July 17, 2019
Here we go with another Weekly Update! Did you know that this is actually the 5th Weekly update? I think that the 10th Weekly update should be a really special one. I'm sure some of you were wondering why their wasn't a weekly update from Weather Center last week. I was "out of the office" and couldn't send out anything that week. Let's get to it now shall we? Here's what we will talk about this weekly update:
Contents:
Introduction
Future Weather
Weather Forecast
Weather Center: Hurricane Barry
This weeks weather question
Weather Center updates and more
Future Weather:
The weather is going to be very uneventful for a good while possibly. There are low chances for rain and very high temperatures forecasted for the next week straight at least. DFW has already experienced it's first 100' day and it will most likely see it again this week. With this extreme heat, make sure to drink plenty of water when outside in it, and take frequent breaks because staying out in the heat to long can cause your body to stress and get hyperthermia (when your body temperature goes above 104') and you can become dizzy and could pass out. Severe Weather is not the only threat, extreme heat is a real threat too, and can be serious.
A Heat Advisory is in effect until 7:00 PM today:
Weather Forecast:
Today- Mostly Sunny, High 98'.
Thursday- Sunny, High 99'
Friday- Sunny, High 97'.
Saturday- Partly Cloudy, High 98'.
Sunday- Sunny, High 98'.
Monday- Mostly Cloudy, High 97'
Tuesday- Cloudy with some Thunderstorms in the morning hours. Then sunny in the evening, High 90'.
Wednesday- Partly Cloudy, High 92'. Increasing clouds in the afternoon. A 20% chance of rain in the evening.
Weather Center on Hurricane Barry
RECAP:
A cluster of Thunderstorms started to form in Kansas early last week as they tracked southeast toward the gulf. Soon they entered the warm waters and intensified into a tropical depression and spun around heading toward the Louisiana coast. It strengthened into a tropical storm, and then into a brief Cat 1 Hurricane. It mad landfall at 2:00 PM Saturday and it knocked out power for 120,000+ homes, downed hundreds of trees with reports of 90 MPH wind gusts, and dropping more than 20 inches of rain. The River levee's were stressing over the extreme amount of water that was in the Mississippi river. Over 17 feet of water (way over average) is currently in the river, with 20 foot levee's keeping it contained. In order to keep the water from overflowing, 70 pump stations were set up to remove the water before catastrophe struck. The Storm is currently a tropical Depression and it's tracking Northeast with more heavy rain.
This Weeks Weather Question:
Whats so powerful about Hurricanes and is everyone in danger?
When it comes to Hurricanes, there are several different life threatening elements that they cause. Heavy rain, strong winds, and storm surge. Hurricanes are sea storms and threaten the lives of people who live on the coast but can it also threaten the lives of people inland? The answer is explained by the facts. The facts are that a Hurricane can't survive on land long because of the lack of warm water, the hurricanes worst part is the storm surge which only effect people on the coast or near the coast within a few miles, and hurricanes do most of their damage to infrastructure that is on the coast. One important thing to keep in mind though is the rain. Hurricanes are also know for how wide they are and how much rain they can create for a long period of time. Hurricanes can definitely effect people inland by several states by its heavy rain. For those on the coast, take immediate action and evacuate and follow this safety plan: https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes
For those inland, stay on alert for flooding from rivers and keep an eye on the heavy rain's path that will move in after the hurricane hits.
Bonus Question: Which is stronger? Hurricane or Tornado?
Hurricanes are wide and damaging storms with intense rainfall and storm surge.
Tornadoes are more localized intense wind funnels causing destruction by winds.
Hurricanes cause an average of: 47 deaths per year $21.6 billion of damage
Tornadoes cause an average of: 56 deaths per year < $1 billion of damage
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So long,
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