Day 124: A Slight Glimmer of Hope for VORTEX II
Day 3 of VORTEX II and it appears that all is still quiet in the V2 domain. The armada has “met up” and is itching to go…but where?
Above is Thursday’s severe weather outlook issued this morning by the Storm Prediction Center. As you can see, no area is highlighted for severe weather. However, there is a small “See Text” region.
Taking a look at the probabilities of experiencing severe weather within 25 miles of a given point, the maximum contour is a measly 5%. While this is isn’t much, it is the best thing that has been forecast in the VORTEX II domain during the course of the project. Hopefully somewhere in this general vicinity will be thunderstorms to chase to allow the armada to shake off the cobwebs and be ready for possible several chase opportunities next week.
More on this in the coming days…
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Patrick Marsh is a Ph.D. student at the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology. He earned a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Physics (cum laude) from the University of Arkansas in 2005 and a Masters of Science in Meteorology in 2007. In addition to working on his doctorate, Patrick serves as the National Severe Storms Laboratory Liaison to the Hazardous Weather Testbed where his research interests lie in working with operational forecasters, data mining, data visualization, and all things high-impact weather. For more about Patrick's work, check out his complete CV!
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