tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095709393884268330.post8752773912522462395..comments2024-02-22T22:30:41.915-06:00Comments on MWN Blog: Discussion: thunderstorm chances through SaturdayMeteorologist Erik Proseushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16116114428520631122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095709393884268330.post-4692456798960478262011-06-23T19:33:07.252-05:002011-06-23T19:33:07.252-05:00It was the same kind of system (called a mesoscale...It was the same kind of system (called a mesoscale convective system, or MCS) only a much stronger and long-lasting one, termed a derecho. Yes, it was a northwest flow event.Meteorologist Erik Proseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116114428520631122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095709393884268330.post-89788802863817002352011-06-23T16:41:15.554-05:002011-06-23T16:41:15.554-05:00Out of pure curiosity, was "Northwest flow&qu...Out of pure curiosity, was "Northwest flow" what caused Hurricane Elvis in 2003? I'm sort of getting into this meteorology lingo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095709393884268330.post-75496919384269637202011-06-23T14:28:39.124-05:002011-06-23T14:28:39.124-05:00Thanks for reading!
The SPC categories have been ...Thanks for reading!<br /><br />The SPC categories have been in use for some time. Most people (outside of the meteorology world) probably just didn't know about them or have access to them.<br /><br />Northwest flow events typically occur during the summer, but are not the "summer storms" that you are probably thinking of, which sort of pop up and die out in the heating of the afternoons. Northwest flow storm events are typically clusters/lines of storms that move through an area, rather than just sitting in one location and raining themselves out. Either type can produce damaging wind and hail though.<br /><br />Thanks again!Meteorologist Erik Proseushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116114428520631122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095709393884268330.post-90350473845622165962011-06-23T12:53:54.025-05:002011-06-23T12:53:54.025-05:00Thanks for the blog post- I enjoy keeping up to da...Thanks for the blog post- I enjoy keeping up to date. <br /><br />Has the Slight/Moderate/High categories (I guess started by the SPC) for describing weather been in use for a long time or is this fairly new? I don't remember hearing or seeing this terminology in the past, although I haven't followed the weather this closely in the past either. Have just really started paying attn this spring. I know all the news stations are using this way of describing bad weather now. Also, are these "northwest flow" storms what you would call summer storms that we historically have throughout the summer? Really quite ready to get out of "severe" mode! Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com