Air Force Met wrote:ROCK wrote:you have got to be kidding me...upgrading that piece of garbage. How do you upgrade an exposed LLC with no convection except on the east side with shear practically ripping it apart....I didnt know you could upgrade a LLC ONLY!!! crazy...TD yes..Storm no...sorry had to vent....
They updgraded it because they got 49 kts at 1500'. That equates to 40 kts at the sfc. You do not need any convection to be upgraded to a tropical storm. All you need is wind. So ...my question is...how do you have a TD with sustained winds of 40 kts? Recon found sustained sfc winds of 40 kts at the sfc...so what are you going to call it? A 40kt TD? That makes less sense than upgrading it. The criteria is winds...not convection or shear.
40 kts is 40 kts...it doesn't matter whether it is accompanied by rain...snow...or sleet. It's still 40 kts. Adding precip doesn't make it any stronger...just wetter and more miserable.
Grrrr... I cant even get a fellow Houstonian to back me up.lol... Look I know what recon found. I read it at 11. I know the criteria for a TD and a TS. My point is that I question the 40kts winds if at all else given the condition of her tonight (which I might add is the most aweful looking TS I have ever seen) I thought questioning certain things was allowed here. I didnt realize I was going to get harsh replies that was not my intention. I get your point AFM. Enough said.....BTW- I do enjoy reading your posts....
