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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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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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