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The fourth and final disturbance being tracked by the NHC is currently an "elongated trough of low pressure" over the eastern tropical Atlantic that is producing "minimal shower and thunderstorm ...
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Global map of lightning frequency--strikes/km 2 /yr. The high lightning areas are on land located in the tropics. Areas with almost no lightning are the Arctic and Antarctic, closely followed by the oceans which have only 0.1 to 1 strikes/km 2 /yr. The map on the right shows that lightning is not distributed evenly around the planet. [5]
An example of an Enhanced Risk day overlaid with the radar with Severe Thunderstorm Watches in effect. A marginal risk day indicates storms of only limited organization, longevity, coverage and/or intensity, typically isolated severe or near-severe storms with limited wind damage, large hail and possibly a low tornado risk. Wind gusts of at ...
Classic-style hook echo of the F5 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore tornado.. A hook echo is a pendant or hook-shaped weather radar signature as part of some supercell thunderstorms.It is found in the lower portions of a storm as air and precipitation flow into a mesocyclone, resulting in a curved feature of reflectivity.
The National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three tropical waves in the Atlantic Ocean, the agency said Wednesday morning. Even so, forecasters aren't yet predicting an end to a surprising ...
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three tropical waves.All have a low chance of developing over the next seven days — including one in the Caribbean Sea. Track all active storms Weather ...
A bow echo is associated with squall lines or lines of convective thunderstorms. These echoes can range in size from 20 to 200 km, and have a life span of 3 to 6 hours. Bow echoes tend to develop when moderate to strong wind shear exists in the lower 2 to 3 km of the atmosphere. While similar to squall lines, bow echoes are smaller in scale and ...