First Severe Weather Events of 2007

The 2007 severe weather season is well and truly under way with the first high risk of the year issued by the Storm Prediction Center earlier today. It's already been a rough start to the year with approximately 30 fatalities caused by tornadoes to date, mostly in the Gulf Coast states. The synoptic storms that are producing these severe storms are also producing wintry weather further north. This was the scene in Green Bay last Sunday:















We are looking at more of the same overnight, a winter storm warning is in effect with around 7" of heavy wet snow expected when all is said and done. My high risk archive has been updated to reflect today's events, and page-jump links are being added to make navigation easier.