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Favorite Soundings ATMS 411/611 October 2010 Homework 6 Part 2. Dianna’s Skew-T: Oakland, CA on Sunday at 5PM. Skew-T: RENO, NV on Monday at 4AM. 180 knots = 207 mph. Zach Tolby. Josh Walston. Mark Hausner: ATMS 611 Sounding. Atlanta, GA Mar 15, 2010 Bryan Rae. Tasiilaq: Sue Konkol.
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Skew-T: RENO, NV on Monday at 4AM 180 knots = 207 mph
Near sat. up • to 650 mb • Whoa jet! • Mid-level inversion • And dry: • Subsidence! • Low level • Inversion • -Dry overall J.D. McAlpine HMWK 6 part 2 Slick Soundings Part 1: Beginning of Blizzard and Ice Storm
Severely • saturated up • to 500 mb • Balloon disappears • In crazy 200 knot • Jet! • Severe low level • shear! • High PWAT!! • Ice storm and • Blizzard conditions: • Strong precip even • With deep inversion J.D. McAlpine HMWK 6 part 2 Slick Soundings Part 2: Middle of Blizzard and Ice Storm
Some Observations… • Follows dry adiabat at high pressures (up to about 850 hPa)… • Lake Charles is not a particularly dry place… • Followed by a small isothermal spell (from about 850 hPa to, say, 775 hPa). • Then it goes crazy, not particularly following either the dry or moist adiabat.
Dan SaucedaATMS 411Homework 6 Problem 210/25/2010 Tornado Outbreak: June 17th 2010 in the State of Minnesota
39 tornadoes on June 17th, 2010 in Minnesota alone. (A new state record) • 3 deaths were reported in 3 different cities. • So far in 2010, Minnesota leads the US with the most reported tornadoes.
References www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/06/tornadoes_in_minnesota_kill_tw.html http://stormdamagerepairmn.wordpress.com/2010/06/ http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html https://biodork.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/minnesota-tornado-outbreak/