Some Fiesty Storms Tuesday Afternoon
Plenty of heat and humidity will help develop thunderstorms during Tuesday afternoon. In scenarios like this we look at several parameters to determine if storms may become severe. One of the more important variables is Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE). This is the maximum amount of energy available to an ascending parcel of air.
The higher the value, the greater the instability. Once values reach over 1,500 J/KG (Joules per kilogram), strong thunderstorms are possible. On Tuesday afternoon, we expect CAPE to reach near 2,000 J/KG. Some storms may have wind gusts near 60 mph and small to moderate sized hail. Stay tuned to News 8 for the latest on the storms Tuesday afternoon and evening.
It will be an interesting day
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ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the 8th of this month, when we had a similar situation. I remember that there was a possibility for tornados and hail, though I personally never saw either.
ReplyDeleteBe happy you didn't Ian, today we had over a dozen reports of wind damage. One person died from a falling tree limb.
ReplyDeleteTornado warnings up SW of here heading in this direction the first storm could be just the precursor of this storm and the storms just keep firing. I also noticed that the temperature rose more then 10 degrees over the last half hour to an hour because of the sun coming back out that in of itself could be bad.
ReplyDeletei think thunderstorms are awesome but when they killed people thats no yoke.
ReplyDeleteAny hail reports? I didn't see any where I was.
ReplyDeleteI was on my porch just before the storm hit. All of a sudden the wind started blowing really hard. Tree branches started breaking off, and one landed on a car parked across the street. It was crazy! No significant damage to the car, lucky for them. At any rate, it was time for me to get inside!
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing with severe storms, they come in quick and hit hard! 11,500 were without power in the area last evening. No more storms like that for at least a week.
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