Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Northern Texas is having hail storms.

May 22, 2012
0430:00 z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of USA


Nearly two inches of hail in some areas. There was a tornado in Kansas yesterday that damaged three homes.
























0818 PM      HAIL             12 N ADRIAN             35.45N 102.66W
05/21/2012 
(click here) E1.00 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   PUBLIC

            HAIL COMPLETELY COVERING THE GROUND. 0.64 INCHES OF
            RAIN

0837 PM     TORNADO          5 NW ADRIAN             35.33N 102.73W
05/21/2012                   OLDHAM             TX   STORM CHASER

0850 PM     HAIL             ADRIAN                  35.28N 102.66W
05/21/2012  E1.75 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0851 PM     HAIL             1 S ADRIAN              35.28N 102.66W
05/21/2012  E1.75 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ALONG I40

0906 PM     HAIL             ADRIAN                  35.28N 102.66W
05/21/2012  E1.75 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0922 PM     HAIL             ADRIAN                  35.28N 102.66W
05/21/2012  E0.88 INCH       OLDHAM             TX   PUBLIC

            2 TO 3 INCHES OF NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND.

1031 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W AMARILLO            35.20N 101.83W
05/21/2012  M61 MPH          POTTER             TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

Nevada is experiencing high winds, dry air and wildfires. Not a good combination.

...gusty wind and low relative humidity levels (click here) elevated fire weather conditions across much of Nevada and Utah.

Thermal, California had a high of 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

On this date, May 21 in 1792, Gustave-Gaspard Coriolis, the first to describe the Coriolis force, was born.


My birthday is the same as Mr. Coriolis, May 21st. Nice. That's pretty cool.