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Sehr Schweres Unwetter in NRW
Not having full command of the German language, “sehr schweres Unwetter” seems like an understatement. It translates as “very bad thunderstorm,” which in this case is like calling the Titanic a “very big boat”. Of course, if you live in … Continue reading
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Tagged day/night band, Germany, I-5, severe weather, thunderstorm
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Severe Weather in the Mesosphere
So far (*knock on wood*), it’s been a pretty quiet year for severe weather. If you only count tornadoes, there have been 81 tornado reports from 1 January to 4 April this year. (11 of those have come just this … Continue reading
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Tagged airglow, day/night band, gravity waves, I-5, overshooting tops, resolution, severe weather, Texas
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The Last Line of Storms from the 14 April 2012 Tornado Outbreak
The second major tornado outbreak of the year took place on 14 April 2012 (after the 2 March outbreak that slammed Indiana and Kentucky). At last count, 115 tornadoes were reported from Oklahoma to Iowa. Credit must be given to … Continue reading
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Tagged great plains, I-5, overshooting tops, resolution, severe weather, squall line, VIIRS
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VIIRS View of March 2 Tornadic Storms
NPP/VIIRS passed over Southern Indiana on March 2 about thirty minutes before the most devastating tornadoes struck the towns of New Pekin and Henryville (among others). At 1935 UTC, a pair of rotating thunderstorms, also known as supercells, were advancing … Continue reading
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A squall line over Texas as seen by VIIRS
This squall line had several overshooting tops over the Gulf of Mexico that reached a temperature of -77 C. A zoomed-in view of these tops are shown below. The dark blue pixels near the center of the image indicate an … Continue reading
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