Cloud Stalker: Skywatch Friday

Friday, May 9, 2008

Skywatch Friday

Happy skywatch Friday everyone!
I know its been awhile but i borrowed a friends computer to post today.
Please visit Tom's site to Play along.
Florida weather has been well the same Hot we had a couple dry fronts come through only bring dryer air no rain it has been 3 weeks now with not even a drop. SSD now I truly no what it means! I cant even watch the radars at home right now. I cant wait to get back on line.
Have a great weekend everybody and do a rain dance for me o.k.!
Jess
Cloud Stalker

19 comments:

Jane O' said...: Nice rainbow shot. I love trying to photograph them. I haven't seen one in a while though.; May 9, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Anne-Berit said...: Great shot!; May 9, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Tom said...: I hope you find the pot of gold at both ends of this rainbow... all the best to you and thank you mate for the use of the PC..

Tom; May 9, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Anonymous said...: Great rainbow photo.
Never had the chance to grab one and keep it there in the sky just for me :); May 9, 2008 at 11:07 AM
Melli said...: Oh wow! Gotta love a rainbow!!! But I realllllllllly love the clouds in your header! LOL!

My FIRST skywatch is up!; May 9, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Pernille said...: Nice shot. Love the rainbow:); May 9, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Dewdrop said...: Terrific rainbow show, Jess. I love shooting rainbows. I haven't gotten any that I am particularly proud of yet.; May 9, 2008 at 11:57 AM
imac said...: Nice sky, great shot.

pop over and see my Skies from Belvoir Castle Grounds.; May 9, 2008 at 12:47 PM
FO - 2 said...: Lovely scene. :)

Ida; May 9, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Juliana said...: beautiful rainbow...

Mine in here Thanks; May 9, 2008 at 1:09 PM
Anonymous said...: great shot

Will you visit mine Thanks; May 9, 2008 at 1:10 PM
Unknown said...: Great shot!; May 9, 2008 at 3:23 PM
CloudStalker said...: I want to thank everybody for stopping by this skywatch friday I really enjoy reading your comments!
I have tried to viset each and everyones blog if I missed your I'm sorry i have a very slow connetion. Have a blessed weekend.
Jess
Cloud Stalker; May 9, 2008 at 4:46 PM
Daniel J Santos said...: beautiful catch, great photo.; May 9, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Texas Travelers said...: Great rainbow.
I'll send rain that way.

Troy; May 9, 2008 at 8:40 PM
Lilli & Nevada said...: oh its been awhile since we have seen any rainbows very nice; May 9, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Indrani said...: The only rainbow shot I saw today. Great.; May 10, 2008 at 3:12 AM
Sharon said...: I love the rainbow shot! That first one is scary! I'd hate to be that close to it, myself, but it makes a dramatic photo!; May 10, 2008 at 10:16 AM
Anonymous said...: Nice Catch; May 10, 2008 at 10:28 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.