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June 2013 Observations and Discussions


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Great shot. I was able to capture a microburst 2 years ago while looking west along the beach. You can make

out the rain foot fanning out in the distance. 

 

JFK Obs 7-13-11

 

METAR KJFK 132351Z 31020G44KT 4SM R04R/4000VP6000FT +RA FEW022 BKN065CB BKN140 BKN250 22/17 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 31044/2344 RAB43 SLP085 CB OHD-NW MOV SE P0005 60005 T02220172 10317 20222 53022

 

 

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Sorry I'm quoting this so late, but that's a really nice shot. 

 

Though I do wonder how you can tell visually whether a downdraft is simply a rain shaft, or if it's a microburst. Obviously, you had your METAR observation to back it up. Visual "features" of thunderstorms are not a particular strength of mine. 

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That disturbance was stronger and with colder air aloft. This distubance today is weaker and warmer aloft.

 

We could see a few pulsers mostly interior with the steeper lower level lapse rates and weak shear today.

 

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Sorry I'm quoting this so late, but that's a really nice shot. 

 

Though I do wonder how you can tell visually whether a downdraft is simply a rain shaft, or if it's a microburst. Obviously, you had your METAR observation to back it up. Visual "features" of thunderstorms are not a particular strength of mine. 

 

It would have been easier to see if I took a video of the event. The lack of a clear sky behind the microburst also made it 

more difficult to pick out. 

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New Orleans to New York Expressway on the 12z Euro - Better get the sandbags ready

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Through 10 days, the euro only has 2-2.5" of rain. No one is going to start sand bagging

That is just leftover trough junk, it doesn't look like anything as the ridge eats it up

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Sorry I'm quoting this so late, but that's a really nice shot. 

 

Though I do wonder how you can tell visually whether a downdraft is simply a rain shaft, or if it's a microburst. Obviously, you had your METAR observation to back it up. Visual "features" of thunderstorms are not a particular strength of mine. 

 

I believe with regards to microbursts, you can pick out the bottom of the rain shaft at the ground level rushing outward and curling up...though I've never actually witnessed this myself

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12z GFS and ECM both have a stronger WAR building higher heights fruther westt between mon (7/1) and thu (7/4) before the next front.  This results in less rain but its still make no bones about it a very wet pattern.  Southerly/tropical flow should keep it warm and quite humid and where storms and rain fires it'll be very heavy each day between sun and next fri.  When its sunny it'll be quite warm with outside chance of 90 degree readings. 

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Lol rained 10 minutes with that quick mover on somerset county and the sun is now coming out. Thank god for posters like sacrus because yankfans seems over the top with his constant worst case scenerio posts

what the hell does one shower in your backyard have anything to do with the upcoming pattern?

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What you guys think about the chance of some heat returning for the 2nd week of July? Seems as if the pattern has been one week of warmth followed by an unsettled week and then return of the heat.  Any chance we see that?  GFS op seems to have a big ridge return to the midwest/east in that 2nd week but seems unsettled and sloppy for sure. 

 

Summer is over.  Ignore the fact that it technically started 4 days ago.

 

In reality, it seems models have in general had very low confidence.

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Lol rained 10 minutes with that quick mover on somerset county and the sun is now coming out. Thank god for posters like sacrus because yankfans seems over the top with his constant worst case scenerio posts

Can you please give these posts a rest?

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Well it is summer. Do people ignore the fact that the heat is ongoing right now? Why look ahead if its happening in the present. Mid 90s sounds pretty hot to me with higher HI's.

 

 

lol....how true, we have our 2nd heatwave right now and I see so many lamenting wet weather and the next 7-10 days which may or may not be realized...last week we had posters saying raw and cool upper 60s for some days...lol...even with the upcoming wet period temps still will be about normal. This summer is doing exactly what summers are supposed to do, sometimes some of them are wetter than others, especially lately but the heat has visited us two times already, enjoy it for the next couple days

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Can you please give these posts a rest?

not sure what you are talking about...yes its annoying reading the board when you try to get analysis and its all doom and gloom one sided by one poster. I think its a legit valid opinion I have. Just because you love rain and storms doesn't make it okay. His posts are repetitive and over the top.

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High was 92 here. 80 here right now.

 

How does anyone like hot and humid weather? It's just terrible to be outside and sweat.

 

The Euro weeklies don't have any heat as strong as the last few days from July 1-15th.

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Well it is summer. Do people ignore the fact that the heat is ongoing right now? Why look ahead if its happening in the present. Mid 90s sounds pretty hot to me with higher HI's.

lol....how true, we have our 2nd heatwave right now and I see so many lamenting wet weather and the next 7-10 days which may or may not be realized...last week we had posters saying raw and cool upper 60s for some days...lol...even with the upcoming wet period temps still will be about normal. This summer is doing exactly what summers are supposed to do, sometimes some of them are wetter than others, especially lately but the heat has visited us two times already, enjoy it for the next couple days

You are acting like we haven't had near record rainfall this month...lots of the rain threats people have talked about have come true.

It seems to me that we are going to be in a classic Florida pattern for the next several days. Maybe an actual severe threat on Thursday. Rain may become a bit more widespread this weekendish and beyond, but nothing screams an individual washout day unless the GGEM's tropical threat is right. Perhaps just several bouts of convection that may yield an impressive cumulative rain total for a long period of time, but no individual widespread washout day.

Beach goers may be a bit annoyed, however.

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