Watching the weather in the midwest and seeing some development. What did you write in your weather report for that area? Why are these storms forming now?
Here’s the current dry line and storm development.
Storm Development
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Category Archives: Earth Systems
Write Your Weather Report
Using the weather map from the board in class (shown below), your textbook and notes, write a weather report for each box A-E. Assume the map represents late spring weather. In your report consider:
- General weather based on the pressure system in each box
- Specific conditions related to fronts: cloud types and precipitation, location relative to fronts, ahead of fronts, behind fronts, temperature changes, consider location and elevation
- Special situations based on location or other factors
- Daytime heating
Sea Breeze Storms
The National Weather Service issued a severe storm alert for Central Orange County this afternoon. High winds and quarter sized hail were reported. Below is a radar loop showing the short lived storm (click on the image to see animation). We are still early in the year for these types of storms but today’s high temperature (96 degrees) provided sufficient energy.
Image WeatherUnderground.com
Review for Energy Quiz
More Tornadoes for the Southeast?
This map provided by the Weather Channel shows how conditions may once again be right for the development of severe weather, heavy rainfall, strong winds, hail and tornadoes.
From Weather.com
It looks as though the US might be headed for a record number of tornadoes for the month of April. This past week has seen an amazing 87 confirmed tornadoes and we’ll likely see the number increase. Read more…
Why We Study Earth Science
Frequently students will ask “why do we have to learn science?” and in particular Earth Science. Seems they’d rather dissect a frog. But when tragedies like earthquakes and tsunamis strike, like the recent catastrophe in Japan, we see the importance of this line of study.
Earth science helps us to better predict these events, develop warning systems, create buildings that can withstand the stress and ultimately save lives. In this situation we also have to understand the consequences of our energy choices, both at home and abroad. With this recent news clip from ABC News, we see how our understanding of ocean currents plays a role also.
