Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Late spring and summer, the peak of severe weather season in Wisconsin, and it is almost here. In this entry we will discuss the long range forecast for May through August based on the LRC. Included will be temperature and rainfall forecasts, along with date [...]
Archive for April, 2011
May & Summer Forecast Based on Lezak’s Recurring Cycle
April 30, 2011
Mississippi EF-5 Tornado & Wisconsin’s Weekend Weather
April 29, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information and live reports from Alabama!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog. Before we discuss the weather you can expect this weekend close to home, I want to pass along new information from the tornadoes that hit the south. The National Weather Service [...]
April 27 Tornadoes – Alabama & More
April 28, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for LIVE coverage of the tornado aftermath in Alabama!*** A devastating once in a generation tornado outbreak hit the deep South on Wednesday. This tornado outbreak will rival the ‘Super Outbreak’ that hit some of the same areas back on April 3-4, 1974. Meteorologist Mark Baden will be live in the [...]
New Weather Set & Chilly Day Ahead
April 27, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog. Wednesday was a big day WISN 12. The curtain was pulled back and our new set was revealed! The entire weather team is ecstatic to have a the new look and a new high tech work [...]
Severe Weather Stays South…For Now
April 26, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! After two consecusive dry days, something that has happened only TWICE this month. More rain returned Monday night. The rain soaked the region, with over an inch in spots. Here are a few rain totals from [...]
Rain Returns…Chilly Spring Continues
April 25, 2011
I hope everyone enjoyed the beautiful Monday. It was nice to get plenty of sunshine and a comfortable day. There is very little sunshine in the forecast for the rest of the week. April continues to be a brutal month for severe weather and flooding to our south. Take a look at the severe weather [...]
‘Egg’cellent Easter Forecast
April 24, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Happy Easter to you and your family! Thank you for spending a few minutes reading the Weather Watch 12 blog. Dry days have been rare this month, but somehow we lucked out and dry weather landed on Easter weekend. In this blog entry we’ll take a [...]
St. Louis Tornadoes, Easter Forecast
April 23, 2011
Happy Easter from Weather Watch 12. It was a frightening night for people in St. Louis with at least three confirmed tornadoes in the area. Friday evening was a difficult one for me personally because I was worried about friends and family in that area. I grew up in north St. Louis County in Ferguson. [...]
Easter Weekend Forecast
April 22, 2011
Not a very nice start to the Easter Weekend. Showers and storms rumble through this evening. Can’t rule out some small hail in the elevated storms. Elevated storms are thunderstorms that get their lift from above the surface. This happens in Southeast Wisconsin a lot. The easterly wind makes it very stable at the surface, [...]
Pattern Update & More Rain Ahead
April 21, 2011
***Watch WISN 12 News for the latest weather information!*** Thank you for stopping by the Weather Watch 12 blog! Dry and sunny days have been hard to come by this month. Only 8 of the 21 days so far in April have been dry. One of those dry days occurred today(Thursday). The dry weather will [...]
