Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 All IJD downtown Willimantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Various towns Rocky Hill Middletown Holyoke MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Definitely looks like a funnel cloud, Ginx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Definitely looks like a funnel cloud, Ginx. The first pic, our friend Denise was sitting on the picnic table with her son and her grand baby in the stroller, her ears popped, she got them inside seconds before that went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 The first pic, our friend Denise was sitting on the picnic table with her son and her grand baby in the stroller, her ears popped, she got them inside seconds before that went down. Holy crap... I figured it was just stuff in their backyard. Glad they are safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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radarman Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 There was an impressive microburst in Deerfield that crossed I91 and Lower Rd. This is pretty classic structure at X band and illustrates what I'm looking for when trying to identify one of these things in real time. You see an "arm" develops, which bends at the elbow, and folds back in on itself over time, similar to touching your right hand to your right shoulder, with a slightly weaker echo in the center. Obviously this went unsurveyed and there was no base velocity shear sig. (A very slight one in SRV) But I'd expect some localized tree damage in something like that for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 There was an impressive microburst in Deerfield that crossed I91 and Lower Rd. This is pretty classic structure at X band and illustrates what I'm looking for when trying to identify one of these things in real time. You see an "arm" develops, which bends at the elbow, and folds back in on itself over time, similar to touching your right hand to your right shoulder, with a slightly weaker echo in the center. Obviously this went unsurveyed and there was no base velocity shear sig. (A very slight one in SRV) But I'd expect some localized tree damage in something like that for sure. Cool stuff, Do you have any captures from IJD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Cool stuff, Do you have any captures from IJD? No unfortunately. This radar sits at UMass Amherst, and has a 40 Km radial range. It basically covers from VT to CT in the Valley, out to the East Slope and over Quabbin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 No unfortunately. This radar sits at UMass Amherst, and has a 40 Km radial range. It basically covers from VT to CT in the Valley, out to the East Slope and over Quabbin. so is your job to monitor that RADAR everyday? ie do you do that for a living for UMASS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 so is your job to monitor that RADAR everyday? ie do you do that for a living for UMASS? Operate, maintain, and monitor, yes. However only for "noteworthy" setups. (generally severe, but also tropical, significant winter, etc.) For run-of-the-mill stuff I usually just leave it off, unless I'm testing something. The 4 radar network in Oklahoma (same radars) occupies most of my time, and it's soon to be an 8 radar network in Dallas/Fort Worth, which will really be a lot of work. I'd love to expand the network in New England, normal lack of severe wx aside, and am currently looking at some ways to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropopause_Fold Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Operate, maintain, and monitor, yes. However only for "noteworthy" setups. (generally severe, but also tropical, significant winter, etc.) For run-of-the-mill stuff I usually just leave it off, unless I'm testing something. The 4 radar network in Oklahoma (same radars) occupies most of my time, and it's soon to be an 8 radar network in Dallas/Fort Worth, which will really be a lot of work. I'd love to expand the network in New England, normal lack of severe wx aside, and am currently looking at some ways to do that. that's pretty cool. where would you expand in new england? is that (if you don't mind my asking - if you do mind, i understand and just say so) funded through UMASS and if so what is the connection to OK/TX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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