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There is potential for a significant tornado outbreak in central and N Ohio and extreme NW Pennsylvania tomorrow (Friday 07 May). Model agreement is somewhat poor regarding timing of a powerful low pressure system that will move from the Midwest into the southern Great Lakes region Friday afternoon and evening, but forecaster consensus seems to be that the NAM is a little slow, and the GFS is a little fast. Taking this into account, it would appear that an area of excellent shear, combined with moderate instability (1,500-2,500j/kg) will exist in central Ohio, in the general vicinity of Columbus by 18z Friday. Given the current model solutions, and the SPC including a 45% probabilistic outlook, a MDT RISK would not be surprising in this area. Lapse rates will be quite impressive, and an 'inverted v' sounding is apparent on both models until later in the evening. This would indicate that in addition to the potential for supercells and tornadoes, large hail and high winds are also likely in Central Ohio, particularly with any more organized storm structures that become established. Bowing segments seem to be the most likely, particularly as the evening progresses. Chase 1 and Chase 5 will be in the field, and may be streaming if things get interesting. Additional units may also be in the field, so stay tuned for more updates! |
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Written by Dave Marshall
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 23:07 |
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The two features I've been working on for so long have finally come together on the site. We have easy to use, functional blogs for any of our team members who are so inclined. We can post in-line images, embed flash and streaming videos, and we have a very nice photo gallery that we can use in conjunction with these articles. We can also easily post these blog entries to our Featured Articles section on the front page. We've purged all of the user accounts except those of active StormNet team members. This is because we don't intend to have anyone other than team members contributing content, and we won't have any content that's off-limits to non-members. If you aren't writing articles for us, don't worry about creating a user account, everything we have will be visible to you! There's still a little work to be done on a few features of the site. I'd like to figure out a way to make our actual photo gallery accessible for members to upload photos themselves. A 'featured photo' box on the front page is in the works. I'm also hoping to work out a warning scroller using the NWS RSS feed, and incorporate Vimeo flash badges right into the user profiles. |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 10:42 |
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Blogs came online this week. Chase 1 and Chase 5 already have them up and running. New ones will be coming along as I build profiles for our members. Craig Maire, Tim Hardy, and a couple of others have expressed interest, so expect to see them shortly!
We also finally have a featured article section on the front page of the site. This will allow us to feature those blog posts in an easy to see format.
We're rolling along now! Stay tuned for lots of great info and images this season! |
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A little clarification. There are any number of websites that continuously discuss the short, medium, and long range forecast across the expanse of Tornado Alley. In contrast, a majority of StormNet members and affiliated TV stations are located east of the Mississippi River. As such, aside from exceptional circumstances where a major outbreak seems likely, forecast discussions on this page will primarily focus on the eastern half of the US and southern Canada, with the occasional discussion for the oft-neglected Desert Southwest. |
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