Cold Low churns overhead this afternoon. The combination of chilly air vs. May sunshine produces a measles effect on the radar. Showers become more numerous during the daytime hours activated by the May sunshine. Freezing temperature are only 1 mile up so any rain showers that develop can easily produce some brief, small hail. A few storms that develop in this unusually cool air can briefly spin up funnels known as cold air funnels Common in late Spring and early Fall when these cold lows arrive - these are typically harmless rotations that protrude form the parent storm base. Most are brief but in an extreme occasion some can touch the ground. In October of 1998 I experienced one dipping across a golf course in Danville. It was quick, stirring up the leaves and branches then dissipated quickly. Much like my golf game.
Posted on: Fri, 16 May 2014 19:25:36 +0000
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