NOW: Llano Co., Tx

[Karen Rhoden]

For those of you who are interested - there appears to be a cute little storm trucking along Llano County and Burnet County in central Texas right now. It looks like it may be tending towards supercelllular characteristics on radar - just from an observational standpoint.

Those of you who WeatherTAP - go here:-

http://www.weathertap.com/protected/gen/rad_ewx.html

Those of you who don't, check out San Antonio's radar:-

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p1...0/si.kewx.shtml (http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/latest/DS.p19r0/si.kewx.shtml)

It is currently severe-warned.

Karen

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[Dan Cook]

Thanks for pointing this out Karen. :)

This storm breifly had 70 dbz but it went down into the steady 60s. It looks like it might start moving from the E to the SE.

[Karen Rhoden]

UPDATE:

See warning:-

http://kamala.cod.edu/svr/0402232015.KEWX.wuus54.html

Hail up to 1.75" has been reported with this storm. That's golf-ball size.

Should be chasing! Anybody on this??

Karen

(P.S. - You're very welcome, Dan! I like keeping folks advised of significant severe...and this would have been a pretty nice supercell to have been on in February!!)

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[Tim Vasquez]

A few hours ago I was about to head up to Llano, but hedged after seeing the cool temperatures (low/mid 60s), marginal CAPE, and shear crosswise to the boundary. I'll root for it though, even if it sets down a brief one!

Tim

[David Douglas]

... been watching all morning. Nice to see some dryline action in Feb!

I'm stuck at work unfortunately. I know by experience that I can be in Llano very quickly from my office at Steck & Mopac here in Austin. I've done it a million times.

[David Douglas]

500 & 700 mb winds are tearing this stuff apart :(

[Tim Vasquez]

Also it's crossing over into the cooler air. It's about 5-10 degrees cooler where the cell is now compared to where it fired. I think if I were out I'd be dropping down toward Johnson City to get some better visibility and root for the southern cells.

The orientation of the boundary really sucks. :(

Tim

[David Douglas]

right - and it looked better when it fired. It turned into a "hot dog" looking signature when it was hit with the shear and went into the cooler air. The tops on this thing are going to be pushed into lousiana before too long :shock:

It's sunny here though - Heating, we like heating :twisted:

[David Douglas]

... the cell is gone now.. Bye Bye :roll:

[David Douglas]

Tim - any idea what's up with the central texas radar on weathertap?

[Tim Vasquez]

http://weather.noaa.gov/monitor/radar/ shows it down. Weathertap is apparently not very good about retaining older FTM's so it's better to go to the above URL.


MESSAGE DATE: FEB 23 2004 11:00:36
THE KGRK 88D REMAINS INOPERABLE. CONTRACT MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WILL
WORK ON THE RADAR TODAY...IF THE PARTS THAT WERE ORDERED ARRIVE THIS
MORNING. MOORE, FIC, WFO FWD

[Matthew Hatton]

I was watching that cell too. The hot dog signature, I assume you are referring to the elongated appearance it took on radar? Sorry but had to ask.

[David Douglas]

Yes, I just made that up on the fly. Probably because I was hungry at the time. I just looked like a hot dog to me :lol:

Technical term, you know, like flying eagle and so forth :shock:

[Tim Vasquez]

Or the origin could be: "Hot dawg, this cell's done for!"

Tim

[David Douglas]

LOL! :lol:

[Simon Brewer]

I nowcasted for a friend out in the field today. He was west of Austin checking out what he called a nice striated LP supercell. He said at one point a little beaver's tail formed, but the storm died when approaching I-35.

He stayed around Austin until dark, but I haven't heard from him after dark.