However, a nearby rain gauge provided by WeatherSTEM did function through the event and recorded incredible rainfall accumulations! Just stubborn thunderstorms.įort Lauderdale's official rain gauge at the airport was already having issues before the big storm, but then the area around the weather station flooded, according to the National Weather Service so we may have lost the official measurement. But how much rain fell amazes me to this day, especially when you consider it wasn't at the hand of a hurricane or tropical storm. That building in the foreground is NOAA's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.ĭrone video of downtown Fort Lauderdale captures extent of floodingĭrone video of downtown Fort Lauderdale shows countless cars trapped in high water after the city experienced extreme flooding on Wednesday.Īs you may have heard, thunderstorms just parked over the town, delivering rain measured in feet instead of inches and causing widespread flooding. But this ominous supercell thunderstorm that came right to the doorstep of those tasked with tracking their developments. Speaking of Oklahoma supercells, most of the time national weather forecasters sit at their computers and forecast the weather for someone else. 'The stronger spin 'wins' the battle, and eventually either pulls the smaller spin into it, or the smaller spin dissipates or swings off in a direction outside the main spin of both.' That's no moon

'This is more common with hurricanes, but it can happen on a small scale, such as tornadoes,' said FOX Weather Meteorologist Jordan Overton. The phenomenon is known as the Fujiwhara Effect and can be seen when two cyclonic systems drift near each other. Second jaw-dropper: As the cluster of supercells moved toward Shawnee, Oklahoma, two areas of rotation began spinning around each other, like two figure skaters going in for a hug. Doppler radar analysis of a tornado that swept through Oklahoma on April 19, 2023. By Thursday, the system will likely be moving through the region, bringing increased chances for precipitation, cloud cover, cooler temperatures, and breezy conditions.įor more information about AQI ranges and colors, see the U.S. This should maintain warm temperatures on Wednesday, but precipitation chances and cloud cover will be on the increase. Robust southerly flow looks to continue Wednesday ahead of an approaching system. Upper-level ridging to our west should keep us mostly dry on Monday and Tuesday, with a northerly wind component and cloud cover keeping temperatures cool on Monday while a return of southerly flow and clearer skies on Tuesday should lead to high temperatures in the upper-50s to low-60s. Extended Outlook (Days 4-7) Good AQI ozone and PM2.5 are forecast through the extended period. Some showers will remain possible in the east early on Sunday, but in general, clearing will be underway from the northwest as high-pressure begins to fill in over the northern Plains. Remnant on-and-off showers will continue however, especially for those closer to Lakes Superior and Michigan, as the blustery NNE winds will make lake enhanced rainfall possible. The precipitation will begin to subside on Saturday as the system moves out over the east coast. At times, the winds could be sustained at 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. The track of the system will bring strong easterly winds gaining a northerly component.

The center of the low-pressure system will move through Iowa and northern Illinois on Friday leading to continued moderate to heavy rainfall across much of Wisconsin along with the chance of imbedded thunderstorms. Short-Term Forecast (Days 1-3) Good AQI ozone and PM2.5 are forecast through the short-term period. Read the forecast summaries below for further geographic information. The black dots represent the approximate location of Wisconsin's air quality monitors. The daily AQI is forecast for counties that monitor each pollutant of interest. Below is the latest air quality forecast for Wisconsin. This forecast is updated two-to-three times weekly throughout the year, and when warranted, an Air Quality Advisory is issued. Department meteorologists use monitoring data and weather forecast models to predict Wisconsin's future ozone (O 3) and fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI).

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