June 22, 2011
0330.15z
UNISYS Enhanced Infrared Satellite (click title to entry - thank you)
A midlatitude vortex manifested mid-North American continent. The vortex appears to have a significant velocity fueled by water vapor from the tropics meeting with arctic air. The vortex continued to grow to connect the tropics to the arctic air mass of the northern continent.
Thunderstroms broke out immediately along the course of the turbulence which built quickly and only along the path of the vortex.
June 22, 2011
The current temperatures across the USA show a significant drop in temperatures, espcially where there have been significant storms over a long time period as well as drought. This is primarily the center of the continent.
This is the temperature changes in the past 24 hours. When the sun comes up again, look out ! What happens inbetween is anyone's guess.
The current drop in temperatures through the area dominated by the vortex shows double digits drops in temperature while there are increases both to the east and west of the colder air mass.
Tornado warnings rattle upper Midwest as storms hit (click here)
MINNEAPOLIS
(Reuters) - Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the Midwest on Tuesday night and the National Weather Service reported a possible tornado touchdown in a Minneapolis suburb that resulted in no injuries.
The renewed storm activity came less than a month after a massive tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, and killed 155 people in the deadliest tornado to hit the United States in more than 60 years.
The National Weather Service said numerous rotating thunderstorms across central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin produced one report of a tornado. Warnings were issued for many areas, including the Chicago suburbs....
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Welcome and the traverse of Sol southward. The massive movement of the vortex north is mostly likely connected to the high angle of the sun today. It warmed the northern airmass enough to make it more homogenous with the mid-latitude weather. But, this 'connection' crosses three 'wind districts.' It is hemispheric. Like what?
(Reuters) - Tornado warnings were issued for parts of the Midwest on Tuesday night and the National Weather Service reported a possible tornado touchdown in a Minneapolis suburb that resulted in no injuries.
The renewed storm activity came less than a month after a massive tornado devastated Joplin, Missouri, and killed 155 people in the deadliest tornado to hit the United States in more than 60 years.
The National Weather Service said numerous rotating thunderstorms across central and southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin produced one report of a tornado. Warnings were issued for many areas, including the Chicago suburbs....
Welcome and the traverse of Sol southward. The massive movement of the vortex north is mostly likely connected to the high angle of the sun today. It warmed the northern airmass enough to make it more homogenous with the mid-latitude weather. But, this 'connection' crosses three 'wind districts.' It is hemispheric. Like what?Earth has six wind districts (that is what I call them), three in the southern hemisphere and three in the northern hemisphere. This vortex 'system' crosses three of them in the northern hemisphere.
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June 22, 2011
Arctic Ocean now. That is one of the most pathetic looking ice caps I have ever seen.
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Pacific Global Satellite
June 6, 2011
0331 gmt
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Western Hemisphere
June 22, 2011
0319 gmt
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Africa-Europe Satellite
June 22, 2011
0326 gmt
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Western Pacific - Indian Ocean
6.22.11
0422 gmt
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Arctic Ocean now. That is one of the most pathetic looking ice caps I have ever seen.
Pacific Global Satellite
June 6, 2011
0331 gmt
June 22, 2011
0319 gmt
Trains have been stopped (click here)and thousands are without power after severe weather, which prompted tornado warnings, moved through the Chicago area Tuesday evening.
The National Weather Service issued the warning as a dangerous storm swept through several counties, including DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake and Will.
By 9:30 p.m., it appeared the storms were moving away from Chicago to the northeast.
Metra reported a “variety of delays and stops,” mostly because of high winds. At 9:30 p.m., “more than 10 trains” were stopped on all Metra tracks, said Metra spokesman Michael Gillis, who described delays as “extensive.”
An inbound train from Elgin to Chicago was stopped because of a tree that fell onto the tracks, Gillis said....
Africa-Europe Satellite
June 22, 2011
0326 gmt
6.22.11
0422 gmt
June 21, 2011 Sea Surface Temperatures
June 21, 2011 1800 utc Antarctica Synoptic
June 21, 2011 0000 utc Antarctica Sea Surface Temperature Analysis
June 21, 2011 0000 utc Antarctica Ice Composition Analysis (Winter)
