http://www.fburgnews.com Fredericksburg's Community News Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/2009/06/whine-little-enjoy-little.html http://stormsrus.blogspot.com/2009/06/whine-little-enjoy-little.html#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:12:00 +0000 Chris tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14945108.post-3196200420849249781


You know, Nature just isn't fair! I headed out this afternoon to chase a lone cell in Fauquier county that was severe-warned, but it died down pretty quickly after I intercepted it in southeastern Fauquier. I checked radar several times and saw no other storms anywhere near chaseable so I headed home, arriving sometime after 7:00. About 7:30 I noticed an anvil cloud to the west and checked radar again to find a cell exploding over Orange. I agonized over the decision, but I finally decided to stay put since I couldn't get into position before dark. Then, literally as I watched, this cell split in two, which is a good indication of severity. The left hand cell moved almost due east toward us, so I wound up going back out to a local spot to video and take pictures. The top 3 images are of that cell and one behind it.
As the sun set I noticed another storm to the north that was rumbling with almost continuous lightning, so I headed home (again) to find a complex of storms crashing southward toward us. Given the forecast these were probably associated with the cold front due through here this evening. This radar depiction shows the complex:
It had continuous lightning and was hail indicated in several places, altho' up to now I haven't seen or heard any hail. But, there is more storminess coming, so who knows? If only this had all been during daylight what a chase it could have been...

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As the graphic shows the SPC has Virginia bordering a slight risk and under a "SEE TEXT" label, meaning roughly a 5% chance of severe weather in our area. An approaching front, a lee trough, high dewpoints, and a strong sun may combine to provide yet another chase opportunity tomorrow afternoon. The caveat: very weak upper level winds (<25 kts all the way up to the 500 mb level). So, unless we can get an outflow boundary and local cold pools going I'm not sanguine about the chances of severity. However...I will be prepared!

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As I wound up mowing the grass this evening I noticed a cell just to the east, so I grabbed my cameras and darted off to a couple of observation points. These showers, growing under an upper level cold pool of air, didn't provide much (if any) lightning but may have dropped some hail. The bottom photo shows what appeared to be a rotating wallcloud with perhaps a thin hail shaft underneath. The top picture was taken a bit later and shows a gust front with what may have been a dissipating wallcloud in the right center. I haven't reviewed the video yet, so that may provide a better view. Very unexpected local chase, but not one I would turn down!

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