Per model forecasts the shear values still look conducive for a decent severe weather chance Tuesday, especially given the available moisture courtesy of the tropical air mass pumped into the region by Isaac. There have been a few severe storms i…
Maybe, maybe not. We’ll see!
This is about the most hopeful storm chase graphic for the remnants of Isaac to produce any action here in Virginia. Both Monday and Tuesday afternoons look like the best bet for instability, shear, and moisture to provide some action…but the S…
I am most definitely NOT a hurricane chaser, but I do pay attention to the collateral impacts landfalling tropical systems provide in the way of rotating storms and subsequent tornadoes. Isaac has already produced at least one confirmed tornado i…
Not expecting any interesting convection this afternoon I was pleasantly surprised when a cell went up very close to the house. I was even more surprised when radar indicated at least some rotation:This base velocity grab – essentially identical …
Looks like Tropical Storm Isaac – or its remnants – will make it into Virginia next Wednesday or so. It’s too early to tell what the exact track may be but I’m wondering if we might get a repeat of the tornado bonanza we had from Ivan in 2004.&nb…
I’ve been hoping that one of these mid-August cold frontal passages would provide a good storm or two to chase but so far…nada. Today’s setup looked decent yesterday but the current short term models don’t hold out much hope for significant con…
I’ve edited the videos from yesterday’s chase east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. I posted the video of the “funnel” on YouTube and I’m posting the video of the first wall cloud here for review. It is sped up 4 times and shows the rotation of…
My son and I headed east toward Gretna this afternoon for some family business and a thought that we’d keep an eye on the sky in case anything worth chasing showed up. Sure enough on our way eastward a nice storm built over the Blue Ridge mountai…
I knew the Storm Prediction Center had outlooked our area for a 5% probability of severe storms but didn’t think about heading out for a chase since it was a rather spotty forecast under a weak shear regime (can we say more popup storms?). Turns …
