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Rose · 12-26-2010, 02:10 PM

With all the forecasts out there, I feel rather stupid putting out my own now that the event is almost upon us. But at least the house is close to looking like it normally does.

I do want to mention that rapidly developing storms like this can generate what's known as gravity waves. It's like a wave in the mid-levels of the atmosphere, and where the air is moving downward, precipitation can be diminished or shut off entirely. This is when nowcasting comes into play. A good meteorologist will take note of what's actually happening, decrease possible amounts where necessary, and not hold on to their original forecast when it's obvious things aren't going to play out like they thought.

12-26-2010, 02:10 PM	#34
Rose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 498 Thanks: 62 Thanked 71 Times in 32 Posts	With all the forecasts out there, I feel rather stupid putting out my own now that the event is almost upon us. But at least the house is close to looking like it normally does. I do want to mention that rapidly developing storms like this can generate what's known as gravity waves. It's like a wave in the mid-levels of the atmosphere, and where the air is moving downward, precipitation can be diminished or shut off entirely. This is when nowcasting comes into play. A good meteorologist will take note of what's actually happening, decrease possible amounts where necessary, and not hold on to their original forecast when it's obvious things aren't going to play out like they thought.