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#1 Postby Blown Away » Mon May 23, 2005 11:03 am

Looks like an explosion over the Central US.

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/TROP/DATA/RT ... -loop.html
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#2 Postby HurricaneGirl » Mon May 23, 2005 1:58 pm

Yes, I saw that blob earlier on another map and was like, "Oh my, what's up with the big blob??? :eek:
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#3 Postby HurricaneBill » Mon May 23, 2005 2:05 pm

Was it a derecho?
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#4 Postby BayouVenteux » Mon May 23, 2005 2:39 pm

HurricaneBill wrote:Was it a derecho?

It's an MCS, or Mesoscale Convective System, that unfortunately seems to have lost it's punch...and rain :grrr: as it moves downstream in the direction of the Gulf Coast. :(
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#5 Postby boca » Mon May 23, 2005 3:02 pm

Whoever made that post about thunderstorms coming South into Loiusiana and they disipate they are correct.The Louisiana state line must have dynomat on it which destoys hurricanes.
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