I am happy to announce that I am launching a second weather blog on WeatherTogether.net, Arkansas Severe Weather Updates, coming soon!

This is a weather blog that will be available here. The blog is a companion blog to my main WeatherTogether blog. The differences between the two blogs is my main WeatherTogether blog hosts my weekly weather reports, whereas the companion blog will host shorter severe weather updates I’ll post during a severe weather event.

I setup this blog as a replacement for my posting severe weather updates on social media platforms after I left social media. Moving to posting severe weather updates on a blog have the following advantages to using social media:

1. More Context: Whereas social media posts are limited in the amount of words one can post on social media, blog posts can include more words, content, and images, providing more context to severe weather updates.
2. Less Noise: Since social media is used for other news and general discussions, severe weather updates have the ability to become lost in a sea of “noise”. Moving to a blog format eliminates the “noise” and allows readers to focus solely on severe weather updates.
3. Targeted Audience: With the increase in “noise” on social media, the targeted audience who need to read the severe weather updates may not be able to easily view or read them. Moving to a blog format, complete with the ability to follow the blog via email or RSS, ensures the people who will most benefit from the severe weather updates will be able to view and read them.

The reason this blog has been setup to be separate from my main WeatherTogether blog (instead of merely using a “Severe Weather” category on my main blog) is to keep these posts separate from the main WeatherTogether.net need and not overfill the feed with multiple severe weather reports (I didn’t want all my severe weather updates “drowning out” everyone else’s weather reports!).

Coming soon, you’ll be able to follow the blog via email (or RSS if you have a feed reader) so you’ll be able to have severe weather updates from me served up directly to you (I just need to get the sidebar added).

I’m looking forward to using this new format for covering severe weather, and I’m excited about the opportunities that await!

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week saw warm temperatures across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows across the state over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station.

There’s a few scattered showers across the state this afternoon. Here’s a couple of high-res radar images, plus a look at temperatures across the state from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations this afternoon (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam image from my Earth Networks weather station this afternoon, plus a look at the air quality from my Davis AirLink compared to BreezoMeter.

Here’s a look at the latest traffic and flights across the state this afternoon (maps courtesy of iDriveArkansas and FlightRadar24).

Finally, here’s a look at the hourly forecast and five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs (hourly forecast courtesy of Tomorrow.IO).

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week saw warm temperatures across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs.

Here’s a look at the current temperatures across the state this afternoon from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs this afternoon, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week saw a mix of hot and cooler temperatures, as well as some rain across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs.

There’s a few scattered showers and thunderstorms across the state this afternoon, but nothing severe. Here’s a look at the current high-res radar, plus a look at temperatures across the state this afternoon from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam image from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs this afternoon, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs. A rainy week ahead!

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week saw a blend of hot and slightly cooler temperatures plus an occasional storm across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs.

Here’s a look at the current temperatures across the state this afternoon from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs this afternoon, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week brought another slight relief to some of the oppressive heat across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs.

Here’s a look at the current temperatures across the state this afternoon from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs this afternoon, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week brought some storms and finally a relief from the triple digits in the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station.

Here’s a look at the current high-res radar, plus a look at the current temperatures across the state this afternoon from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations.

Here’s a look at the current conditions from my Earth Networks weather station and HD Cam this afternoon, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This was one hot week in the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows over the past week from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs.

Much of Arkansas is under a Heat Advisory today. Here’s a look at the current temperatures across the state this evening from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs this evening. Here’s also a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! This week saw hot temperatures and a little bit of rain (just enough of a storm to knock out my power one night!) across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows across the Natural State this week from my Earth Networks weather station.

There’s a heat advisory in effect for much of the state this afternoon. Here’s also a look at the current temperatures across the state this afternoon from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam this afternoon from my Earth Networks weather station, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Finally, here’s the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.

Welcome to another Weekly Wrap Up! Sorry I was unable to post last weekend. There was an issue with WeatherTogether causing images not to load on the site. This week saw HOT weather across the Natural State. Here’s a look at the temperature highs and lows from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs over the past week.

There’s an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for Garland County, but there are some nearby storms that I hope bring us some relief to the Natural State. Here’s a look at the current high-res radar plus a look at the current temperatures across the state from both NWS and Earth Networks weather stations this afternoon (maps courtesy of Baron Threat Net and Earth Networks Sferic Maps).

Here’s a look at the current conditions and HD Cam image from my Earth Networks weather station in Hot Springs this afternoon, plus a look at the current air quality from my Davis AirLink.

Here’s a look at the five-day extended forecast for Hot Springs.

Finally, here’s a look at a couple of recipes from past weather blog entires I posted to the WeatherBug Community years ago. I had planned to share these last weekend for July 4th, but due to the technical issues, at least I can share them now!

One of my favorite dishes at the Baron York Tea Room Cafe that closed (after the owner, Dea Irby, moved to North Carolina) was her Chicken Salad Sandwich. For those wishing to re-create (or for the first time try) this delicious dish, here’s the recipe!

Honey Mustard Chicken Salad

Enjoy this refreshing version of a familiar dish. Serve over bed of greens, in a sandwich or in small filo cups for tea savories.

2 cans chicken, white meat, drained or 2 cups baked or boiled chicken, shredded

5 stalks celery, diced

1 cup craisins, chopped (dried cranberries)

1 cup walnuts, chopped

2 cups O’Charlie’s Honey Mustard dressing

2 Tablespoons powdered chicken bouillon

2 Tablespoon dry mustard (adjust to taste)

1/2 teaspoon white pepper

Separate chicken by rubbing between fingers. Add all the other ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate. May need to add more honey mustard dressing after the craisins absorb some of the moistness.

Kick off summer with this refreshing, cool, Mandarin Orange Cake! It’s a breeze to make and delish!

Mandarin Orange Cake

1 package yellow cake mix

1 11 ounce can mandarin oranges, undrained

1⁄2 cup oil

3 eggs

Mix cake, oranges, eggs, and oil. Spread batter in greased cake pan. Bake 30 minutes at 360 degrees. Icing:

1 package instant vanilla pudding (small) 1 8 ounce carton Cool Whip

1⁄2 cup powered sugar

1 8 ounce can crushed pineapple

Mix pineapple, pudding mix, and powered sugar. Fold in Cool Whip and spread over cooled cake. Refrigerate.

That wraps it up here! Nathan Parker signing off.