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Satellite Image of the Week #43
This week’s image shows a large line of storms firing in the Enhanced Risk area over Kansas. You can see multiple overshooting tops associated with these storms. A strong trough and associated cold front are the forcing mechanisms with these … Continue reading
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Tagged #kswx, clouds, Kansas, meteorology, overshooting top, satellite, storm, supercell, weather
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Satellite Image of the Week #42
This week’s image shows the interaction of a set of frontal boundaries. You can see a frontal boundary marked by the thin band of clouds behind the thicker band of clouds. Notice how, where these two merge, there is a … Continue reading
Posted in Satellite Imagery
Tagged #kswx, clouds, meteorology, overshooting top, satellite, storm, supercell, weather
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Satellite Image of the Week #40
This week’s image shows a tornadic supercell near Albuquerque, NM, last Saturday. Notice the overshooting top. Also, notice the strong convective environment, with many cumulus clouds forming all over the southwest. Thank you for reading this post! Source: College of … Continue reading
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Tagged albuquerque, clouds, meteorology, New Mexico, nmwx, overshooting top, satellite, storm, supercell, tornado, weather
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Storm Chase Day 1: 420 Miles
Yesterday, I woke up a little later than I had wanted. I was also a little less prepared than I had needed to be. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) had issued a Slight Risk for much of the High Plains. … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Photography, Possible Chase Opportunity, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #meteorology, #photography, #txwx, #weather, #wx, clouds, Dumas, hail, meteorology, photography, storm, storm chase, storm chasing, sunset, supercell, Texas, weather
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Moderate Risk: 2/24/16
Yesterday’s severe storms and tornadoes proved to be fatal. Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida were impacted by the tornadoes yesterday, as shown by the Storm Reports graphic below, created by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). I captured a few radar … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Radar Imagery, Severe Weather
Tagged #meterology, #ncwx, #vawx, #wx, 15% Tornado Threat ring, meteorology, moderate risk, Norfolk, north carolina, Rocky Mount, severe weather, supercell, thunderstorm, tornado, Virginia, Virginia Beach, weather
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Moderate Risk: 2/23/16
I had fully intended to post about the snow threat in New Mexico today, however, the Moderate Risk for severe weather across the Gulf Coast states takes precedence. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has issued a Moderate Risk for parts … Continue reading
Posted in Practicing Concepts, Predictions, Severe Weather
Tagged #alwx, #lawx, #mswx, #wx, 15% Tornado Threat ring, Alabama, forecast, Louisiana, meteorology, Mississippi, moderate risk, severe weather, storm, supercell, tornado, weather
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Storm Chasing Analysis: 6/4/15
The storm chase on 6/4/15 showed several different ways that patience factors into Storm Chasing. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) 13Z analysis had us on the boundary of the Slight Risk area, with an Enhanced Risk area to our east. … Continue reading
Posted in Chase Account, Follow Up, Practicing Concepts, Radar Imagery, Satellite Imagery
Tagged #stormchase, Kansas, meteorology, storm chase, subsidence, supercell, timelapse, video, weather
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