Severe Outbreak - This Weekend - Discussion

[Arron]

Finally back home but minus my luggage! Stupid AA and their delays, at least they managed to get me on the direct BA flight in the end but looks like they didn't get my bag on it! Just encoding some video to upload, the night time tornadoes and also an ace video of the storm moving over a windfarm, looked like it was going to drop god knows how many times!

[Snowangel-MK]

Finally back home but minus my luggage!

Oh well, who wants a bag of dirty washing anyway - main thing is your home safe and sound and have the videography

Looking forward to seeing the pictures and you never know your luggage might turn up eventually

[Paul Sherman]

Home as well, the surreal thing was Arron was supposed to be flying from DFW To DEN And then back on BA To Heathrow, but after it looked like his connecting flight would not make it in time and he was looking at an overnight stop in Denver, BA In Denver called DFW To put Arron on my direct flight back, now the spooky bit, as I was sitting in the lounge awaiting to board I see Arron sprinting down to Gate D14 And getting himself a ticket on my flight, turns out he gets the seat pretty much next to me as well without him knowing what my seat number was.

Sorry to hear about yer luggage Mate, and the stupid delay on those rickety old Double Decker 747's (They need to take them out of service soon)

On the plus side we made it back in record time with a 198kmph Tail Wind the whole way in 7 hours 55 minutes, the plane was doing near 700mph at times, bit bumpy but lovely views of clear skies from Western Northern Ireland all the way over the London area.

Twas a great trip, saw 6 Tornadoes which justifies the trip Imho!

[Dorsetbred]

And of course that has bumped up the seasons count

Oh, and of course "Welcome back guys..."

Edited April 16, 2012 by Dorsetbred

[Paul]

Montage from the weekend:

[Neilsouth]

Great videos! sure beats some of those ADVERT low detailed tornado vids we get from here!, more please

[Paul]

Bear in mind that ADVERTS allow you to view lots of content and features which cost money for free

[Neilsouth]

Bear in mind that ADVERTS allow you to view lots of content and features which cost money for free

Don't you guys get enough through storm tours , what about uploading the vids to youtube with a copyright and get revenue through viewings?

Edited April 18, 2012 by Victor Meldrew

[Paul]

We do already upload some things to Youtube, but that doesn't offer us all of the features, options and control we'd like in some situations + of course Youtube has advertising on it's videos too..

[Polar Maritime]

NASA Satellite Movie Shows Great Plains Tornado Outbreak from Space

04.17.12

Satellite data gives forecasters a leg up on severe weather. NASA has just released an animation of visible and infrared satellite data showing the development and movement of the Great Plains tornado outbreak, using data from NOAA's GOES-13 satellite. There were more than 135 reports of tornadoes and 124 different warnings over April 14-15, 2012.

This animation of GOES data runs through the period of April 14-15, 2012. The imagery reveals the strong flow of warm, moist air from the Gulf into an advancing cold front. There were more than 135 reports of tornadoes and 124 different warnings during this period. (Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project)

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Local weather observations, soundings, and computer models, and data from satellites like GOES-13 give forecasters information about developing weather situations. The GOES-13 satellite data in animated form showed the forecasters how the area of severe weather was developing, helping to prompt watches and warnings.

The GOES-13 (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) satellite is operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NASA/NOAA's GOES Project at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. created the animation of GOES-13 satellite data that covered the period during the massive tornado outbreak.

The GOES animation of the severe weather outbreak is in a large-format HDTV movie that runs 30 seconds. "The animation runs through the period of April 14-15, 2012 and the GOES imagery reveals the strong flow of warm, moist air from the Gulf into the advancing cold front," said Dennis Chesters of NASA's GOES Project.

The destructive outbreak was Saturday night, April 14 to Sunday morning, April 15, and appears half way through the GOES video, when the long streak of clouds springs into view in the middle of the frame. Although there is not much detail in the infrared-only cloud tops, there is evidence of sudden violence.

Damage left behind from the tornadoes that struck Wichita, Kansas on April 14, 2102. On April 15, media, Governor Brownback, Mayor Carl Brewer and other city and state officials toured damages. (Image courtesy KWCH-TV/ Tim VanderZwaag, Wichita, Ks.)

Meteorologists had predicted the set up for severe weather days in advance. In fact, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center Days sent out the alert to more five states to be on guard for developing "extremely dangerous" or "catastrophic" weather conditions. The states included Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, and Illinois.

As factors came together, the National Weather Service forecast this week's Great Plains Tornado outbreak 24 hours in advance, and gave prompt and urgent warnings that saved lives. Six fatalities were recorded, and there were 213 severe thunderstorm warnings and 124 tornado warnings.

Rob Gutro

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

http://www.nasa.gov/...s-20120417.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wkQtwccrE8

Edited April 19, 2012 by Polar Maritime

[Paul]

Thanks to Arron for uploading this:

[Tom Lynch]

Thanks to Arron for uploading this:

I like the condensation trail that forms on the wind turbine.

Tom