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Strong thunderstorms on the move, more to come later

June 9th, 2009 by Steven DiMartino

7:18 AM
There’s a lot to discuss this morning, so lets dive right into it!
An impressive line of thunderstorms has developed early this morning in response to the strong low level jet stream at 950 and 850 MB this morning. The warm front continues to lift north and eastward, but is having some difficulty doing so [...]

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Clear Skies and Cold Air Aloft Means Trouble For Forecast Area

August 10th, 2008 by Steven DiMartino

The strong August sun shine is warming the lower levels in the upper 70’s and lower 80’s over much of the forecast area. The combination of the warming lower levels and the very cold air aloft at 500 MB is producing impressive lapse rates over the region. The lapse rates range from 5 to 10 [...]

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