Gabe Garfield
EF5
Well, here's the explanation I have been waiting for as to why I look outside here in Norman and see nothing but clear skies. This is from the latest OUN short term frcst:
AN UPPER AIR BALLOON RECENTLY RELEASED AT NORMAN FORECAST OFFICE INDICATED A STRONGER CAPPING INVERSION EXPANDING INTO THE AREA. SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMED THIS
BY SHOWING A RELATIVE LACK OF CUMULUS CLOUDS FROM OKLAHOMA CITY...SOUTHWARD TOWARD ARDMORE AND MARIETTA.
Guess we'll miss it again here in Norman.
This actually bodes worse for the high risk area. Insolation should be at a maximum tomorrow, which could yield very strong instabilities (>3000 j/kg). Throw in an outflow boundary or two, let 'em cook in the sun, and you've got a recipe for disaster. I have the feeling that this will be an historical tornado outbreak.
Gabe