Ryan McGinnis
EF5
Interesting article in the WSJ this weekend:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123699110401126689.html#
Excerpt:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123699110401126689.html#
Excerpt:
"A new study, conducted by researchers at Purdue University and the
University of Georgia, suggests that pockets of rain during a drought
interacted with dry air masses, heightening the initial thunderstorm
that spawned the tornado on March 14, 2008. Researchers also claimed
that heat-retaining surfaces -- the asphalt, glass and metal in
Atlanta's buildings and streets -- probably intensified the storm by
heating the air and causing moisture to rise rapidly."