Active Weather Pattern for the West into the Plains

A strong Pacific storm continues to track across the Great Basin. Heavy snow is expected across the higher elevations and heavy rain across lower terrain. Strong gusty winds will make for additional hazards for travelers. These winds will bring increasing fire weather concerns for the southern High Plains. Then we will closely watch for severe thunderstorms across the central Plains on Monday. Read More >

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last updated: February 16, 2007

Monthly MCS Distribution for the period 1992 - 2006 (Cases studied - 38 events / cases under study 7 MCS events).

(Updated) MCS Severe Wind Frequency by time of day for 38 cases across the WFO St. Louis County Warning Area (CWA) for the period 1992 - 2006. Ordinate - number of reports. Abscissa - time of day (Local Standard Time). Damage Reports on this graph are from STORM DATA. Note the greatest number of reports occur between 4:00 PM and 8:00 PM Local Time.

(Updated) Tornado Frequency by time of day for 20 QLCS days where non-supercell tornadoes occurred with the QLCS over the WFO St. Louis County Warning Area (CWA). Period covers 1992-2006. Note the greatest frequency of tornado touchdowns occurred between 1700 - 1900 UTC. F-scale of tornadic damage is shown in the following colors: F0 - blue; F1 - green; and F2 - orange.

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