OHweather Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 It looks like a weak "spout" type tornado touched down on the west side of the Cleveland metro at around 5:30PM on Friday. Although the video isn't the clearest, it looks like the funnel/possible tornado is within a mile of where the video was shot and the condensation funnel appears to be on or extremely close to the ground. The local news outlets of course caught wind of this and are calling it a "cold air funnel" which I believe is completely incorrect; this funnel/possible tornado originated from a low topped convective cell just inland from Lake Erie (within a couple of miles)...and there was clear convergence and hence enhanced low level vorticity in that area as several other slow moving, low topped cells developed in that similar area. Considering there were steep low level lapse rates over the warm lake and the immediately adjacent land, this funnel/possible tornado seemed to form from a process more similar to landspouts/waterspouts than cold air funnels. There were at least two other waterspouts farther east up the lakeshore over the near-shore waters Friday afternoon further supporting that idea. Anyways, link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/Megan.A.Webber/videos/10152959257505448/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 It looks like a weak "spout" type tornado touched down on the west side of the Cleveland metro at around 5:30PM on Friday. Although the video isn't the clearest, it looks like the funnel/possible tornado is within a mile of where the video was shot and the condensation funnel appears to be on or extremely close to the ground. The local news outlets of course caught wind of this and are calling it a "cold air funnel" which I believe is completely incorrect; this funnel/possible tornado originated from a low topped convective cell just inland from Lake Erie (within a couple of miles)...and there was clear convergence and hence enhanced low level vorticity in that area as several other slow moving, low topped cells developed in that similar area. Considering there were steep low level lapse rates over the warm lake and the immediately adjacent land, this funnel/possible tornado seemed to form from a process more similar to landspouts/waterspouts than cold air funnels. There were at least two other waterspouts farther east up the lakeshore over the near-shore waters Friday afternoon further supporting that idea. Anyways, link to the video: https://www.facebook.com/Megan.A.Webber/videos/10152959257505448/ That's definitely NOT a cold air funnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Hoosier getting hammered. Looks like even Sokolow, Alek and the other metro guys getting in on some LE action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Temp has been held up to a leftover pocket of clouds. 53 the low so far. Forecast was for mid 40s. Shouldn't have issues with clouds tonight, so a better shot at the first sub 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Nice soaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 going to end up with a pretty nice event total rainfall if flow can stay backed, it's really pouring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Inch in the last hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevlon62 Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Inch in the last hour Would be jealous if it were snow but sunny September skies here make it okay. Cool event for sure. Might as well rack it up down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 Cool looking LE clouds to the east. Long, unbroken line of clouds from N to S. Bottomed out around 49° earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 New cell getting close gonna go on water spout watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Sick conditions down here at the lake front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Graupeling right near Navy Pier. Looking out from a high rise window to see if I can see a waterspout, but nothing so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Graupeling right near Navy Pier. Looking out from a high rise window to see if I can see a waterspout, but nothing so far. I saw a brief funnel se of montrose beach 20-30 min ago but it never reached the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 The cell just east of downtown probably has a waterspout right now, you can see some good low level rotation with it on the radar. Also 2 waterspout reports in the last hour per LSRs, one near downtown and one near Evanston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 pretty widespread frost/freeze up this way last night. my low was 36, point for tonight is 34. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Very impressed with some of these cells as they pass just east of Chicago, the one currently passing to the east has some strong rotation with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Lake plume has looked good here visually from where I am near ORD right now. Big difference from a winter plume is the towers are taller/more built and some have even anviled out a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Very impressed with some of these cells as they pass just east of Chicago, the one currently passing to the east has some strong rotation with it.No doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Been wat ching a train of cells roll by with sun at my back for an hour now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Hope we get a chance at a setup like this (same area) this winter. Been a fairly impressive rain event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Things seem to be shifting east in Lake/Porter counties. Sun has even been trying to poke out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted September 12, 2015 Share Posted September 12, 2015 Yesterday I managed to miss all the rain completely to my south. I didn't even get a drop after days of the forecast showing Friday being wet and the weekend being a semi-washout. Got chilly and gusty by 4:00 pm and had a stellar sunset. Today its gusty with fresh cold air and scattered fall-like clouds. 2-3 days ago both today and tomorrow were to be rain filled and then it changed so it appears my region is escaping all the rain during this change after the ~50 mm on Tuesday we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Pretty pleasant today after a modestly nippy 45 this morning. The cool blast a year ago was much more robust and kept us at 51 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I was at O'Hare this morning During a long layover. It was pretty damn chilly and also looking out at the lake effect band was pretty epic. Also had the opportunity to fly over the top of it on my way to Syracuse around 11:50am. It was pretty weird to see the sun shining but looking out at the storms training. Pretty cool weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 First sub 50 of the season. Already down to 46. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 hit 35 before clouds began to move in. hard to believe 80's are in the forecast. I'd like the warmth for a bit longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Bottomed out at 43. DVN hit 41. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Low this morning at DTW was 47F. Yesterdays low went into the books at 49F (11:59pm), meaning the first official 40s of the season were September 12th, the first since June 2nd's low of 46F. I always use lows in the 40s as a gauge of Fall coming. They happen in summer occasionally, but not too often, at least officially at DTW (usually the rural areas of SE MI sneak a night or two in the 40s sometime during the summer). They did happen a bit more frequently when DTW was a radiational cooling magnet in the '60s-70s. The longest stretch without a low in the 40s was 122 consecutive days, from May 30, 1920 until September 29, 1920. The latest first 40s of the season (using the July 1-June 30 threshold) were in 1933-34 when a low in the 40s wasnt seen until October 5th. Since records began in 1874....13 years saw at least one low in the 40s every month of the calendar year, however again, a huge majority of that was during the period when DTW was a radiational cooling magnet lol. 1891 1894 1940 1950 1965 1967 1970 1971 1972 1976 1979 1982 1984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 13, 2015 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Looks like a little streak of 80s coming up. Maybe like 4 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Low of 39 this morning at 5am. Certainly made for a chilly bike ride to work today. Nice forecast for fieldwork this week, 73 for the high today then 4 days of low 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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