Why the Great Plains has such epic weather
- Written by Russ Schumacher, Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science and Colorado State Climatologist, Colorado State University
Blizzard conditions cover the Central and Northern Plains on March 13, 2019.NASA Earth ObservatoryFrom 78 degrees on Tuesday to snow on Wednesday? Swings like this aren’t unusual in the central United States, where weather can quickly shift from one extreme to another. That’s especially true in the springtime, when conditions turn into...


