January Tornadoes
As we start out 2012 with a bang, are the tornadic storms of the past few weeks a precursor as to what we should expect this season? After-all, it is January and we have seen EF-3 tornadoes, a PDS (Particularly Dangerous Situation) Watch, and a Moderate risk. As we enter the New Year in a [...]
Happy New Year!
“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man” (or woman) ~Benjamin Franklin Thank you to each of the KDR Media chasers that have made our first year an amazing blur. As we ring in 2012…my wishes include tornadoes in open fields, [...]
Tornadoes in November? You BETCHA!
As we continue into the last two months of the year, we enter into the 2nd severe storm season when conditions are often favorable for severe weather. Dr. Greg Forbes, of the Weather Channel, wrote an interesting article about this second season. All the conditions are present for severe weather on Monday and Tuesday. ”This [...]
Hello to Tropical Storms Maria & Nate
As Tropical Storm Maria and Tropical Storm Nate are named, we are climatologically half way through the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season. The 2011 tropical weather season was predicted to be an above average season; however with our 14th named storm being named today, we could feasibly see 28 named tropical systems this year. That would [...]
Hurricane Irene
*Information regarding Hurricane Irene, as of 8pm EDT, courtesy of the National Hurricane Center (NHC) At 8:00 p.m. EDT the center of Hurricane Irene was located near latitude 32.1 north, longitude 77.2 west. Irene is moving toward the north-northeast near 14 mph and this general motion is expected to continue tonight and early Saturday. The [...]
Hurricane Season 2011 Ramps Up
Records have already been broken in what has been an extremely active severe weather season. As hurricane season advances to its peak, 2011 is now the first season in recorded history in which each of the first 8 named storms failed to reach hurricane status. Now with Tropical Storm Irene forming 08/20/11, we could have [...]
Welcome to Hurricane Season 2011!
What should we expect for Hurricane Season, since “Mother Nature” has not been kind so far? Hurricane season started on June 1st and ends November 30th each year with the key months of the season ramping up in August and September. But of course that does not mean that a tropical storm or hurricane is [...]
Goodbye Tornado Season? Not Likely…
As we say goodbye to what is considered to be tornado season for storm chasers, let’s take a look at the facts and numbers. The number of populated areas hit this season has been unbelievable: Philadelphia, Raleigh, Little Rock, Chickasha, El Reno, Springfield, St Louis, Joplin, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Ringgold, Jackson. Fatalities have exceeded 500+ and [...]
St. Louis Tornado 04-22-11
KDR Media chasers were in areas of initiation on 04-22-11. St Louis was hit the hardest as reports of damage are still coming in and the Lambert/St Louis Airport actually closed and remains closed for a indefinite amount of time due directly to a reported tornado. Jesse Risley submitted this footage of damage from the [...]
Chaser out for KDR Media
KDR Media will have chasers out from OK to IL today as storms fire. Stay tuned to ChaserTV and iMap StormTracker for LIVE streams.
Winter, Winter Go Away
Atlanta is expecting another ice storm on Monday/Tuesday that is being called “Ice-The Sequel.” The 01/10/11 snow & ice event shut down miles of roadways in Georgia, closed down business for days and kept schools closed for over a week. This system like its predecessors is scheduled to hit North Georgia on Monday [...]
Here we go again
As I quote Everclear…”Yeah here we go again, oh baby here we go again” another winter storm is scheduled pummel the United States from the Plains, and Midwest to the North East. This system is going to bring a major winter mess to Texas, Oklahoma before it heads towards the North East later in the week. [...]
Historical Winter Storm Cripples US
As the latest NAM has been released, concern over the massive historical impacts of this latest Winter storm are yet to be seen. A life threatening event is underway now, KDR Media has chasers documenting every aspect of this epic event including blizzard conditions, thunder snow, thunder sleet, freezing rain that has begun in [...]
Winter’s wrath hits the South-East
As winter plows though areas missed by the historic blizzard of 2011, cities across the Southern United States are experiencing their very own taste of this brutal winter. South TX along with Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama as well as North GA have experienced a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain today. Luckily temperatures [...]
Winter strikes back
As the people of middle America think that the groundhog was wrong, another snowstorm hits the plains today unleashing white out conditions, drifting snow as well as the other winter hazards such as wind chill advisories of -20°F to -40°F temperatures in the high plains persist. The arctic air pushing down threatens a huge [...]
