hm8 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Thanks guys I've been lucky to catch some nice storms in ON this summer, we've had a pretty active pattern, particularly compared to last year. Of course, I drove around for 4 hours across the province, then managed to catch that storm a mere 10 minutes from my house. That's weather for you I guess. Looking like more storms may fire up today, similar situation to DTX where we will be dependent on strong forcing and good shear to overcome lack of instability and lower dews today. I'm thinking the Erie shoreline as a target area to start. Hrrr blows up a nice storm in S. Ontario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hrrr blows up a nice storm in S. Ontario Also has some nice discrete cells for you guys starting around 20Z. ESE storm motion maked it tricky around here if something doesn't fire further north. Cuts across the province real quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 SSEO shows some nice updraft helicities in extreme SW Ontario at 00Z. Looks promising but I think I'll sit this one out... bit too far of a drive/hit on the wallet. And like I mentioned before the storm motion really only gives storms about an hour over Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Saginaw/midland storm warned for 70 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chargers09 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Just drove through that one. Has a definite lowering cloud base. Looked due east and saw the beginning of a wall cloud. Looks to have rotation on the radar too. Might need a warning soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Has of a bit of an appendage on the backside and a nice hail core, although the rotation is still broad and relatively weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Its now TOR warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Rotation tightened up...right moving, and of course it is moving down towards the Flint area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Keeping an eye on the lake breeze over Detroit. KDET has a SE wind while KDTW has a SW wind. Anything that grows out of that CU field will likely rotate. But of course, I don't expect much to happen, between the downsloping and the fact that it's in a region of somewhat less large scale forcing andinstability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Keeping an eye on the lake breeze over Detroit. KDET has a SE wind while KDTW has a SW wind. Anything that grows out of that CU field will likely rotate. But of course, I don't expect much to happen, between the downsloping and the fact that it's in a region of somewhat less large scale forcing andinstability. You can see that lake breeze boundary on radar. Will be interesting to watch as that storm heads towards it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Cell south of Green Bay has a tornado warning. Also the cell going over Appleton is dropping tennis ball sized hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 The Warning. TORNADO WARNINGWIC015-071-172045-/O.NEW.KGRB.TO.W.0002.130617T2020Z-130617T2045Z/BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDTORNADO WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI320 PM CDT MON JUN 17 2013THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN CALUMET COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... MANITOWOC COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN...* UNTIL 345 PM CDT* AT 317 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF HIGH CLIFF STATE PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD WITH THE STORM. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR... BRILLION AROUND 325 PM CDT. VALDERS AROUND 335 PM CDT.OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE WELLS...REEDSVILLE...COLLINS...MAPLE GROVE...GRIMMS...CLARKS MILLS...TAUS...CATO...WHITELAW AND REIFS MILLS. Looks to move to just north of Sheboygan. Few cells popping up in southern WI as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Its now TOR warned. I saw a 2" hail report from the Genesee MI area. You don't see that size of hail too often in Michigan. Watch out, boaters on north Lake St. Clair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHM Supercell Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Severe Thunderstorm Warning just issued for Western Lambton County and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in SW ON. Same chasers that were on the London supercell yesterday are positioned in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent today. 799 WUCN11 CWTO 172051 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:51 PM EDT MONDAY 17 JUNE 2013. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR: =NEW= SARNIA - PETROLIA - WESTERN LAMBTON COUNTY =NEW= CHATHAM-KENT - RONDEAU PARK. