July 24, 2019
Welcome back to another Weekly Update! Today should be interesting because Weather Center has a surprise for you! Hang with us to see more about the surprise. Up above is a picture taken by NASA of an intense hurricane. I posted this picture because we have multiple storm systems over warm waters currently, one that is actually a tropical depression. More details will be talked about below. Let's go ahead and check out the plan for this Weekly Update.
Contents:
Introduction
Future Weather
Weather Forecast
Weather Center: Sea Storms
This weeks weather question
The Future of Weather
Weather Center updates and more
Future Weather:
The weather is continuing to stay dry and will stay dry for another 5 days or so for North Texas. This is mostly because a high pressure region has settled over the Texas area. Also, it's summer and the plains don't see much rain then... :( The good news is that it has cooled down a bit and will stay cool for another few days until it heats up again. Here's what to expect:
Weather Forecast:
Today- Mostly Sunny, High 87'.
Thursday- Sunny, High 89'
Friday- Sunny, High 92'.
Saturday- Partly Cloudy, High 93'.
Sunday- Partly Cloudy, High 94'.
Monday- Cloudy, High 93'. A 30% chance of Thunderstorms⚡️ in the afternoon.
Tuesday- Partly Cloudy, High 96'. A 20% of Showers💦 in the morning. Decreasing clouds in the afternoon.
Wednesday- Mostly Sunny, High 97'.
Weather Center: Sea Storms
There are two main clusters of storms currently developing. One in the gulf, and one just off the coast of Florida. The most concerning one is the Tropical Depression. It is strengthening and is sweeping up the coast dropping heavy rain and posing a threat for becoming a tropical storm. If so, it will be the third one this year. The second one is just an area to watch for "storm grouping" which is when the scattered storms come together which is key for it to become a tropical depression. The low pressure system is strong over that area so we could see some development there within the next 5 days. One thing that could affect the storms is the stalled front that is right over that area. With a mix of cool and warm air, it could end up dissolving the storms and preventing development. WC will keep a close eye on the storms for both areas.
This Weeks Weather Question:
How does Doppler Radar work?
The Doppler Radar works like a normal radar. It uses radio waves and sends out several pulses into the atmosphere. When it hits rain particles or dense clouds full of rain, it will bounce back and the radar will receive that info and, with some extra help from Meteorologists, make a Radar image as we know it.
This type of Radar is called Reflectivity Radar. The Doppler gathers the information it needs and will rank the density of the clouds by color, from green to red, and it will not only track the location of each particle to make a very detailed radar, but it can track the movement of each particle to create past and future radars. The most modern type of radar now has the technology to create 3D radars and track rotation (Velocity) which is extremely helpful to determine where a rotating wall cloud is, and it can track hail cores.
Future of Weather:
Weather is still to this day not fully predictable. The accuracy is not 100%. Until meteorologists can measure every square inch of the atmosphere, we can never get 100% accurate. But Weather technology is booming. They are receiving more data than ever for storm development and prediction. They have increased the warning time for tornadoes by learning about early signs of development, they have saved millions of lives by determining where a hurricane will go and determining when to evacuate thousands before disaster strikes, and they are continuing to strive for the best accuracy and data. Between April 25-28 was the largest tornado outbreak in History. 362 Tornadoes formed in those 3 days causing about $11 Billion in damage. The year 2011 itself had 751 Tornadoes. Because of the lack of technology for prediction and warnings, nearly 321 people lost their lives. Who knows when another one of these could happen. That's why we need to be prepared.
Weather Center Updates:
WC Events page!
Bug fixes!
Mobile interface changed!
More:
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The NASA image is awesome and I love the article on Doppler radar. Always very interesting subjects that really stir the senses. This guy should be giving lessons on meteorology to Pete Delkus.
Such an excellent blog! I especially enjoyed the explanation on Doppler radar and challenges with storm prediction. I will be keeping a watch on the tropical storm developments. Keep up the good work!
Love the new creative details and, as always, the thorough research and information! Congratulations on the success of WC!