Do people actually pay for that? That's like taking a moon spotting class.
Why do people need a class to say hey................that's a storm?
When people with no training spot a storm..........does it count?
If a storm blows a house down and no trained storm spotter witnessed it.................did it really happen?
Maybe they should form a storm spotting union so no one is allowed to spot a storm without a permit. And no storm can be said to be a storm until someone with the proper training and permits verifies it's a storm.
Looks like the focus of potential tornadic storms has shifted south. I wouldn't rule out some small hail for central IA, but the significant severe threat has diminished IMOLooks like a normal rainy day with an occasion thunderstorm to me. Is anything unusual supposed to happen?
Am I missing something? All of these ominous predictions but no severe thunderstorm watch? Maybe they are backing off on the severe prediction. It is rolling though western Iowa with no bad weather so far.
Hate to see the impacts but SPC really needs a “nailed it” day today.
Sooooo yes and no. The sun and instability really need to increase to get big supercells going. This first line is not going to be a main issue.I'm basically a weather knowledge level 201 instead of 101 but is there just enough moisture/instability already that it doesn't matter that it's that cloudy?
Sooooo yes and no. The sun and instability really need to increase to get big supercells going. This first line is not going to be a main issue.
The HRRR (High Resolution Rapid Refresh) is handling it well so far. For reference here is what it was forecasting for 11AM
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What Reed is referring to is how it is already getting linear which obviously still can produce severe weather but not the big supercells that they like/want.
Here is 5PM. Notice the gap between the lines and how more cellular that second wave is at this point. This is where things could get interesting.
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Link to current visible satellite showing the clearing getting into SW Iowa.
GOES-East - Sector view: Upper Mississippi Valley - GeoColor - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
Near real-time publication of GOES-East and GOES-West images from NOAA/NESDIS/STARwww.star.nesdis.noaa.gov
Tornado warning in Boone and Dallas County but none of the locals have cut in. strange
It's Young and the Restless now. Know your CBS morning lineup!may be more afraid of the gray hairs calling in ******** about the Price is Right getting pre-empted.