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AMS Meteorologist Austen L. Onek – KG4GKE
YOUR WREG-TV MID-SOUTH FORECAST…
Saturday May 18, 2013
A new storm system approaching from the west – now in the Great Plains – will stir things up into next week. Until then, warming up… details on your forecast right after this look at Graduation 2013 weather for Saturday…
YOUR WREG-TV MID-SOUTH FORECAST… 
The dashed line on the map is known as a surface trof, an elongated area of low pressure… basically a washed-out front. This will be responsible for creating more showers and thunderstorms across the WREG viewing area as it drifts northwards across the I-40 corridor. Taking some rain protection with you today would be a good idea. 
Sctrd. showers and thunderstorms today with very warm temperatures in the mid/high 80′s. Coverage chances of precipitation: 30-50%.
Lows tomorrow morning will only fall into the lower 70′s (possibly a few high 60′s) with more patchy dense fog possible across a wider area.
Austen L. Onek, AMS Meteorologist / Station Scientist FB TW G+ Wp
WREG-TV News Channel 3 Weather Center
Memphis, TN, USA
GRIZZ-CAST FOR GRINDHOUSE MONDAY
Widespread celebration at the Memphis Grindhouse (FedExForum) with no threat of Thunder from out west. #GoGrizz #WeDontBluff
LIBRARY STORYTIME: YEAH, WE ALL NEED IT…
LIBRARY STORYTIME: YEAH, WE ALL NEED IT…
From the marvelous webcomic: Unshelved… a Mother’s Day tribute to moms and libraries and storytime and reading… we all need storytime.
YOUR WREG-TV MID-SOUTH FORECAST FOR…
May 12, 2013
Cool enough to wear your Grizzlies outfit without overheating? Looking much cooler today…
More dry air advances into the Mid-South behind another cold front late Saturday evening. How will the rest of the weekend shape up? More forecast details, right after this look at Memphis Redbirds weather at Autozone Park for today’s game vs. the Fresno Grizzlies.
YOUR FORECAST….
Tons of sunshine for the weekend as highs drop into the mid/high 60′s. Winds will be from the NW at 5-10 MPH.
Outdoor graduation ceremonies (or traveling to indoor ceremonies) should see no problem with the weather, as sunshine will overspread the area and highs will be well below normal in the mid/high 60′s. 
Lows by Monday morning will fall into the low 40′s to low 50′s with a few clouds drifting through, but mainly sunshine expected as we head into mid-May.
Austen L. Onek, AMS Meteorologist FB TW G+ Wp
WREG-TV News Channel 3 Weather Center
Memphis, TN, USA
LIGHTNING… IT MAY NOT BE (started by) WHAT YOU THINK
LIGHTNING… IT MAY NOT BE (started by) WHAT YOU THINK
Cosmic rays interacting with water droplets within thunderclouds could play an important role in initiating lightning strikes. That is the claim of researchers in Russia, who have studied the radio signals emitted during thousands of lightning strikes. The work could provide new insights into how and why lightning occurs in the first place.
WHAT WOULD ELVIS DO?
Notorious hate group coming to Memphis (supposedly). As a Topeka, KS native, I’d prefer many other people to come and visit than these fine examples of humanity. #drippingwithsarcasm
MAY 9-10 ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE…
MAY 9-10 ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE…
…will NOT be visible from the WREG/Mid-South area. Sorry. Better luck next eclipse.
WREG-TV WEATHER OVERTIME FOR SUNDAY 5.5.13
Your Mid-South 7 Day Forecast and an updated look at local river levels.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVELS AS OF 7AM SUNDAY
Rising waters in the Mid-South continue to be a concern, especially after the record flooding of nearly two years ago (48′+ in May 2011). Click the picture for a link to NOAA’s Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Center for river levels and forecasts. River levels on left of slash / flood stage for locations on right.