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ==DISCUSSION== UPDATED OR ENDED BY 6:00 PM EDT. AT 4:40 PM EDT, METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER LOWER MICHIGAN AND TRACKING RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS THE NORTHERN SHORE AREA OF LAKE ST CLAIR. COMMUNITIES IN THE PATH INCLUDE: WALPOLE ISLAND AND WALLACEBURG. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ONTARIO RECOMMENDS THAT YOU TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY, IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND HAIL CAN DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE INJURIES. LOCAL DOWNPOURS CAN CAUSE FLASH FLOODS. GO INDOORS AND MOVE AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND SKYLIGHTS. AVOID AREAS OF THE BUILDING THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY FALLING DEBRIS SUCH AS TREE LIMBS. STAY ON THE LOWER FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUILDING AND IF THE STORM IS PARTICULARLY SEVERE GO TO THE BASEMENT. AVOID DRIVING THROUGH WATER ON ROADS. EVEN SHALLOW FAST MOVING WATER ACROSS A ROAD CAN SWEEP A VEHICLE AWAY. REMEMBER, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. IN CANADA, LIGHTNING KILLS UP TO 10 PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. REMEMBER, WHEN THUNDER ROARS, GO INDOORS. FOR MORE INFORMATION: HTTP://WWW.EMERGENCYMANAGEMENTONTARIO.CA/ENGLISH/BEPREPARED/BEPREPARED.HTML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Took this picture 6 miles SE of Goodrich, MI at 4:10 p.m., which was about 10 minutes after this storm produced 2" hail 5 miles NNW of Davison, MI. This was reasonably interesting structure by Michigan standards, and it continued to have interesting structure for a while. Since it was moving SE at 40-45 mph into a populated area during rush hour, I didn't have time to get out of my car and take additional pictures after this one...and then I ended up losing the storm anyways despite getting myself into good position at the start. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Glad that one missed to the east, 2.00" hail makes for nice dents on a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 The SPC has put the Detroit area under a slight risk. It's has to be one of the tiniest slight risk areas we've had in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Shelf cloud from the second storm was absolutely incredible. This was 5 miles west of Rochester, MI at 7:30 p.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Shelf cloud from the second storm was absolutely incredible. This was 5 miles west of Rochester, MI at 7:30 p.m. Ended up intercepting the same storm that was severe just a bit ago, only dime sized hail and winds to 50mph. Sucks because it had beautiful structure and green skies while driving toward it. Alas better luck next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I saw some pretty cool looking clouds this evening with the flanking line of a weakening LP supercell moving over northern Kent county. Weird wavy texture on the cloud base. Still uploading the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Ended up intercepting the same storm that was severe just a bit ago, only dime sized hail and winds to 50mph. Sucks because it had beautiful structure and green skies while driving toward it. Alas better luck next time. That structure was ridiculous. Also I'm not sure why I made the same mistake as the first one today, w/ regards to trying to keep up with it. It's just about impossible to keep up with storms in the Detroit Metro when they're moving at 40-45 mph, better to just get in an open area and let it pass over you unless it has a really big hail core. Oh well, I'll keep that in mind next time. Still an amazing day, and really, quite an active season around these parts thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Anything reported out of Canada? I saw that cell north of Leamington with a very strong couplet on radar today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Anything reported out of Canada? I saw that cell north of Leamington with a very strong couplet on radar today Just some severe going through the Weather Network's twitter feed however I found this gem in there. https://twitter.com/adolwyn/status/346771465586212864/photo/1 This might be one of the more incredible storm structures I have ever seen, this was in Alberta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Anything reported out of Canada? I saw that cell north of Leamington with a very strong couplet on radar today Heard reports of a waterspout over Lake St. Clair and unconfirmed reports of a small, rain-wrapped tornado. