Jason Harris
EF5
Couldn't find the thread where Jeff Snyder I believe addressed the recent PDS for nighttime threat in SE and someone mentioned the new NWS policy, which
is on the main weather.gov page today:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091214_tornado.html
Also, although some tips/experiences exist in other threads, I'm curious to see
if anyone has anything new or emphatic to add about nighttime chasing--when was it "worth" it? Or as spotters/chasers, who feels a responsibility to be out at night if there's a solid chance of a tornado?
Also, as an EL Nino year, NWS is expecting action in FL/Gulf states:
Wonder if indeed the new year will bring the post-twilight twisters--lousy for photographs/video, hard to chase, and dangerous:
is on the main weather.gov page today:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091214_tornado.html
The NOAA Storm Prediction Center, in conjunction with local National Weather Service offices across the country, is now issuing new public severe weather outlooks when forecast conditions are favorable for strong and violent tornadoes to occur overnigh
Also, although some tips/experiences exist in other threads, I'm curious to see
if anyone has anything new or emphatic to add about nighttime chasing--when was it "worth" it? Or as spotters/chasers, who feels a responsibility to be out at night if there's a solid chance of a tornado?
Also, as an EL Nino year, NWS is expecting action in FL/Gulf states:
The strongest winter tornado activity in the United States this winter is expected to be over Florida and the Gulf Coast region due to the current El Niño, Schaefer warned.
Wonder if indeed the new year will bring the post-twilight twisters--lousy for photographs/video, hard to chase, and dangerous:
Chances of a tornado increase along the Gulf Coast with the current El Niño, a large-scale weather pattern associated with warming of sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific. As these waters warm, they force the development of a stronger-than-average jet stream emanating from the eastern Pacific and extending across the southern tier of the United States. The impact of this jet stream is most apparent from January through late March when it enhances severe thunderstorm and tornado potential over coastal states.
Nearly 80 percent of cool-season tornado deaths in Florida occur during El Niños, many after dark. This type of deadly nighttime tornado activity occurred as recently as February 2007 when an outbreak caused 21 fatalities and 76 injuries, and February 1998, when tornadoes killed 42 people and injured 259. Other recent deadly cold season tornado outbreaks have affected parts of Georgia, Texas and Mississippi during El Niño years.