*Striations* - Grooves or channels in cloud formations, arranged parallel to the flow of air and therefore depicting the airflow relative to the parent cloud. Striations often reveal the presence of rotation, as in the barber pole or “corkscrew” effect often observed with the rotating updraft of […]
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The cap or capping inversion is a layer of relatively warm air aloft (Typically several thousand feet above the ground) which suppresses or delays the development of thunderstorms. Air parcels (Pink arrow) rising into this layer become cooler than the surrounding air, which inhibits their ability to […]
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It seems that mother nature is playing some cruel tricks to begin the storm chase season this year. After a slow March (zero chases) and a slow start to April (1 chase), my second storm chase was lining up quite nicely a few days prior to the […]
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Hopes were high for what looked like a potential significant severe weather event sometime around the 10th of April. Not only did the storm system look significant, I had yet to kick off my chase season and I was chopping at the bit. Models were showing a […]
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