National Overview Birds continue to stream up through the middle of the country as a series of surface lows churn southerly winds over the region. The low over Texas proved to be the most precipitous and may have caused some fallout conditions along the Texas and Louisiana coasts this morning. Farther north the atmosphere was […]

National Overview As the latest cold front pushed across the Rockies and Great Plains last night, southerly flow triggered heavy migration from Texas to Minnesota and west to the Dakotas. To really appreciate the pattern you need to check out the full loop from 3pm yesterday through today here on Paul Hurtado’s radar archive. Migration […]

National Overview Lots of birds moving last night with the heaviest flights along the eastern seaboard in advance of the latest front. Across the country radars picked up migration though, signalling that we’re in the thick of spring. Even through the middle of the country, with upper level winds out of the north, birds continue […]

National Overview I hate to say it, but things are starting to look a little more ‘normal’ this morning. High pressure over the west coast triggered moderate to heavy migration from California to the Pacific NW while migration over the middle of the country was tempered by building northwest winds. The big frontal boundary extending […]

National Overview A series of surface lows and associated frontal boundaries have brought cyclonic winds and locally heavy precipitation to the Plains, Midwest, and Southeast. As you can see below, this combination of disturbance has created a tapestry of migration and precipitation to most of the country. Below are the radar loops from sunset last […]