Author Archives: AWXVTEC FEED
Heat on Radar?
Someone posed the question on the blog about why we’ve been seeing so much “blue”, or low reflectivity return, on the radar lately. There have been almost no clouds or rain. I think it is related to the extreme heat. … Continue reading
Mount Washington, NH
Before leaving New Hampshire after the mesoscale processes conference, we decided to take the road up Mt. Washington. It is the highest peak in the northeast U.S. (6288 ft.), or 4725 feet above the base, and known for its terrible … Continue reading
Heat Wave Physics
The heat wave that we are experiencing may be related to many factors. However, a couple that really stand out are the following: 1) The drought over the past few months has left the soil extremely dry over Alabama. When … Continue reading
Quick New Hampshire Update
I am writing from a hotel room in Wilkes Barre, PA. Presentation went fine yesterday. We decided to go to Mt. Washington today before leaving. I will post lots of pictures later. It was 56 degrees when we got up … Continue reading
Tim’s New Hampshire Trip 3
We’re finally in New Hampshire. We left our car in Baltimore and flew up here. It’s still neat to feel the turbulence in Cu clouds, and then to see them from 15,000 feet with the ground behind them (see pictures). … Continue reading
Tim’s New Hampshire Trip 2
Wow! What a day. We actually managed to see most of Washington, DC (except for the Smithsonian) in about 5 hours today. It was 94, and you walk/ride the metro everywhere, so we’re a tad tired. We met up with … Continue reading
Tim’s New Hampshire Trip 1
Left BHM at 5:10 am CDT. Jennifer and I had breakfast at the IHOP in Knoxville, TN around 9:30 am EDT, with Dr. Carmen Nappo, atmospheric scientist from Oak Ridge National Lab, gravity wave expert, and author of one of … Continue reading
Gardendale Damage
Our Skywatcher Terry Sasser sent these pictures in from Gardendale this evening after a severe thunderstorm moved through. You can scroll down to see a previous post from J.B. on the storm. Winds were in excess of 60 mph. The … Continue reading
The New Guy
I am very happy to be a contributor to this blog. Everyone on here does a great job. Reading some of JB’s posts during summer afternoons reminds me of his days on NOAA Weather Radio in the 1980’s. Some of … Continue reading
Weather Channel Training Trip
Last Monday, as part of the UAH “Gravity Wave Tour”, I had the opportunity to go to The Weather Channel in Atlanta and give a presentation to some of their staff on gravity waves and their impacts on the weather. … Continue reading
