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Like many across the metro area this morning, I woke up to the very loud storms overnight. Unlike the typical summer or spring storms, they were much louder than normal with longer rolling thunder last night.   So what was going on? These storms were what we call “Elevated” thunderstorms. This means they started their lift […] The post Why last night’s thunder was so loud. appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

**UPDATED WITH THIS WINTER SO FAR 2020-21** So we had thunder today in Meteorological Winter so naturally, I’ll start to get questions about certain folklore. I have heard the old folklore for years, that thunder in the winter means snow is coming. Though it appears to change depending on who tells it. Sometimes I’ve heard […] The post Does thunder in the winter mean snow in 10 days? appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

About 13 years ago I made my first at home snowmaker. It was pretty easy to do if you have a good air compressor and some basic plumbing fittings. These parts and good cold dry air resulted in some pretty good snow my first time out. The cool part of doing this is knowing the […] The post Making Snow in Your Backyard appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

The post Why is it called Uptown Charlotte and our odd uptown street orientation. appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

Like many across the metro area this morning, I woke up to the very loud storms overnight. Unlike the typical summer or spring storms, they were much louder than normal with longer rolling thunder last night.   So what was going on? These storms were what we call “Elevated” thunderstorms. This means they started their lift […] The post Why last night’s thunder was so loud. appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

36 years ago the U.S was about to endure what was called the “Freeze of the Century”. Chances are no matter where you lived at the time you remember this. I was a young child and remember the -24° in Akron, Ohio, which was the coldest in the entire U.S. for that date. I had […] The post 36 years ago when the Polar Vortex really came to the U.S. appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

This weekend we get a partial penumbral lunar eclipse. The partial and penumbral part are really important to why this will be a minor event and most people would not notice if someone didn't tell you. The post The weekend penumbral lunar eclipse will be a dud appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

I don’t know if it’s just the whole 2020 thing, but it seems when people see something this year, they assume the worst. Starting last week, I started talking about a massive surge of Saharan Dust coming off the African Coast that would move across the Atlantic and be here next week. Over the past […] The post The Saharan Dust Layer is normal and it’s not a bad thing. appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more

So a funny thing has happened with everyone stuck at home for the better part of 2 months now. People all have been asking me why it has been so windy? The funny thing is it’s actually been less windy than normal for this time of the year. The first thing I say to this […] The post How COVID-19 made us all think it’s been really windy appeared first on @wxbrad Blog ..read more