Eyewall Blowout..

[Aquawind]

Kinda looks like it has gotten larger and blownout not as tight..

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... kltx.shtml

[wayoutfront]

Its still there only smaller

But see my disclaimer below

[Aquawind]

Its still there only smaller

But see my disclaimer below

The deep convection near the eye has clearly gotten larger in the last few frames...

[Air Force Met]

Kinda looks like it has gotten larger and blownout not as tight..

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... kltx.shtml

It's probably not that...more likely the radar beam is being attenuated by all the precip it is having to look through. If you look at an IR loop...it's looks just as healthy on the south side. So...more likley the radar beam is not making it through all the heavy precip and reaching the other side. It's a very common thing when a storm is on the edge of the radar.

Matter of fact...I just looked at the long range composite from Charleston...and the SE quad looks fine.

[Aquawind]

Kinda looks like it has gotten larger and blownout not as tight..

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p ... kltx.shtml

It's probably not that...more likely the radar beam is being attenuated by all the precip it is having to look through. If you look at an IR loop...it's looks just as healthy on the south side. So...more likley the radar beam is not making it through all the heavy precip and reaching the other side. It's a very common thing when a storm is on the edge of the radar.

Matter of fact...I just looked at the long range composite from Charleston...and the SE quad looks fine.

Maybe..but the deep convection surrounding the eye has clearly gotten larger..

[Pebbles]

Looks like it's still getting stronger to me...but I also refer to my disclaimer LOL *points under her name*

[Aquawind]

LOL certainly no blowout like a car tire..Alex has all it's wheels yet..

[Air Force Met]

I think there is a terminology problem. When I read blowout...I think dissipation of the eyewall. I see now (I think) you are actually commenting on the cooling of the cloud tops and the expansion of the deep convection...rather than the dissipation of the eyewall.

[Aquawind]

Well said....My apologies..although I don't associate radar as showing cloud temps..at least not in that mode..I reckon it's implied by the echo strength in general..