Our first stop on the Adventure Series is the Mogollon Rim, a 200-mile long dividing line towering as high as 8,000 feet above sea level, forming the southern edge of the Colorado Plateau. The cool breezes, spectacular views, and peaceful solitude make it an attractive getaway from the 100-plus degree […]
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As I have been traveling around and exploring over the years, I have started to feel like something has been missing. When you travel to and explore such breathtaking and far-flung places, half of the fun is the journey getting there, and website visitors have a hard time experiencing that […]
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I am so excited to announce my new weather photography book, which will be released in both electronic and print formats in 2016. Do you find yourself falling into one of these categories? You like taking landscape photos, but don’t know how to improve your own You want to take […]
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Hey everyone. The snow and ice of last winter has finally faded into a distant memory, and I am back to fill you in with some exciting upgrades to this website and an update on some new adventures. As you can probably see, I have relocated to sunny Scottsdale, Arizona […]
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As many of you know, this has been an absolutely brutal winter here in southern New England. With 10 foot piles of snow all over town for almost 6 weeks now, it’s safe to say that cabin fever has set in big time. Here you will find an exercise in […]
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Greetings, everyone. I hope you all are well this afternoon. I am incredibly excited to announce the opening of my new website development business, located at www.matthewgove.com. A polished website is one of the most effective ways to promote and enhance yourself or your business in today’s world. I will ensure […]
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Tropical Storm Cristobal has finally formed just north of Puerto Rico. As of this morning’s 8 AM EDT advisory, the storm was centered just north of the Turks and Caicos Islands with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. The Hurricane Center has the storm slowly strengthening while encounters some shear […]
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Well, the Hurricane Center has been hinting at tropical cyclone development near Puerto Rico for several days now. With it, the probability of tropical cyclone formation has gone up steadily as well (it is 80% chance of development in the next 48 hours as of this morning). Most signs appear […]
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Well, we have our first named storm of the 2014 Hurricane Season. As of this morning’s 11 AM EDT advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Arthur was centered just east of Daytona Beach, FL with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. The storm is forecast to move up the east […]
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It’s no secret by now that the severe weather season in Oklahoma this year has been nearly non-existent. The tornado count for the entire state so far this year can pretty much be counted on one hand. So what has caused the storm season to be so quiet? There are […]
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Dual polarization radar is an incredibly powerful tool for tracking severe weather. One important use for dual-pol radar is to track strong tornadoes by detecting the debris field with the radar. Similar to the Moore tornado last year, the April 27, 2014 Vilonia, Arkansas tornado passed about 10 miles north […]
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The storm chasing season tried very hard to get started yesterday, but it just wasn’t meant to be. All of the ingredients were in place, but a deck of cirrus clouds (which limited instability by keeping surface temperatures down), strong cap and weak forcing on the warm front and dryline […]
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