TXTornado
Member
storms are trying to rotate but something (VBV?) is just shearing them apart
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Severe Severe weather threat April 17-19
- Thread starter PEA_RIDGE
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I just looked at the mesoanalysis and there actually in a area with some lacking mid level lapses (6.5), there about to head into a area with better mid level lapse rates but horrid low level lapse rates, I know that sfc-6km shear is strong but low level shear is not impressive, which might be playing a role, and plus soundings from these areas had VBV
Yep, probably playing a big role
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Zander98al
Guest
Decent looking storms.
Not much SRH helicity in that vicinity as well
TXTornado
Member
Looks like we have some rotation now. Supercells are embedded.
Here’s a sounding from last hour, can definitely see some VBV in there
TXTornado
Member
Couple areas of rotation along the RR valley. Was a lot stronger a few scans ago.
Jessy89
Member
Where can I download a radar that shows rotation?
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Zander98al
Guest
Radarscope it cost some money though. But by far best weather radar app I've ever used.
Jessy89
Member
I don’t agree with the strong tornado potential the SPC mentions of tommorow
1. Presence of VBV
2. Critical angles aren’t that impressive
3. Lack of Capping inversion/EML
4. Lots of cloud cover likely
Tornadoes tommorow are possible, but I just don’t see strong ones, maybe more in the QLCS, there’s some backing sfc winds and all, but VBV/lack of a CAP is gonna basically turn these storms into smeared cake, lol, damaging winds appears way more likely with this look, high PWAT means heavy precip that will drag down gusty winds from that llvl jet, especially with the QLCS that develops, while there may be some hail, hail growth zones aren’t too impressive, moist soundings/high PWAT owing to water loading, higher freezing levels/WBZ levels
1. Presence of VBV
2. Critical angles aren’t that impressive
3. Lack of Capping inversion/EML
4. Lots of cloud cover likely
Tornadoes tommorow are possible, but I just don’t see strong ones, maybe more in the QLCS, there’s some backing sfc winds and all, but VBV/lack of a CAP is gonna basically turn these storms into smeared cake, lol, damaging winds appears way more likely with this look, high PWAT means heavy precip that will drag down gusty winds from that llvl jet, especially with the QLCS that develops, while there may be some hail, hail growth zones aren’t too impressive, moist soundings/high PWAT owing to water loading, higher freezing levels/WBZ levels
TXTornado
Member
3.25 inch hail on that Alford storm. Yikes.
btw the 18z hrrr showed a nasty bow echo with the sfc low trailing right behind
Brent
Member
yeah I was using pykl3 but they stopped supporting it so I switched over to radarscope, its worth it imo
But soundings are very marginal, inverted Vs with high LCLs but barely any cape, low topped convection at best
I’m honestly about to get it myself, lol
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Zander98al
Guest
I'm afraid itll become a quick spin up event like the last event. So far 13 tornadoes have been reported and counting in alabama from that event. Because shear is very high but messy storm mode.
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Zander98al
Guest
I remember pykl3 i had that like 6 or 7 years ago seems like a eternity then i found radarscope which i liked better.
I spy a left split supercell in Oklahoma, with anticyclonic rotation with it and large hail
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Zander98al
Guest
Jp dice said he'd be surprised if we didn't have widespread damaging winds across alabama tomorrow. On his livestream.