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Heard reports of a waterspout over Lake St. Clair and unconfirmed reports of a small, rain-wrapped tornado. There had to be a twister with that. Had a wonderful hook echo earlier and got rotation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 SPC now has a slight risk area across the southern half of IL/IN/OH for today. DAY 1 CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1259 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013 VALID 181200Z - 191200Z ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR SRN PARTS OF IL/IND/OH AND FAR NRN KY... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS SRN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS INTO CENTRAL PARTS OF SD/NEB... ...THERE IS A SLGT RISK OF SVR TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PARTS OF CENTRAL ID INTO NWRN AND NORTH CENTRAL MT... ...SYNOPSIS... THE NERN PACIFIC CLOSED LOW AND ATTENDANT TROUGH WILL ADVANCE EWD INTO THE WRN STATES THIS FORECAST PERIOD TAKING ON A NEGATIVE TILT...WITH THE LOW CENTERED ALONG THE WA/ORE COASTS AND THE TROUGH EXTENDING SEWD THROUGH NV BY 12Z WED. AN UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE ROCKIES WILL SUBSEQUENTLY SHIFT EWD INTO THE PLAINS. A WEAK IMPULSE IS FORECAST TO TRACK EWD THROUGH THE RIDGE CROSSING THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND REACHING THE CENTRAL PLAINS BY 12Z WED. MIDLEVEL FLOW IN THE NERN STATES WILL WEAKEN TODAY AS AN ATTENDANT SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES EWD FROM QUEBEC TO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. A PROMINENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH...CURRENTLY TRACKING SEWD THROUGH THE ERN DAKOTAS PER WATER VAPOR IMAGERY...WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER OH VALLEY REGION DURING PEAK HEATING...WHILE A LOWER TN VALLEY TROUGH SHIFTS EWD TO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES. AT THE SURFACE...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SWD THROUGH THE OH VALLEY...AND SEWD THROUGH NY/PA AND SRN NEW ENGLAND. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT ATTENDANT TO THE WRN U.S. TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NRN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH WRN MT TONIGHT. ...OH VALLEY TO MID ATLANTIC STATES AND SRN NEW ENGLAND... THE COMBINATION OF SURFACE HEATING ACROSS THE OH VALLEY TODAY... SURFACE DEW POINTS AROUND 60 F AND MIDLEVEL LAPSE RATES OF 6.5 TO 7 C/KM ACCOMPANYING THE ERN DAKOTAS SHORTWAVE TROUGH SHOULD RESULT IN A MODERATELY UNSTABLE AIR MASS FROM IL TO OH. ALTHOUGH LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE MAY NOT BE TOO STRONG ALONG THE SWD MOVING FRONT... FORCING FOR ASCENT ATTENDANT TO THE PROGRESSIVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT TSTM DEVELOPMENT. MLCAPE TO AT LEAST 1000 J/KG AND EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR OF 35-40 KT PARALLEL TO THE FRONT SUGGEST LINE SEGMENTS SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY STORM MODE...THOUGH A FEW SUPERCELLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS...WITH ACTIVITY DIMINISHING IN INTENSITY DURING THE EVENING AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER STABILIZES. FARTHER EAST ACROSS PA TO SRN NEW ENGLAND...TSTMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW ORGANIZED STORMS GIVEN 35-40 KT OF EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR. HOWEVER...WEAKER INSTABILITY SHOULD LIMIT THE OVERALL SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...AND PRECLUDES HIGHER PROBABILITIES AND THE EWD EXTENSION OF THE SLIGHT RISK. FORCING FOR ASCENT ATTENDANT TO THE LOWER TN VALLEY TROUGH WILL SPREAD ACROSS VA/MD THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...AND SHOULD SUPPORT SOME TSTM DEVELOPMENT. MODEL DIFFERENCES IN THE DEGREE OF DESTABILIZATION PRECLUDES THE ISSUANCE OF A CATEGORICAL SLIGHT RISK...THOUGH 30-40 KT WLY MIDLEVEL WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE TROUGH COULD PROMOTE SOME STORM ORGANIZATION. THUS...THIS OUTLOOK WILL EXTEND LOW SEVERE WIND/HAIL PROBABILITIES SWD ACROSS MD/VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Nice shots aurora. Urban chasing is usually not very productive. Like you said, treat it more like spotting, pick a good intercept spot and wave at it as it goes by (while taking awesome pictures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Took this pic yesterday leaving work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Took this pic yesterday leaving work. Great pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Took this pic yesterday leaving work. Amazing Pic. Sexy as hell! Were paying for it today. No power since 4:30 yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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