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Low topped squall line Saturday, February 25th, 2017


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As we take a break from winter and experience some spring-like weather, our attention turns to Saturday as a rather strong cold front is set to move through New England.  Ahead of the cold front surface temperatures should work well into the upper 50's to perhaps 60F and dewpoints into the middle 50's.  While these values aren't impressive when looking at the prospects for convection what is rather impressive are the forecasted 700-500mb lapse rates which could be on order of 7 C/KM.  This will help to yield at least a few to perhaps several hundred J/KG of elevated instability.  Again, not impressive but given how we are looking at quite a dynamic system this could be enough to allow for some convection to get going ahead of the front.  Given the wind alignment we would be likely looking at a low topped squall line type scenario.

 

 

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2 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

As we take a break from winter and experience some spring-like weather, our attention turns to Saturday as a rather strong cold front is set to move through New England.  Ahead of the cold front surface temperatures should work well into the upper 50's to perhaps 60F and dewpoints into the middle 50's.  While these values aren't impressive when looking at the prospects for convection what is rather impressive are the forecasted 700-500mb lapse rates which could be on order of 7 C/KM.  This will help to yield at least a few to perhaps several hundred of these :weenie: .  Again, not impressive but given how we are looking at quite a dynamic system this could be enough to allow for some :weenie:to get going ahead of the front.  Given the wind alignment we would be likely looking at a low topped squall line type scenario.

 

 

 

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Two schools...

one, CAPE... as Scott mentioned there is a theta-e ridge being pulled N over the coastal flats east of the Apps/front.  Comparatively less forcing/triggers are needed with better CAPE.

two, mechanics...  Those are superior up this way compared to down in DC. Those include unidirection shear and a huge whopper jet nosing into the area later on. 

They'll probably have discrete cellular structures down south, where the stuff up this way is either organized into a squall or some broken parallel bands ...similar to what took place in Michigan yesterday - there is a known 24-hour lag teleconnector for Michigan and SNE and this entire scenario from yesterday into today demos why -

There is a Watch now into the Capital district of eastern NY and western Mass... 

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Tornado Warnings out of Binghamton NWS.

Nothing like a good TOR warning in upstate NY in February.

 

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
416 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017

NYC025-105-PAC127-252145-
/O.CON.KBGM.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170225T2145Z/
Delaware NY-Sullivan NY-Wayne PA-
416 PM EST SAT FEB 25 2017

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EST FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHWESTERN SULLIVAN AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES...

At 416 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Stalker, or 16 miles north of Honesdale, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is
         likely.
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1 hour ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Two schools...

one, CAPE... as Scott mentioned there is a theta-e ridge being pulled N over the coastal flats east of the Apps/front.  Comparatively less forcing/triggers are needed with better CAPE.

two, mechanics...  Those are superior up this way compared to down in DC. Those include unidirection shear and a huge whopper jet nosing into the area later on. 

They'll probably have discrete cellular structures down south, where the stuff up this way is either organized into a squall or some broken parallel bands ...similar to what took place in Michigan yesterday - there is a known 24-hour lag teleconnector for Michigan and SNE and this entire scenario from yesterday into today demos why -

There is a Watch now into the Capital district of eastern NY and western Mass... 

The wind field and instability is better west and north. They'll be heavy rain and some thunder, but nothing we haven't seen in SNE. 

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27 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

The wind field and instability is better west and north. They'll be heavy rain and some thunder, but nothing we haven't seen in SNE. 

Perhaps.. I don't think anyone's looking for severe tho -

the thread says low-topped squalline. I guess if one wants to infer something outta that they do so at own risk.

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1 minute ago, Typhoon Tip said:

Perhaps.. I don't think anyone's looking for severe tho -

the thread says low-topped squalline. I guess if one wants to infer something outta that they do so at own risk.

Even the wind sigs in NY aren't special. You can see the front propagate east on the velocity sigs. Not exactly that damaging. But they'll be some +RA and maybe some rumbles. Nothing like a year ago!

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