27 September 24

Hurricane Helene (now a tropical depression) has been with us in central Kentucky for two days now. We have been staying "Weather Aware"! My tie shows two radar maps for past storms in a region near Lake of the Ozarks, southeast of Kansas City, MO. One section runs north-south from Warsaw to Aldrich, and the other from Camdenton to Lebanon. The TV image shows our local radar map from Friday afternoon, after the big winds and very heavy rain had passed us. Our family in Asheville, NC saw a lot more activity from Helene. They lost power but had no property damage.

5 June 22

I asked niece Kirsten Caminiti to select my tie for her birthday today. She said "“I’m choosing "Radar Map in Missouri," because I gravitate to weather-related documentaries; I love tornado docus in particular and also dig the design and color format of radar maps. More, more! God and the created complexity of the flow of energy are truly incredible.” Kirsten and Joseph live near Philadelphia and they both have many activities and occupations related to music. The two radar maps on my tie cover storms in a region near Lake of the Ozarks, southeast of Kansas City, MO. One section runs north-south from Warsaw to Aldrich, and the other from Camdenton to Lebanon. The National Weather Service reports that radar (RAdio Detection And Ranging) has been used since the 1940s to gather weather information and help predict the movement of weather systems. Beth says the green lines on my shirt might represent isobars or isotherms. Is there a term for contours (also known as isopleths) of humidity? By the way, my hair tie is bright red for Pentecost Sunday. Happy Birthday, dear Kirsten!

23 March 22

 Today is World Meteorological Day. Of course meteorology is important every day, but this annual celebration marks the formation of the World Meteorological Organization in 1950. The two radar maps on my tie cover a region near Lake of the Ozarks, southeast of Kansas City, MO. One section runs north-south from Warsaw to Aldrich, and the other from Camdenton to Lebanon. The National Weather Service reports that radar (RAdio Detection And Ranging) has been used since the 1940s to gather weather information and help predict the movement of weather systems. Today is also the 165th anniversary (1857) of the first operation of an elevator, in a New York department store, by Elisha Graves Otis.

29 June 21

Introducing a brand-new radar map tie! Beth presented it to me for Father's Day. Today's birthdays include composer Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) and author/aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944). The two radar maps on my tie cover a region near Lake of the Ozarks, southeast of Kansas City, MO. One section runs north-south from Warsaw to Aldrich, and the other from Camdenton to Lebanon. I'm including today's radar map from the same area, and it is far less active!