Whew! We had a small supercell in Breckenridge County that was exhibiting hook echoing just a few minutes ago. It seems to have lost its energy now, but is still a rainmaker. If it were a tad warmer and a couple hours prior to now, this could have become a tornado. Luckily, it ran out of energy before it could develop one.
The NWS has called off the Severe Thunderstorm Warning for now...
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Showing posts with label hook echo. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
3/14 - 7:45pm - The Sound of Thunder...
I heard some real live thunder today! It was nice to return to the stormy spring pattern I've been longing for ever since it stopped snowing. We got .22" of rain, while most of Louisville passed an inch. This was because a heavy thunderstorm clipped the north part of Jefferson County and missed everything south of St. Matthews.
There is one more cell that has a Severe Thunderstorm Warning tailing it that is making its way NE to the Spencer County, Jeff County line. Anyone near this area is entitled to penny size hail and heavy bout of rain.
WHOOPS!! Just got a look at the radar in the middle of posting here and this storm HAS A ROTATION SIGNATURE!!! This does not mean there is a tornado, but it does mean stay in your house. This is a VERY small storm so it will only affect a tiny area. I can't tell if there is hooking, but its looking like it a little bit. If you live anywhere in S. Jeff County or N. Spencer County, you need to monitor this system.
So anyway, if this thing gets a hook echo (hook echo=funnel cloud ~ tornado), then I will post again and really look at the path of this baby...
There is one more cell that has a Severe Thunderstorm Warning tailing it that is making its way NE to the Spencer County, Jeff County line. Anyone near this area is entitled to penny size hail and heavy bout of rain.
WHOOPS!! Just got a look at the radar in the middle of posting here and this storm HAS A ROTATION SIGNATURE!!! This does not mean there is a tornado, but it does mean stay in your house. This is a VERY small storm so it will only affect a tiny area. I can't tell if there is hooking, but its looking like it a little bit. If you live anywhere in S. Jeff County or N. Spencer County, you need to monitor this system.
So anyway, if this thing gets a hook echo (hook echo=funnel cloud ~ tornado), then I will post again and really look at the path of this baby...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Call Your Relatives in Kansas City!!!
If you know anyone in the Kansas City area or in the KS to MO area, kindly give them a call and tell them to TURN THEIR WEATHER RADIOS ON!!! There is a huge hook-echo (with tornado reported on the ground) heading just south of KS City. There will be many more of these as the night progresses throughout the plains/midwest.
As for us, we're still in the cross hairs. We aren't in as good a chance for severe/tornadoes as MS, AL, or GA is. The fact of the matter still stands that there is a threat and still a pretty good chance of severe storms tomorrow. We are on the border of a Slight to Moderate risk area, but I'm willing to guess that we're almost just as susceptible to tornadoes and hail as the area just inside that moderate risk area.
Many meteorologists are calling for mass weather radio activations. Remember: a weather radio is just as important as a smoke detector!
I'll get into full severe weather mode tomorrow and make posts when possible. If super cells develop, I'll probably out there with my video camera. A super cell is cool because it is so small and compact that you can see it in the distance and see it coming towards you. They also breed tornadoes, just like the super cell SW of Kansas City that is currently producing one.
Get ready!!!
As for us, we're still in the cross hairs. We aren't in as good a chance for severe/tornadoes as MS, AL, or GA is. The fact of the matter still stands that there is a threat and still a pretty good chance of severe storms tomorrow. We are on the border of a Slight to Moderate risk area, but I'm willing to guess that we're almost just as susceptible to tornadoes and hail as the area just inside that moderate risk area.
Many meteorologists are calling for mass weather radio activations. Remember: a weather radio is just as important as a smoke detector!
I'll get into full severe weather mode tomorrow and make posts when possible. If super cells develop, I'll probably out there with my video camera. A super cell is cool because it is so small and compact that you can see it in the distance and see it coming towards you. They also breed tornadoes, just like the super cell SW of Kansas City that is currently producing one.
Get ready!!!
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