We're watching 3 things this week. First, there's the double storm system moving across the U.S. Second, we're watching the pool of very cold air over northern Canada. Third, we're following NPR's story about the oceans not warming over the past 4 years.

Today through Wednesday
Students will be watching the severe weather outbreak across Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. The outbreak will be spotty Saturday night and become widespread early Sunday.

The next massive outbreak of severe weather will be Monday through Wednesday across
the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys and the southern Plains, north to central Illinois and
southern Iowa. There will be a lot of reports of tornadoes, large hail, wind gusts in excess
of 100 mph and flash flooding. We're anticipating this system to produce several fatalities.
It will also have a large impact on the spring planting as many areas will see damage to
farm fields, forcing the replanting of crops.

Today through Wednesday morning online students will be working with the severe weather outbreak across the southeast. They will be monitoring satellite, upper air and radar data in real-time with extensive support from IAOM. We're estimating 35 to 70 tornadoes with the system - along with extensive areas of wind damage. IAOM researchers will be working on correlating 6 to 12 hour severe weather forecasts with the number of casualties.

They will also be monitoring the ice storm potential for portions on NY, southern Ontario, southern Quebec, VT and NH - which will be followed by the near-blizzard.

So, students are working on a wide range of nasty weather.

Medium range forecasters are watching the March 11 to 14 severe weather outbreak, snow and ice storm.