Cloud Stalker: Sky Watch Friday

Friday, May 23, 2008

Sky Watch Friday

Visit Mr. Old Wom Tigley to join us in sky watch Friday

The top picture I took this morning shortly after 7am the sky was amazing.
The bottom picture is from yesterday after the rain we finely received, I got this idea from sky watch bloggers. I'm still experimenting.

It look likes we will see more rain today and perhaps some storms(fingers crossed)
I'm am off today so I can do a little chasing if the situation arises. This is what NOAA has to say: THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
AMPLE MOISTURE CONTINUES TODAY AS A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY LIES
NORTH OF THE STATE. UPPER LEVEL ENERGY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
NORTH FLORIDA...COMBINING WITH THE MOISTURE AND THE FRONT TO
SPARK OFF NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED STORMS...MAINLY OVER THE
NATURE COAST COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA...WITH THE BEST CHANCES OVER THE INTERIOR THIS AFTERNOON.

WITH TODAY`S STORMS...EXPECT BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...POSSIBLY UP TO 40
TO 50 MPH IN THE STRONGER STORMS IN THE NATURE COAST...FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AS WELL AS HEAVY RAINS.

I took this last picture for a friend Ms. Chickadew this one is for you. I never had a flower turn out so well in a photograph.

Happy Friday everyone!!! Have a great weekend!
Jess
CloudStalker

16 comments:

Anonymous said...: Fantastic reflected photo!; May 23, 2008 at 8:16 AM
TR Ryan said...: I love the different layers and textures in the cloud photo - fantastic!; May 23, 2008 at 9:35 AM
me ann my camera said...: Jess, there is such colour and drama in the first photo. Very beautiful. We have storm clouds hovering also today.Very nice. Thanks for dropping by mine.; May 23, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Tom said...: Hi CloudStalker and welcome back... Loved the clouds and the palm reflections..; May 23, 2008 at 12:03 PM
SandyCarlson said...: It's a lovely experiment!; May 23, 2008 at 12:35 PM
Anonymous said...: georgeous shots!; May 23, 2008 at 12:42 PM
This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...: Jess: Very nicely done, no problem learning from others ideas. Hope the storms pass before Monday.; May 23, 2008 at 2:17 PM
Daniel J Santos said...: fantastic reflection, well done.; May 23, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Pernille said...: Wonderful shots and reflection!

Have a nice weekend:); May 23, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Marie said...: Great series!; May 23, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Kay said...: Very beautiful photos! The reflection is wonderful.; May 23, 2008 at 9:43 PM
FO - 2 said...: Very good - both of them. :)
I like the different colours and layers in the clouds.
Have a nice weekend! :); May 24, 2008 at 2:39 AM
chrome3d said...: There is something sinister and black on the right side of the cloud pic. I bet it´s something that you like!; May 25, 2008 at 12:33 AM
Dewdrop said...: Awesome shot, Jess!; May 25, 2008 at 1:40 PM
mercè said...: Really fantastics shots!
It was very, very beautiful.
I love the reflections of the palm!!; May 28, 2008 at 3:58 AM
Debbie said...: Jess, so many SWF's I didn't get to them all! I love the cloud picture! Every time I look up, I see to see the same clouds lately!

Beautiful :); May 28, 2008 at 8:13 AM

HAIL (3/4 inch or greater)

Hail can cause significant damage to your vehicle, break windows and damage roofs of homes and businesses.
Hail can cause significant bodily injuries such as broken bones and even blindness if wind blown.
Softball (4.5 inches) sized hail was reported in Lake Wales, Florida on March 30, 1996.
Haildrifts, up to four feet deep of dime to nickel sized hail, occurred in low-lying areas near Zephyrhills, Florida on January 29, 1997.
Hailstones the size of softballs can fall at speeds faster than 100 mph

supercell

Supercells derive their rotation through tilting of horizontal vorticity (an invisible horizontal vortex) caused by wind shear. Strong updrafts lift the air turning about a horizontal axis and cause this air to turn about a vertical axis. This forms the deep rotating updraft, the mesocyclone.
A cap or capping inversion is usually required to form a downdraft of sufficient strength. The cap puts an inverted (warm-above-cold) layer above a normal (cold-above-warm) boundary layer, and by preventing warm surface air from sinking too far, allows one or both of the following:
Air below the cap warms and/or becomes more moist
Air above the cap cools
This creates a warmer, moister layer below a cooler layer, which is increasingly unstable (because warm air is less dense and tends to rise). When the cap weakens or moves, explosive development follows.
In North America, supercells usually show up on Doppler radar as starting at a point or hook shape on the southwestern side, fanning out to the northeast. The heaviest precipitation is usually on the southwest side, ending abruptly short of the rain-free updraft base or main updraft (not visible to radar). The rear flank downdraft, or RFD, carries precipitation counterclockwise around the north and northwest side of the updraft base, producing a "hook echo" that indicates the presence of a mesocyclone.