Jim Wheeler
BS, USNA, Annapolis, 1959; MSA, The Geo. Washington U., 1975; Submariner, Commander, USN, 1959 - 1981; Aerospace battery engineer & mgr., 1981 - 1999; Political affiliation: Mainly of the Democratic persuasion but not a fan of the extremes on either side.
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Category Archives: Weather
A Close Winter Call
The weather here in southwest Missouri is nothing if not unpredictable. We are at a juncture where the jet stream generally dives down from northwest to southeast. Sometimes it’s above Joplin and sometimes south, so it really keeps us hopping. … Continue reading
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Tagged Denver, Ice storm, Jet stream, Kansas, Missouri, National Weather Service, Power outage, Winter storm
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Old Dogs and Weather Tricks
It was the late 1970’s and I was standing on our front porch in Lawrence, Kansas, watching two small tornadoes dance across the landscape south of town a few miles away. Mollie was yelling for me to come down to … Continue reading
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Tagged Joplin, Joplin Missouri, Joplin MO, National Weather Service, Tornado, tornado damage
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Still Skeptical After All These Years 