This afternoon, a strong south wind raked central Missouri. Transporting warm, humid air from the Gulf of Mexico, it brought a pleasant change from the chilly weather that characterized most of the month.
Unfortunately, this wind, currently driven by low pressure over eastern Wyoming, is also a message. The storm's trailing cold front will push through our region tomorrow and is expected to spawn severe thunderstorms, some of which may harbor tornados.
While any rain will be welcome, damaging winds will not. In modern society, we rely on the tools of meteorology to convey the risk of potential danger; long ago, our ancestors were far more attuned to weather patterns and would have known that today's gift was a warning.
