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On Monday May 8, 2017, a tornado warning was issued for Guadalupe and Quay Counties (along I-40 near the New Mexico/Texas border), based on radar indicated rotation. There were two reports of tornadoes and the warning near Guadalupe County was cancelled by 9 PM MDT. Winds near 60 mph and up to golf-ball sized hail were also reported.
An EF0 tornado was reported at 12:25 PM MDT about 5 miles southwest of Santa Fe (New Mexico’s capital) on Tuesday, May 9th (top right image). The Enhanced Fujita Scale is used as a rating system for tornadoes based on estimated wind speeds. This measurement is usually determined by surveying the type and severity of damage left behind. The base velocity image (shown on the top left of the page) gives an indication of what the winds are doing inside of a thunderstorm. The yellow polygon signifies a severe thunderstorm warning that was issued for Los Alamos NM, White Rock NM, and La Cienega NM until 1:15 PM MDT. Base velocity shows when winds are moving either towards or away from the radar (here the radar is located to the SW in Albuquerque). For most radar imagery, red colors show when the winds moving away from the radar site and green shows winds moving toward the radar. Darker shading indicates slower winds, while brighter colors signify faster winds. Five tornadoes (all EF0’s) and 10 funnel clouds were spotted in mainly rural areas across Clines Corners, Carrizozo, Wagon Mound, Portales, and Raton over the course of the three day period. To learn more about severe storms, please click here! © 2017 Meteorologist Sharon Sullivan
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The Thunder Rolls, and The Lightning Strikes in the Mid-Atlantic! (Photo Credit: Brandie Cantrell)6/1/2017
Storms, some severe, rolled through Virginia and Maryland during the evening of May 30, 2017. Cells started forming in western Virginia right around the evening commute at 6:00 PM and moved east towards the I-95 corridor. A severe storm in Berryville, Virginia prompted a tornado warning. The National Weather Service in Baltimore/ Washington D.C. will be out in the days following to survey any damage. Another severe storm sept through Fauquier County in Virginia dropping dime to quarter size hail in Bealeton, Virginia. As you can see from the above images, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning was associated with the severe storm in Fauquier County. This storm also left behind downed trees, and power outages. The same storm continued east into Stafford County, dropping even larger hail (i.e., at nearly two inches in width). After more storms passed through during the overnight hours, many in the same county have also lost their landline phone service. Localized flooding was also an issue, but the water had receded shortly after the storms passed. People were treated with a rainbow after the storms passed through the area.
For more news on severe weather, click here! ⓒ 2017 Meteorologist Brandie Cantrell |
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