News DetailCold-core funnel insanity in Canada!
Posted At: July 16, 2008 @ 4:48 PM
Posted By: Reed Timmer
Related Categories: Tornadoes
Tornado watches have been issued by Environment Canada for parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan for the possibility of "cold-core funnels", which are usually very weak and brief and rarely cause damage. These types of vortices are not associated with supercells, and typically occur under a strong, cold upper-level storm system. During situations when the warm sector is marginal for supercell tornadoes, storm chasers are often faced with the dilemma of chasing the cold core further west or the warm sector to the south and east. I almost always chose the latter unless it looks completely terrible, but cold core tornadoes can be fun to chase since they're usually so weak you can drive through them! But this is not recommended!
Meanwhile, a strong bow echo is heading toward my location here in Grand Rapids, Michigan!
Meanwhile, a strong bow echo is heading toward my location here in Grand Rapids, Michigan!
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yup reed...its not to hot here for mesos...just land spout kinda stuff...im right in the middle of that. if i get asnything ill post it gang.
Drive through them, hey? lol
No more sight of funnels, but maybe I'll see something from the cell to my NW..at least now I can take pictures since i'm done work!
Cells firing in southern Manitoba now. Right along the MB, ND Border. Also under a watch. Not sure if its worth chasing or not. Any advice from the experts?
Reed and Chris are about to intercept the bow echo approaching Grand Rapids - tracker is up!
Strike I am watching them as well they are firing right where I live not lookin like much just yet but will be a short chase if they do :P Gotta love being right where they are forming with gas prices these days LOL
Guys... Are you really chasing that ? Looks like a cold core with HP..
Wow.. Gas is an expensive entity.. Hope you guys find something.. Looks pretty bleak. Should be hangin out with the Fam and friends for sure.. May will be a hard act to follow.. Best of luck.. appreciate the TVN enthusiasm... AMAZING..
Grand Forks radar.
Canada completely dominating yet again. Looks just like the other night.
Your right those are nice looking... wow
Wow, I just got back on the computer and those cells are going nuts.
I should have just left when I had the chance. Rob, I hope you are on them... Looks like Pembina ND is gonna get it hard.
If I haven't said it yet...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA you've gotta be kidding me! Another gift from Canada.
Man those 2 cells are crazy. Right now it looks like the east cell is producing and the west cell is about to produce.
And im going to go with what Andrew said.
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00 zulu MAGIC.
I have a video of a funnel or two or maybe 3 haha. I know one was definitely a funnel, but the other two also might've been. I have a picture too. I can't upload them because my computer sucks and gives me all this stupid stuff saying This hardware installation did not pass Windows Logo verification test blah blah. Oh well.
Tornado report for SHEBOYGAN WI ... Wow! Looks like way n MN has some good possibility if not already.. Andrew, are you in the zone?
I'll be in the zone if the thing holds together for another 200 miles!!
Lol.
Andrew, Well 200 miles is a bit far.. Oh well.. just thinkin about ya in your neck of the woods.
Admin? Thanks for deleting my double,, Dont know how it happened but your on the ball..
Looks like Elida will bring about BIG surf for us tomorrow through late Saturday.. Hoping to be the "early bird catching the worm" as an O dark thirty surf session is on deck for the AM.
Large cumulus approx 35,000 to 40,000 ft top t-storm structures forming about 20 miles east of my location attm.. Maybe some interesting weaher coming in with the hurricane flow. I will monitor it after the surf session.
*laughing* Sorry, I'm ROFL hearing the last part of the blog post.....*laughing more*
Monsoon season is in So Cal.. We could see some land/waterspouts and great lightning here the next couple of days. If things are right, we may get a rotator or 2. Cumuli are again forming along the foothills & starting to show some impressive structure. Huge horizontal tubes starting to roll in.
Ari... LOL... I was rolling on that comment at the end of the blog post too. "weak enought to drive through but not recommended" I was bustin up!