A congested atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" has brought extreme downpours and thunderstorms to parts of the U.S. over the past week, with flood warnings issued Wednesday (May 7) for ...

What’s with all the rain?! Well, we’re in a pattern right now, affectionately known as an Omega Block. It gets its name from the Greek letter Omega which looks like this: The current weather ...

An Omega block may cause flooding on the MS Coast as meteorologists predict a chance of rain Thursday through Monday. If you’ve ever wondered what an Omega block was, you’re living through it now.

The omega block pattern will continue to lead to areas of both well below normal and well above normal temperatures this week, the Weather Prediction Center said.

An uncommon atmospheric phenomenon known as an omega block will bring days of rain and thunderstorms to the Eastern Seaboard, starting on Saturday and lasting until Wednesday or Thursday. With ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Miami Valley has seen a stalled low pressure over the area for several days, leading to on-and-off showers. It’s all thanks to something known as an Omega Blocking ...

An uncommon atmospheric phenomenon known as an omega block will bring days of rain and thunderstorms to the Eastern Seaboard, starting on Saturday and lasting until Wednesday or Thursday. With ...

Why is it called an Omega Block? Well, it happens when our jet stream gets stuck in a shape that looks like the Greek letter omega (Ω), which can be seen on upper air maps like the one below.

An Omega block may cause flooding on the MS Coast as meteorologists predict a chance of rain Thursday through Monday. pixabay If you’ve ever wondered what an Omega block was, you’re living ...

Omega blocks get their name because the upper air pattern looks like the Greek letter omega (Ω). Omega blocks are a combination of two cutoff lows with one blocking high sandwiched between them.

Weather Ask the Meteorologist: What is the Omega Block? Since Friday, we've had the daily chance of showers and storms. In the summer time, that's not a big deal.