March 2016

DFW Airport hits 80ºF for the 1st time in 2016 on Sunday March 13

December 18, 2016March 14, 2016 by Chris Robbins

Daily Almanac for March 13, 2016 Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

On Sunday, March 13, 2016, DFW Airport (along with many other locations) reached 80 degrees for the first time this year. Prior to 3/13, the last time DFW was at or above 80º was on December 26th. December 26, 2015 was the date of the historic EF-4 tornado that tore a path through the eastern … Read more

The Coldwater, Kansas, Supercell of March 7, 2016

December 18, 2016March 8, 2016 by Harrison Sincavage

On Monday, March 7th, 2016, a spectacular supercell formed in far northwestern Oklahoma and entered southern Kansas. A supercell is a thunderstorm that rotates. Conditions on Monday were favorable for a couple of supercells to initiate off the dryline in far western Oklahoma, and into western Kansas. However, given weak convergence along the dryline and meager … Read more