Cold Air Funnels Sighted
Tuesday Maps & Charts
Awesome again. This chart charts the highs today across the state. Surface high pressure is RIGHT over the state this afternoon. This should mean a light and variable wind. Here’s the coast to coast view. Closest trouble is around the mountains to the left…and to the right. And heres’ the view for Wednesday. Temps will […]
Friday Maps & Charts
Here’s the high temp chart for today. Should be a great weekend. A moisture-starved front will move through Saturday afternoon, so if we were to see a spotty shower or storm, that would be it. Check back Saturday morning for the latest thinking…for now, most will be dry. And it might stay dry through much […]
Hello, High!
See the big “H” on this map? That’s the center of circulation certain to provide a bright sky and a light wind Wednesday. The high will begin moving off to the east of us tomorrow. Winds around those highs generally move clockwise, so we’ll get a more southerly breeze Thursday, and heat and humidity will […]
Cold Air Funnels Over The Weekend
There were some reports of tornadoes in Delaware County Saturday evening, which probably reflect sightings of “cold air funnels.” Conditions were favorable for them to develop, within a cold-core, broad area of low pressure spinning away. The storms that spawn them aren’t very “tall” and the cold air funnel circulation seldom makes contact with the […]
Another Johnson County Funnel
Sirens sounded just after 2:30pm today in Johnson County, because of a public report, which proved accurate, of a funnel cloud in the vicinity of Ind. 135 and Johnson County Road 500 North. The Weather Service did not issue a warning. There was no circulation detected by radar, but it’s not immediately clear to me […]
