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Another Near Miss
Hi,
I have not entered a blog in a while but a few things have been popping into my mind as this absurd weather continues here in late May. The latest round of weirdness happened this morning. A thunderstorm complex took on a life of it's own and came within one county of Kansas City, but as it encountered drier air it fell apart. Since March 1st, we are nearly 3 inches behind in normal rainfall yet for the year we are just below normal. Then take this into account. So far in May, and there is only one week to go, there have been fewer than 100 tornadoes in May. May is the most active month for tornadoes and the past two years have seen record numbers. It seems Mother Nature is taking the month off. Well that is all for now, we do have another chance of rain tomorrow but with the lack of significant convergence near the front it appears rain will be scattered or light.
Have a great day,
Brett
Posted by at May 24, 2005 9:16 AM
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Im still thinking about an Omega Block setting up into July. The longer we go without rain the better chance this block sets up. The longer this Block stays in place the Harder it is going to be for a Storm System to break up. The way these MCS's have formed and moved the past 2 or 3 mornings,it makes think about an Omega Block setting up.
Steve
Steve,
An Omega Block will likely not be an established part of this summer's pattern. Right now there is a lot of rain around us, but not here. It will be amazing to me in the next 10 days if we don't see at least two inches of rain everywhere. But, I have already been disappointed and amazed by this boring pattern all year long.
Gary
Posted by: Steve Newport at May 24, 2005 4:04 PM
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