Another Storm Chance Today

Yesterday's thunderstorm activity produced strong to severe wind gusts across the area along with moderate to heavy rainfall and some hail.  The upper air profile wasn't quite as favorable for tornado development yesterday afternoon.  The surface instability was also limited due to cloud cover that moved into the region from the morning storms across western OK.

 We're still not out of the woods just yet.

 The dry line is still west of Tulsa this morning and the real deal cold front is also to our northwest.  The main upper level system has moved into NE Colorado and Western Kansas this morning.  Later this afternoon the dry line will move near I-35 by 1pm to 3pm today with a chance of scattered storms to develop across eastern OK.  These also can be strong to severe with all modes of severe weather possible, with the main threat of large hail and damaging wind.

 Part of the upper level system may brush southeastern Kansas and northeastern OK early Friday morning with a quick round of showers and storms before moving eastward Friday morning.

Gusty northwest winds will arrive Friday along with cloud cover and cooler air.  We expect highs on Friday to stay in the 60s.

Saturday and Sunday the upper air profile will keep the state in the cool air along with northwest surface winds and partly sunny conditions.  Morning lows this weekend will be in the upper 40s with afternoon highs in the mid to upper 60s.

The upper air pattern will be transitioning to a blocking pattern soon. This means a ridge of high pressure in the mid levels of the atmosphere will be positioned near the state while upper level lows will be on both the Atlantic coast and Pacific coast.  This block will not allow the systems to the west to move into the region until possibly late next week. 

The result will be super nice weather Monday through Wednesday with a chance of storms by next Thursday into next weekend.  I must mention the latest run of the EURO develops a few scattered storms Monday and Tuesday next week across northern OK, but I have elected to disregard this solution for now.

Next:

I'm reading "Primal" by Mark Batterson, which is another thought provoking book by the Washington D.C. area pastor.

I ran across a passage in the book in which Batterson quotes the great Albert Einstein.

"The important thing is to not stop questioning.  Curiosity has its own reason for existence. 

 One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.  It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.

Never lose a holy curiosity. "

This quote stopped me in my tracks.  Am I a curious person?  Or have I lost the zeal for learning new things and creating new experiences?

Good question.  I'll let you know what I discover soon. 

I'm curious what I'll write in this blog next week.  How about you?

Are you a curious person?