Widely Fluctuating Signals of Late

December 5th, 2012

Of late, the measured signals have been fluctuating widely, both stronger and weaker than the recent norm of signal strengths.  It appears that the signals are weakening to their normal levels of a few years back, or so.  I am unsure if this shift in signal strength is due merely to the change in seasons or if something more significant is taking place.  Too bad I have not been able to outfit permanent monitoring apparatus for my studies.  Maybe at some point in the future I will.

AVT   

Weak Signals of Late

October 11th, 2012


Measured signals have been considerably weaker than normal of late.  A winter storm passed through with lower barometric pressure as well.  Barometer has been down to a bit under 29.9 inHg and is rising abit over the course of today on its way back to 30.0.  Water spouts were reported down the coast today.

Southern California Areas See Stormy Skies, Water Spout

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/7831235-southern-california-areas-see-stormy-skies-water-spout/


(Next day entry)  So I went for a better and more reliable type of snapshot this evening October 12th.  As it turns out, I wouldn't say the signals are weaker - as the saints and  the angels were singing loudly, however, I would  say that maybe the signals have reverted to their more historic levels in comparison to the last several years.  So, I'm not really sure if the historic levels are now weaker than normal or if such merely has to do with the storms that passed through.  (See:  http://theultimateroadtripamericac2c.blogspot.com/2010/01/winter-storms-in-california.html .)  The barometer is still rising. And on the television news this evening there were some more reported waterspouts over the ocean - however I didnt hear the story so I'm not sure if they were from today or more photos of ones from yesterday. 

  http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=34.04999924,-118.23999786

http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KCQT/2012/10/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

Weak Signals Yesterday, Storms Today in Midwest, 9/12/12

Sept. 12th, 2012

My measured signals were considerably weaker over the last day and a half, or so.  Today, heavy storms are forecast for much of the midwest.  I have yet to be able to check the signals today (blog entry written at 0930 WST).  Barometer appeared to be falling over the last day or so to 29.95 inHg.  However, over the last few hours the  barometer has risen to about 30.05 inHg. 







Later today, after I blogged the previous paragraph, I went to check signals again.  I wouldn't say the signals are weak but I would say the signals have weakened from the abnormally strong signals of late to what would be a typically normal signal strength - more or less.  Barometer at the time of the check about 29.95 inHg.

AVT

Record Low Number of Tornadoes for July, 2012.

August 31^st, 2011

It was widely reported that the number of tornadoes across the nation last month was the lowest number ever recorded for the month of July.  Coincidently (or in keeping with my theory), tonight my monitored (snapshot) signals seemed to be as strong as I ever remember.  It seems that the stronger the signals, the less likelihood of the appearance of tornadic storms downwind in the nation’s heartland. 

Unfortunately, I was unable to monitor July’s signal conditions as I was on the east coast for most of that month.  However, before I headed east, I recall the signals were becoming steadily stronger.  I suspect the signals were strong during the month of July as well. 

AVT

Drought Helps Set July Record for Fewest Tornadoes

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/3273-fewest-july-tornadoes.html

Drought Curtails Tornadoes

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444233104577593402244814724.html

  

PS.  However, I don't know how my model should account for the remnants of hurricane Issac moving through much of the nation.

Can Cities Divert Tornadoes and Severe Storms?

August, 2012

Can major cities and urban areas diffuse tornadoes and divert severe storms?  Do cities maintain some type of inherent force or pressure/temperature gradient or specific humidity or magnetic potential which helps to divert tornadoes and severe storms?  I ask for at least a couple of reasons. 

The first reason for the question was the storm which I watched progress on the television weather maps on the night of July 7^th, 2012.  As the apparently severe storm quickly moved in a due southeasterly direction from the Lehigh Valley (Penn.) to the Philadelphia region, the storm seemed to be heading directly towards southern New Jersey where I was preparing to depart on a roadtrip with family members to the Boston area.  The storm appeared particularly voracious and the likelihood of tornadoes with the storm was reported to be immense – according to the reports as I recall them.  It appeared that we would have been best advised to wait awhile and let the storm blow over.  For whatever the reason, however, as soon as the storm reached the Philadelphia City limits (or so it seemed on the weather maps), the storm dissipated and the stronger cells appeared to divert around the city.  What remained of the stronger portions of the storm were then on new headings and not on a collision path with our location.

The second reason that I ask the question is that it appears, at least with tornadic storms, anyhow, that these types of storms do not typically manifest themselves in larger metropolitan areas – I am aware that there are widely-reported exceptions, of course.  But it is an interesting correlation worthy of research or inspection, in my humble opinion.  I am aware that many will say it is all a matter of chance as to where tornadoes touchdown, but…   Nevertheless, why it is that these storms do not typically touchdown in larger metro areas is worthy of further inquiry – if possible, in my opinion.  

Another reason I ask was The Weather Channel’s television show “It Could Happen Tomorrow,” which aired in the east at 2 o’clock P.M. EST on August 13^th, 2012.  It spoke about a hypothetical tornado striking the Washington, D.C. metro area.  You know…, it was one of those typical doomsday type of hypothetical shows.  But the timing of the airing of the show as I was pondering the subject question inspired me to post this blog entry.

Again, as I had been thinking on the storm that had been heading for us in South Jersey which apparently was diverted by the City of Philadelphia and the concurrent airing of that tornado disaster show seemed to confirm for me that this blog was probably worth writing to pose the question that I believe is probably worth posing: Can cities divert tornadoes and severe storms?  Is anyone else asking these types of questions; most notably the nation’s established tornado researchers?  Or, are the established tornado researchers too vested in their typical paradigms regarding tornado research to consider such possibly avant-garde theories which they probably dismiss as a matter of mere chance?  This last question concerning paradigms also appears as another question probably worth posing as well; again, in my humble opinion.  And while many may say that this blog entry and its presented question is ‘probably’ a display of improper logic, I would counter that maybe some skewed logic might be necessary to answer the questions concerning the formation of tornadoes.     

AVT

The Finger of God – A Tornado

See:  http://tornadotamer.blogspot.com/2010/03/finger-of-god-tornado.html

July 7th, 2012 Forecast

http://philadelphiaweather.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-7th-2012-forecast.html

It Could Happen Tomorrow

http://weatherchannel.wikia.com/wiki/It_Could_Happen_Tomorrow

Why don't tornadoes hit cities more often?

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=experts-tornadoes-cities

Tornado Touches Down on Long Island, NY.

 

August 11^th, 2012

Yesterday, a tornado touched down on Long Island, New York.

AVT

See:

Tornado touches down on Long Island, trees down

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP435e4238cc074ed2a87b4639953451ba.html

Tornado Touches Down on Cape Cod.

 

August 11^th, 2012

Though I am overdue with this blog entry, a few weeks ago a tornado touched down on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

AVT

See:

Tornado confirmed last week in Manomet

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120801/NEWS/208010336/-1/rss01

Also see (different day than the link above):

Funnel Cloud Spotted On Cape Cod

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/06/26/funnel-cloud-spotted-on-cape-cod/