Weather History Thread w
Living along the coast all of my life, tropical cylones always seemed to be the biggest threat. I used to keep a record of both new and old photos of past events. Then there were a few twisters, heat waves, snows, cold waves and droughts to round things out. Here are a few on my drive:
Hurricane Floyd in 1999. At the time of this sat pic, Floyd was one of the largest and most intense tropical cyclones ever observed sustined winds 160 mph (gusts 210 Mph, pressure 27.15 in). The whole US East Coast was threatened (100 million people!). In the end Floyd missed most of the East Coast and came into North Carolina as the north face online coupons a much weaker storm.
This is an incredible TWC map, showing the infrared satellite imagery from the historic Patriots Day Storm of 2011. Those cloud tops were so cold it almost scared me when I saw it. Up to that point I had never seen anything of that magnitude outside of the tropics, much less over such a large area. The only other time I've ever seen that was during the Super Outbreak of 2011 that same month.
That orange over northern Michigan was occurring while it was snowing, and over many areas there was a huge thunder and snow storm. north face coupons 2013 Towards the south there was a strong cold front with three or four strong derechos which knocked out power to many people. If you look at some local forecast videos you will see a strong and continuous squall line that stretched from the Gulf Coast all the way up to Lake Superior where it was snowing. I had never seen before or since a squall line like that, and I've found no historical precedent outside of possibly some storms I read about in the late 19th century.
Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Michigan when temperatures were in the mid 30's, and that huge deep red puff over Chicago signifying huge convection? It was in the upper 30's at the time there. The view I have gained over the years was proven in this event heat or even warmth is not needed for even severe thunderstorms, all you need is instability, which can either be provided by heat or a strong storm system.