Early reports suggest storm surge flooding thankfully wasn't nearly as high as some prior projections ... waiting on more data
#HurricaneLaura
#txwx
#lawx
Unreal heat indices in Kansas this afternoon. Actual temp at Lawrence is 102F. But with a dew point of 83F, the heat index is .... 131F.
It's about as high as I've seen in the U.S., anywhere, anytime.
#kswx
#heatwave
#Dorian
's eyewall will unleash tornadic-like destruction .. as EF3 (+) winds last for hours near RMW (radius of maximum winds)
#flwx
#gawx
#scwx
#ncwx
Here's a (small) sample of some wind *gusts* reported with Cat 4 hurricane
#Ida
. Port Fourchon anemometer elevation slightly above standard height of 10m.
#lawx
#mswx
#alwx
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#txwx
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I generally don't like what I see in the tropics going forward in the next 1-2 weeks. Candidates for development will be moving through generally favorable governing dynamics .. and there is reason to suspect at least one of those candidates will be successful.
The latest recon suggests surface winds in extremely dangerous
#HurricaneMichael
are 125-130 mph. With its pressure dropping, and the satellite presentation "improving", Michael may be on its way to Cat 4, if not there already.
#flwx
#gawx
Check out this timelapse of the full life cycle of the SCARTH tornado on Aug 7 2020. This is captured from my 360 camera. This video was first released at the end of my Scarth, MB Webisode if you haven't seen it yet. Chased this with
@MisheylaIwasiuk
while chasing for
@MyRadarWX
It's not out of the question
#Ian
becomes a Cat 5. Atmospheric and Oceanic conditions support such development, if the internal dynamics can take advantage
Tornadoes over a given location last seconds, maybe a little longer. Nearly stationary CAT 5
#Dorian
's eyewall has unleashed tornadic-like violence for hours in some spots in the Bahamas.
#flwx
#gawx
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#nwx
@wfaaweather
check out this hail from Burkburnett, TX. Meteorologists are on the way to check it out, may be a record size for hail. My cousin just sent this to me.
Arctic Sea Smoke from Pensacola Beach, FLORIDA! It has to get real cold to see this: 22ยฐ air flowing over 64ยฐ gulf water this AM will do it ..... and the wind chill was 8ยฐ. Even some sleet/snow fell overnight. Video from
@davidliberatore
#FLwx
This is a terrifying image of debris on radar (blue dot on right), following the passage of a violent tornado right through Centreville, AL ... of the EF4-5 type
#alwx
Weird flying times along the East Coast .. thanks to a powerful jet stream. South to North will be really quick. North to South ... maybe have another beverage :)
Unofficial wind reports from
#HurricaneMichael
... with a rapid increase from West to East. I believe we will find evidence of stronger winds between Tyndall and Mexico Beach
#flwx
#gawx
#HurricaneFlorence
has the potential to inflict catastrophic wind damage ... the likes of which rarely seen in recent times and not just at the coast, assuming
@NHC_Atlantic
forecast holds. Rain/surge hazards regardless. Enact your hurricane plan.
#gawx
#scwx
#ncwx
#vawx
I can't recall ever seeing a pressure drop this rapid so close to landfall. Recon just found 932mb with a 39 mph wind. P(min) perhaps in high 920s.
#Ida
#lawx
#mswx
#alwx
#flwx
#txwx
Good Grief! Some of this arctic chill is tapped (in modified form) next week ... leading to a really cold Christmas Day across much of the Eastern U.S. Especially in the South.
Pressure in
#HurricaneSally
fell ~15 mb in the final 12 hours before landfall, increasing the wind ~25 mph. This was yet another rapidly intensifying tropical cyclone on final approach to the Northern Gulf Coast. What was once uncommon, is now the norm seemingly.
#alwx
#flwx
The scenario that
#HurricaneFlorence
stalls near the coast and then parallels it southwestward toward Georgia .... isn't unrealistic. I've never seen anything like this. Please stay updated with the forecast.
#ncwx
#scwx
#gawx
I keep looking for models to show me viable "OTS" (Out to Sea) options for
#Florence
. Unfortunately, they are becoming fewer and less likely. โน๏ธ Please stay updated on the forecast, and have a hurricane plan.
#flwx
#scwx
#gawx
#ncwx
#vawx
Where in the entire Northern Hemisphere (including the North Pole :) will it be colder on Wednesday morning than in the Upper Midwest? Maybe nowhere.
#mnwx
#wiwx
Anyone for 50 below? It's not THAT far away. -47F in Key Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. Oh, and if there are bigfoots there, could they call it Sasquatchewan?
Regardless of any chance for TC development next week, which is still slim overall from this early view, a Midwest MCV (thunderstorm complex) sliding south over Gulf waters with a front in tow is one way to initiate the process.
#flwx
#alwx
Wanna see a developing Hurricane-Force Low ? Right there. Offshore wind gusts over 100 mph, ginormous waves, and squally weather for the Pac Northwest by tomorrow.