Cumulonimbus visualized in GRLevel2 AE

[Dan Doleiden]

How do you get the downloaded volume tables into GR2Analyst? I'm still unsure of hoe to do that.

If we're thinking of the same thing:

View>Set Color Table, select the .pal file you downloaded. I'm not so sure about velocity/VIL/etc, I haven't tried to modify them yet.

 

[Dan Hildebrand]

I received my copy of storm structure yesterday! It has great information. I'm still a novice, so a lot of it is confusing to me and will have to go back and rewatch it/research some terms, but its a great educational resource

 

[Dan Doleiden]

I received my copy of storm structure yesterday! It has great information. I'm still a novice, so a lot of it is confusing to me and will have to go back and rewatch it/research some terms, but its a great educational resource

Fellow novice here! Have you tried reading skew t plots yet? I understand what they're trying to convey, but it's just sort of an information overload!

 

[Nicholas_Scherber]

I am guessing just scud. And that is exactly that, a guess. Noobs unite!

 

[Dan Doleiden]

I am guessing just scud. And that is exactly that, a guess. Noobs unite!

I think you're right:

 

[Jeff Duda]

I found these in my old pictures on a backup hard drive. If the EXIF data is correct (and it may not be) they were taken on [date] at approximately 11:00 AM EDT, area code 18066. Sorry about the poor quality - these are from before I was into photography as a hobby. This was literally in my back yard.


I don't like to just ask what something is without making an educated guess first so I'll give it a shot: it didn't exhibit visible rotation when I observed it, but based on outward appearance I think there is a small mesocyclone present, most visible in the third frame. Could the downward protrusion be the beginning of a tornado? I can't really guess any further based on what I know so far, I really need to order Storm Structure 101!


Edit: I'm a dope. Listed the modified date instead of the created date. Will fix asap.

While the cloud tags indeed appear to be scud, a better/wider view of the storm would help. However, if those images were taken in sequence, then the building up of scud makes it look like there was some upward motion in that area, and it could be in the right place to be a developing lowering/wall cloud.

 

[Dan Hildebrand]

I have not heard of a skew plot, ill have to look it up! It's official as of today though, i am transferring to Ohio University for meteorology! Had a great visit today.

 

[Jeff Duda]

I have not heard of a skew plot, ill have to look it up! It's official as of today though, i am transferring to Ohio University for meteorology! Had a great visit today.

I would strongly recommend you look through the Stormtrack archive http://www.stormtrack.org/forum/archive/index.php/f-32.html as well as http://www.theweatherprediction.com, especially the severe weather section of that site.

 

[Dan Hildebrand]

Thanks, i bookmarked the archive, and will check out the weather prediction website. No doubt i have tons to learn. But im excited to get started!

 

[Paul Knightley]

Re: the previous set of pictures. I would suggest outflow scud - the way it is leaning slightly away from the precip area leads me to this conclusion. Wall clouds tell to lean into the precip area.