Due to a change in the stratosphere and extreme weather changes, Weather Edge forecaster David Powell says we could be in for a long, cold and snowy winter.
He says we have seen some weather extremes which he attributes to a volcano that erupted in January and changed the weather patterns.
click to download audioHe explained that stratosphere water is usually warmer which weakens the wall of wind around the polar vortex and, in turn, releases it into the United States. He said this has caused a shift in our weather patterns, causing extreme weather conditions which will continue into winter.
click to download audioPowell noted we are in an unusual third-year La Nina but this time it’s not acting normal because all of the weather patterns have changed causing more extreme weather conditions with more snow than usual forecast for this winter.
click to download audioHe added that Hurricane Ian in the Gulf of Mexico is another example of extreme weather patterns from the January volcano.
click to download audioPowell said the trends are showing more winter-like weather near the end of October and continuing through March.
click to download audioThe main thing, according to Powell, is to be prepared for any kind of weather extreme but he does not see another tornado outbreak like the one our area experienced in December of last year because the atmosphere is going to be much cooler.
click to download audioPowell noted the weather extremes are not going away anytime soon and there is a lot going on in the stratosphere. Again, he reiterated you have to be prepared and have a family emergency plan in place for any weather extremes.
He says we have seen some weather extremes which he attributes to a volcano that erupted in January and changed the weather patterns.
click to download audioHe explained that stratosphere water is usually warmer which weakens the wall of wind around the polar vortex and, in turn, releases it into the United States. He said this has caused a shift in our weather patterns, causing extreme weather conditions which will continue into winter.
click to download audioPowell noted we are in an unusual third-year La Nina but this time it’s not acting normal because all of the weather patterns have changed causing more extreme weather conditions with more snow than usual forecast for this winter.
click to download audioHe added that Hurricane Ian in the Gulf of Mexico is another example of extreme weather patterns from the January volcano.
click to download audioPowell said the trends are showing more winter-like weather near the end of October and continuing through March.
click to download audioThe main thing, according to Powell, is to be prepared for any kind of weather extreme but he does not see another tornado outbreak like the one our area experienced in December of last year because the atmosphere is going to be much cooler.
click to download audioPowell noted the weather extremes are not going away anytime soon and there is a lot going on in the stratosphere. Again, he reiterated you have to be prepared and have a family emergency plan in place for any weather extremes.
