so that upper level cold low that moved through and brought super cu-nims to CA, has re-gathered itself after clearing the midwest with 30+ tornadoes, and today it brings one near where i graduated high school in FL.

above image swiped from http://aviationweather.gov/satellite

here’s a nice tornado and storm weather page, the NEXLab

that’s right kiddies, this front stretches from mexico to north of canada, with storms and fun all along the shear line.  another one is right behind it, knocking down trees and powerlines in WA.

starting to think about some sort of tie-down system for my house…..

so the theory goes, as the temps rise, the upper-level cold lows will come later in fall and later in spring (response to southern hemi fall going later too).  global warming? i dunno.  climate change? likely.  global turbulence? ah, that’s the rub of it…

here’s the likely hooky culprit from yesterday pic i took.  green square is a rotating cu-nim, yellow cross is my ground station.

good pics and video at modesto bee.

from NOAA yesterday…..

It was an active afternoon and evening over NorCal with a
tornadic mini-supercell over southern Stanislaus county several
damage reports to structures have been received in and around
Denair...which is just east of Turlock. After examination of radar
imagery...video and eye witness accounts our office has determined
that a tornado struck Denair between 1:45 and 2:00 pm this
afternoon. A Survey team will travel to the city Monday to
determine the damage rating, path length and duration of the
tornado.

well, a good soaking, bit more than an inch.  now if this happens once a week for the next 3 months we might be ok.

here’s some pics i took of the storm.  sorry for the unusually bad quality, there’s a large grow-op nearby radiating on the grid close to my station.  see previous post on cheating the UL/CE and those damn digital grow light ballasts…….

incoming,

NOAA 15 northbound 89W at 15 Nov 2015 01:19:17 GMT on 137.62MHz, MCIR enhancement, Normal projection, Channel A: 3/3B (mid infrared), Channel B: 4 (thermal infrared)

last night as the cold line moved over,

NOAA 18 southbound 43E at 15 Nov 2015 13:27:22 GMT on 137.9125MHz, MCIR enhancement, Normal projection, Channel A: 3/3B (mid infrared), Channel B: 4 (thermal infrared)

and today in the post-frontal thunderstorm fun.

NOAA 19 northbound 36E at 15 Nov 2015 21:15:23 GMT on 137.10MHz, contrast enhancement, Normal projection, Channel A: 2 (near infrared), Channel B: 4 (thermal infrared)

NOAA 18 northbound 72E at 16 Nov 2015 00:52:23 GMT on 137.9125MHz, contrast enhancement, Normal projection, Channel A: 3/3B (mid infrared), Channel B: 4 (thermal infrared)

i’ve uploaded a Sea Surface Temp animation up to youtubez for test.  from EMC/NCEP runs from 2000 to 2015 monthly.  watch the seasons breathe.  spot the ninas and ninos if you can.  let me know how it plays on your end.  ive updated my collection, and if this goes ok will post the big ones.