Sean Bagdon Extreme Storm Chaser

22/08/2024

In this first national weather podcast I will go over the top weather stories of the week and go in depth about where and when they will impact certain areas. Today we will be covering the potential hurricane landfall in Hawaii as well as the potential for snowfall in the Mountains of the Pacific Northwest and severe weather in the High Plains. After this if we have time I will try my own forecast challenge where I will pick a random city in the USA to forecast for and I will see if I can beat the National Weather Service.

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21/08/2024

Good evening everyone, tonight I want to take a chance to break down the snowfall event that most meteorologists have been talking about over the past few days and I’ll make sure to cover everything from the truths to the exaggerations that they have been producing.

1. This wave (circled in blue) that is expected to impact the Northwestern US has just made landfall today in North America meaning models have yet to get a good grasp on how this wave will interact with the rest of the upper atmospheric flow. That being said now that it has arrived we will have better insights from models as to how this event will unfold for the mountains this weekend.

2. This upper low has Siberian and Canadian Arctic origins meaning there will be plenty of cold air aloft to work with as this system moves though the region. Given the time of year it is quite anomalous to be talking about 700 mb temps of 0- -4 Celsius. But this is just one of two ingredients we need to get snow out of a system like this.

3. The second ingredient and the hardest to come by with a system with Arctic origins instead of a more Pacific origin would be moisture and this system will not have a lot. This being said even though it maybe cold enough for snow in lower elevation towns it will not make it all the way to these lower elevations as most flakes will evaporate before they hit the ground.

4. Mountains and favored upslope areas will be where I would expect to see any appreciable snowfall. As this system will need help from the lift that the larger mountain ranges will produce to squeeze out any moisture it brings with it out of Canada.

In conclusion it looks like this event will be nothing but a sign that fall is almost here and will give us white capped peaks. The one way this could over achieve and bring more snow to the mountains and even possibly lower elevations is if the flow becomes more energized and we get a stronger low which normally would pull deeper Pacific moisture into the system. More updates to come later enjoy your week and we will get some live streams available shortly for your enjoyment!

20/08/2024

Snow plows are now being installed on local plows in Teton County Wyoming as we prepare for our first snowfall or the season in the upper elevations including Teton and Towagotte Passes this coming weekend.

19/08/2024

Good afternoon everyone, looks like our CAP in Wester Wyoming has broken which will lead to widespread thunderstorms this afternoon some of which will be severe. Will go live later if anything warrants a stream.

19/08/2024

19/08/2024

Update 1:26am EST: A Flash Flood Emergency has been issued for Central Long Island

Pray for Long Island tonight as up to 7.5 inches of rain has fallen so far across the Smithtown and surrounding areas. This along with one more moisture charged wave that is poised to interact with the same sea breeze boundary will continue to lead to make flooding worse and continue through the night. Already seeing reports of homes being inundated in several feet of water tonight. Stay safe tonight everyone!

19/08/2024

Flash flood event about to get underway

19/08/2024

A significant flooding event will likely unfold tonight across the Teton Valley in Idaho and the Jackson Hole Valley in Wyoming tonight as a stationary band of heavy rainfall will last through the night under moist monsoonal flow. Have a way to get all weather alerts tonight. This could be a dangerous situation unfolding!

18/08/2024

Very large and dangerous wildfire has just ignited over Togotee Pass in Western Wyoming. Between Dubois and Moran. I just captured the following photos of the new fire from Jackson Hole Airport. Also the fire is currently visible on WYDOT webcams and radar.

15/08/2024

Watching this area of cumulus that has recently developed to foster that marginally severe line of thunderstorms that is expected to develop by 1pm and move into Western Wyoming from Jackson to Pinedale. Strong downdraft winds and quarter sized hail with be the expected threats with this line of thunderstorms.

15/08/2024

Live weather discussion on the development of marginally severe thunderstorms this afternoon across Western, WY and also talking about our first potential snow event of the season which long range models have been fairly consistent on the idea of this.

13/08/2024

A few shots from last night as the Northern Lights showed up for about an hour in Alpine, WY.

08/08/2024

Watch as this developing microburst we found the other day creates 60mph winds across Jackson Hole, WY

11/05/2023

Tornado watch coming shortly to the target area of Central and Eastern Oklahoma

11/05/2023

We are not in Kansas anymore!

11/05/2023

Some photos and video of yesterdays chase in Northeast Colorado and Denver Metro. Some very promising radar signatures ended up being no shows until we ended up getting stuck on a dirt road and we able to watch the back side of a hail shaft while a small tornado formed on the backside. But ended up with some really good footage for the day anyway regardless of a missed tornado opportunity!

10/05/2023

Tornado outbreak expected this afternoon across Northeastern Colorado

09/05/2023

Here we go!

09/05/2023

Severe thunderstorm warning near Emporia, Kansas

09/05/2023

Live from Eastern Kansas

09/05/2023

Mesoscale Discussion issued for the target area

09/05/2023

live emergency briefing significant severe weather outbreak underway!!!

09/05/2023

Latest chase update and plan for tomorrow

08/05/2023

Wheels up in 10 minutes in Lima Peru, then it’s a tight race to get to Hays Ka AAA for day 1 of chasing by 6pm tomorrow as a monster overnight MCS will be the target!

05/05/2023

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Will be getting into position for a week of non stop storm chasing starting on May 8th! Starting in Miami will likely make my way to the Midwest to play some ridge riders and then will likely head back towards the high plains the rest of the week for non stop upslope action if this cut off low acts as expected by models still a ways out so will update everyone with plans as they evolve see you in the live streams starting in a few days y’all!

26/01/2023

Live stream coming in a few hours regarding the biggest storm of the season for the Tetons and Idaho. Significant winter storm conditions expected Thursday through Sunday with 2-4 feet possible in Valley locations and up to 5 feet in the Tetons and Teton Pass, here we go real winter has arrived!!!

24/01/2023

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24/01/2023

Looking like a huge pattern change is in the cards for the United States starting this Friday as models have been quite consistent with replacing the east coast trough with a strong ridge which means the west coast storm train will likely reemerge by the end of this week. Details coming later as the time becomes closer but starting to see the chance of the Tetons and the Cascades getting in on this one more than the Sierra this time!