2:15 pm. Evidence of large, damaging hail near Long Prairie. The Gibson Ridge (GR2 Analyst) software enables a 3-D slice of severe storms. That huge (purple) shaded area east of Alexandria is golf ball to possibly baseball size hail suspended aloft by an especially strong updraft, one capable of spinning up a tornado. We're getting evidence of severe rotation with this cell. People living near Long Prairie should be in their basements now.
Meteorologist Paul Douglas writes about Minnesota weather daily, trying to go beyond the "highs" and "lows" of the weather story to discuss current trends and some of the how's and why's of meteorology. Rarely is our weather dull - every day is a new forecast challenge. Why is the weather doing what it's doing? Is climate change a real concern, and if so, how will my family be affected? Climate is flavoring all weather now, and I'll include links to timely stories that resonate with me.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Baseball Size Hail near Long Prairie - Tornadoes Possible
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