Active Tornado Season = Active Hurricane Season?

[CHRISTY]

Iam concerned that above average temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico may be providing more fuel for tornado outbreaks as well as hurricanes. While there are a lot of other factors involved, this isn't good news for either the rest of the peak tornado season or the upcoming hurricane season.

Here is a 24 hour radar loop of the storms moving across Tennessee.

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/community/2006/tn407anim.gif

UNBELIEVABLE!

[Air Force Met]

Iam concerned that above average temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico may be providing more fuel for tornado outbreaks as well as hurricanes. While there are a lot of other factors involved, this isn't good news for either the rest of the peak tornado season or the upcoming hurricane season.

Here is a 24 hour radar loop of the storms moving across Tennessee.

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/community/2006/tn407anim.gif

UNBELIEVABLE!

That's possible...above normal temps in the GOM lead to higher dewpoints in the plains and SE US....which increases instability (CAPES are greater, LI's lower, TT's higher, etc).

[gatorcane]

That's possible...above normal temps in the GOM lead to higher dewpoints in the plains and SE US....which increases instability (CAPES are greater, LI's lower, TT's higher, etc).

There is no proven connection between tornadoes and hurricane season.

[SouthFloridawx]

That's possible...above normal temps in the GOM lead to higher dewpoints in the plains and SE US....which increases instability (CAPES are greater, LI's lower, TT's higher, etc).

There is no proven connection between tornadoes and hurricane season.

Boca Chris he said that above normal temps in the GOM lead to higher dewpoints int he plains and the SE us. He didn't say there was a proven connectionl.

[gatorcane]

Boca Chris he said that above normal temps in the GOM lead to higher dewpoints int he plains and the SE us. He didn't say there was a proven connectionl.

Agreed, I should add that the only connection is the one that AFM pointed out.

[Air Force Met]

That's possible...above normal temps in the GOM lead to higher dewpoints in the plains and SE US....which increases instability (CAPES are greater, LI's lower, TT's higher, etc).

There is no proven connection between tornadoes and hurricane season.

Correct, I spent a lot of words on the previous page stating that same fact. However, higher Gulf Temps do lead to higher dewpoints..which by the very nature of things leads to higher instabilities over land...which makes severe weather even more severe (due to increased amount of energy available).

[Ivanhater]

Was thinking about this record setting Tornado season this year and wondered if there was a connection between the Tornado season and Hurricane season. So I went to the search function and low and behold this was discussed in 2006 ..Im sure there is some connection with the place of the jet stream and all that but figured with the record tornado season this year this should be looked at again...