Tag Archives: Lapse Rates
Re: Waterspout forcasting
I would suspect that waterspouts occur in conditions with a recognised boundary similar to what occurs in landspout scenarios.Generally, steep lapse rates until cloud base is another key indicator. In the case of landspouts, extreme heat at the surfac… Continue reading
Re: Australian tornado climatology and information / Bulahdelah Tornado Report 1/1/1970
Michael Thomas,QuoteYou mention of the parameters being sketchy for the day. What do you feel was lacking in this storm outbreak?I think your previous post above cover things well. I meant to suggest that I was confirming the difficulty to gather suff… Continue reading
Re: Australian tornado climatology and information / Bulahdelah Tornado Report 1/1/1970
I think that point has been raised in the past a few times. We do see the strong shear from time to time – with decent lapse rates, but those setups are typically always bushfire risk days rather than thunderstorms. Continue reading
Re: QLD & NSW severe storms large hail supercells 12 – 17 Dec 2010
John Allen said:QuoteActually Jimmy I would think that the shear was a more key ingredient here…its been missing for much of the season and every time it pops its head up suddenly there are supercells.I never commented on the shear – my suggestion w… Continue reading
