Karen Snyder
Jet Stream Block Could Mean Real Winter Ahead
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They called last winter, “the winter that wasn’t”. The question this year for meteorologists is, will it be similar this year. U.S. Agriculture Meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says last year the jet stream swept much of the cold air out to sea, but this year a high pressure system parked over the North Atlantic is holding the cooler air over the continent.
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Tornado Myths Busted
Killer tornadoes last week have weather experts working to dispel some dangerous and long standing myths about them.
USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey says the first myth they want to bust is the belief that the low pressure that accompanies tornadoes, will explode a building
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Killer Storms Highlight Value Of Weather Radios
Tornadoes killed dozens last week and weather experts believe that some of those lives could have been saved with a weather radio from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
John Simenesky with the National Weather Service says its like having a smoke detector, but it’s a weather detector.
“If
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Winter Pattern Creates Avalanche Threat
Snow loading created by early season sporadic snow fall is behind the extreme avalanche danger in Wyoming’s western mountain ranges.
Another death Monday, this time of a snow-mobiler, underscores the risks.
Grand Teton National Park Spokesperson Jackie Skaggs says an early season snow pack followed by many weeks of little snow has set the stage.
“The
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Worst Wyoming Snow Storms, Karen’s Top Five
Now is the time of year when mother nature dumps on places like Wyoming. Caught between low and high pressure systems she puts on the squeeze.
Southern Wyoming seems to get hit harder then those of us here in the middle of the state, though central Wyoming gets its due-more on that later-but for the number five spot in this list of Worst Wyoming Snowstorms (All in the last ten years.) we go ba
Freezing Temps, Gardeners Beware
Freezing temperatures are expected for low lying areas of Natrona County tonight.
Temps may drop as low as 27 degrees along the North Platte river with higher areas holding in the mid 30s. Gardeners will want to take precautions with sensitive plants
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