The Miracle Tank

[alimac122]

On the plus side... new layout of rock work intentionally made lots more hidey holes

 

[sfin52]

22 min ago

Now

Why

Very strong inflow

 

[Fin]

One of my Facebook friends in Chicago mentioned something about possible 100 mph winds?? She is in the basement of her apartment.

 

[Thespammailaccount]

22 min ago

Now

Why

Very strong inflow

Y’all stay safe

 

[Katrina71]

Found what was left of her..... RIP

and in the process made about 10 new frags

I'm so sorry. That sucks!

 

[Katrina71]

22 min ago

Now

Why

Very strong inflow

Please be careful!

 

[Fin]

On second thought....

 

[vetteguy53081]

22 min ago

Now

Why

Very strong inflow

We're getting it right now and talk about LOUD

 

[sfin52]

Everything went around me.. very strong winds and loud lightning but thats about it.

Wife and kids had some really nasty stuff. Some trees down

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Iowa had an AFB record a gust of 108 mph from the derecho when it was at peak.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Not sure, but i checked around the 22nd when we hit Keiths... and i never thanked you formerly Kat...

There will be a Katapalooza one day. Salute and Cheers from the squad.

Thanks lady :

 

[Erin O]

Iowa had an AFB record a gust of 108 mph from the derecho when it was at peak.

I was "outside" in that storm (I was in a horse barn in Des Moines). I don't know if the winds were that bad where I was, but they were pretty heavy. It was crazy!

 

[sfin52]

Iowa had an AFB record a gust of 108 mph from the derecho when it was at peak.

@Erin O was in that. They are still with out power.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Hope all are safe... theres going to be widespread damage in the heaviest hit area.

 

[sfin52]

Hope all are safe... theres going to be widespread damage in the heaviest hit area.

I hear your a storm chaser. What is a derecho

 

[Fin]

I was about to look that up too.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

I hear your a storm chaser. What is a derecho

Its a straight line wind event that develops along a dry line. Derechos act like a wall of storms arm to arm, working together, but never spinning into supercells. Because they all compete for the same sources of warm moist air (inflow) at the same time. The tornadic mesocyclonic storms are typically alone in the sky, spinning like a top. When all the storms fire at the same time, in close proximity, they cant spin. In turn, they form a wave of energy like a breaker on a reef. But it never breaks. Eventually, the center of the storm complexes cant outrun the strong northerly winds coming behind, and like a flimsy piece of sheet metal, it bends from the center out, (bow echo). The area that is between the troughs to the north and south of this "bow" is where the strongest winds are. The instense rainfall drags the real winds from up high down low with the rain shaft as gravity takes over... similar to a microburst, but different dynamics at play.

Once the "bow" has formed, it spreads out like a ripple and it will continue until it runs out of daylight. The sun is the engine, the storms feed off the humid warm air we dread. Its their gasoline. Once the sun sets, the surface of the earth cools and convection slows to a halt.

Hope that explains it well enough.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Oh, and a derecho does not mean spin-ups are not possible. They actually have them briefly at the very front of the bow, leading edge if u will. If a cross sheer at low levels (under 1k ft) manage to cut a notch into the wall, it can rapidly drop a meso and then it TYPICALLY is not sustained. QLCS is a common term used for these type of tornados.

 

[sfin52]

Its a straight line wind event that develops along a dry line. Derechos act like a wall of storms arm to arm, working together, but never spinning into supercells. Because they all compete for the same sources of warm moist air (inflow) at the same time. The tornadic mesocyclonic storms are typically alone in the sky, spinning like a top. When all the storms fire at the same time, in close proximity, they cant spin. In turn, they form a wave of energy like a breaker on a reef. But it never breaks. Eventually, the center of the storm complexes cant outrun the strong northerly winds coming behind, and like a flimsy piece of sheet metal, it bends from the center out, (bow echo). The area that is between the troughs to the north and south of this "bow" is where the strongest winds are. The instense rainfall drags the real winds from up high down low with the rain shaft as gravity takes over... similar to a microburst, but different dynamics at play.

Once the "bow" has formed, it spreads out like a ripple and it will continue until it runs out of daylight. The sun is the engine, the storms feed off the humid warm air we dread. Its their gasoline. Once the sun sets, the surface of the earth cools and convection slows to a halt.

Hope that explains it well enough.

Yes very well. I'm very familiar with the bow echos.

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Yes very well. I'm very familiar with the bow echos.

Ill be more familiar when i settle out west in the spring. Will be chasing constantly.