By Larry Oscar
Today, March 20th, is the first day of spring. This means potential treacherous trucking due to weather.
The long cold winter of 2104 will be sorely remembered and it will be one for the record books for much of the country. The extremely cold temperatures coupled with high winds and a series of relentless cold fronts are nothing. It was Mark Twain who said, “If you don’t like the weather just wait awhile.”
It has been rather humorous to listen to the global warming lemmings droll on about “Climate Change.” With the history of Earth dating back over 4.5 billion years, and our entire sample of weather records only dating back about 100 years, it doesn’t take much in the way of common
When you see cirrus clouds, it usually indicates that a change in the weather will occur within 24 hours.
sense to realize that we are in no position to make any long range weather predictions.
But one thing we can predict is the unpredictable. When spring finally arrives we will be in a changing weather pattern that will go from one of the coldest winters on record to a period of warming. There will likely be a larger temperature change because of the lower winter temperatures, and this will mean a larger temperature difference in the arrival of warm fronts.
Spring storms will probably be more severe this year. There isn’t anything you can do to control the weather, but there is something you can do to be prepared. The first thing to do is to know the signs of potentially severe weather. Cool days with very warm humid fronts moving in are dangerous signs.
When you are trucking in the months from April through June you must observe the weather patterns, forecasts, and cloud formations. Very few things in life are more terrifying than being caught in the middle of severe and violent weather. Whether it is tornadic storms or high, straight winds, and 80,000 pound big rig can be tossed around like a toy.
One of the best ways to stay on top of the weather is to get your kids or grandkids involved in weather forecasting. Fortunately, there is a host of information on the web. The best website for learning the weather is a website developed especially for children. As it turns out this
If you see altocumulus clouds on a warm, sticky morning, be prepared to see thunderstorms late in the afternoon.
website was developed by meteorologist Crystal Wicker for children of all ages, and it is very informative for adults as well. Check it out, and learn a little forecasting. It just may keep and your family safe this spring, whether at home or on the road.