Is that LEWP out there N. of Del Rio, TX?

[Jason Harris]

Just wondering. Seems like it has that "S" pattern. West of Sonora, Northof Del Rio.

 

[Jason Harris]

Everybody was probably asleep when I wrote that late last night--oh well. Anyway, it's always much appreciated when people note on the Nowcast specific formations like bow echoes, LEWPS, V-echoes, etc. along with estimations of where the winds will hit in terms of straight-line if possible. It helps the old learning process

 

[Jeff Miller]

For those of us on the forum to mentor new chasers, allow me please to make a suggestion.

When it comes to questions on analyzing real time radar so we can assist in helping you learn radar analysis and interpretation, please grab a screenshot of the radar imagery. Save it then on an image server (i.e photobucket) and paste it into the forum. This way, we can assist you in interpreting your question.

If you know the date, time and radar site, chances are one of us can pull up the image in archives. However, the routine above makes it a whole lot easier Thanks!

 

[Jason Harris]

Hello Jeff: Great suggestion--I will do that next time!

 

[Gene Moore]

Just wondering. Seems like it has that "S" pattern. West of Sonora, Northof Del Rio.

Actually I was awake at the time as that storm moved from west of my location* then north to Sonora. I had an unobstructed view across the open desert. The broken like of supercells moved slowly east while individual storm elements moved rapidly north. At that time there was a dramatic supercell with a TVS passed to my west (horn of plenty inflow banding, wrapped up cylinder updraft etc.) Later this system turned into an LEWP with a meso wrapped back into the storm, your LEWP I bet. For a while there was a TVS deeply imbedded in the center of the circulation....and likely deep in the heavy precip.

*I live about half way between Del Rio and Comstock TX along highway 90.

 

[Dann Cianca]

Not sure of how the time is reported on Storm Track (if it is user-specific), but from what I can tell, your original post was made on 3/18 at 0608Z.

Here is the radar in south Texas from a few minutes prior:

 

[Jason Harris]

Thanks Dann. That looks about right, though seemed like it was a bit sharper in terms of the S shape. If this image doesn't qualify as a LEWP, then I can at least claim mild meterological precognition since Gene confirmed a LEWP with his obsevation
So, what do people see with this image in lower left?

 

[Dann Cianca]

Looking at the loop from that day, you can definitely see some evidence of that. With a still image, it's much harder to discern.

 

[Gene Moore]

Not sure of how the time is reported on Storm Track (if it is user-specific), but from what I can tell, your original post was made on 3/18 at 0608Z.

Here is the radar in south Texas from a few minutes prior:

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I think this is one of those cases where Level II data is much more valuable than the regular Internet screen shots from the ucar site. On the bottom of the echo there is a larger than storm scale gust front forming (the arched buldge) and the occluded and wrapped up area is to the north....but difficult to easily see in this particular shot.