25 consecutive days of 110-degree days, a record heat streak. The Urban Heat Island Effect and a delayed start to the Southwestern monsoon season are each partially responsible for the unrelenting heat of the desert climate. Potential Useful Information: Arizona's Monsoon Season (National Weather Service) More Southwestern United States Monsoon info (National Weather S...

Vermont saw historic rain amounts last week, with many localities estimating 6-9 inch totals! However, due to significant saturation levels in both the air and ground and an atmospheric roadblock, the historic rains led to immense flooding throughout Vermont's rivers and valley towns, including the state capital of Montpelier. This was Vermont's worst flooding event since 1927. Potentially...

Last week, Earth saw its hottest daily average temperature on record three days in a row...or at least that's what it seemed like. Many news headlines jumped on the development, seemingly omitting the fact this claim was based on unofficial estimations as opposed to official observations. There is plenty of context surrounding this data, the claims made, and the global climate today that sheds...

On June 29, 2023, a strong thunderstorm developed into a derecho. The storm traveled 600 miles across the Midwest with reported wind gusts of 100 MPH. What led to its formation, and why is this type of storm rarely seen? Potentially Useful Information: National Weather Service page on Derecho Ring of Fire Pattern Setup Diagram of High-Pressure Ridge Diagram of Bow Echo Signature Progression Bow Ec...

An abnormally warm Atlantic Ocean has Twitter and the media up in arms in an attempt to garner fear. While many are quick to point to climate change, there are a couple of other factors also contributing to this current trend. But this occurrence certainly has consequences within the young hurricane season, as does the development of El Nino, and we get to see this battle play out starting with Tr...

This past week, there was plenty of severe weather: strong thunderstorms turned into violent supercells, many spawned tornadoes, large hail stones, and gusty winds. The plains, southeast, and mid-Atlantic all experienced this connected system of strong, severe weather and storms; but what led to this, and did we know it was coming? Explore the atmospheric setup and continental connections that all...

Many took to social media recently to share images of the hazy, smoky skies resulting from ongoing wildfires in Quebec. This smoke created dangerous conditions as far north as New York and south as North Carolina. But where did these Canadian wildfires come from, and why did the smoke present such a huge risk to the eastern United States? Is this the new normal? This episode of The Weather Review...