Ring of Fire?
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Stormsfury
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Ring of Fire?
Based on storm reports today (relatively inactive compared to the rest of May thus far), the strongest storms took a path around a large dome of high pressure in the Gulf (Ridge Riders).
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ColdFront77
Always an enjoyable feature to watch in meteorology, the "ring of fire" -- For me, living in New England seeing these to my west-southwest or southwest with cool, (damp) weather.
Here in Florida, temperatures in the low to mid 90s and dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s to 70 (perhaps low 70s briefly) this week looking at the "ring of fire" to my west-northwest, northwest and north.
Has I mentioned in a thread I created earlier this evening, thunderstorms are now possible and hopefully remain in the forecast for northern and central Florida next week.
Here in Florida, temperatures in the low to mid 90s and dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s to 70 (perhaps low 70s briefly) this week looking at the "ring of fire" to my west-northwest, northwest and north.
Has I mentioned in a thread I created earlier this evening, thunderstorms are now possible and hopefully remain in the forecast for northern and central Florida next week.
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Yep. Isn't this a more traditional summertime pattern? High pressure across the SE with storms forming around it.
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Joshua, it isn't the thunderstorms themselves; it is the location of the upper high pressure system with the "ring of fire" -- thunderstorms basically moving clockwise around the high, which is located to the southeast, south and southwest like we are seeing right now.
Yes, there have been plenty of times these upper level high pressure systems are situated the way you indicated with the thunderstorms reaching from Colorado up to Minnesota to Kentucky and finally into the middle Gulf of Mexico states.
I remember a number of years ago a stalled upper level high over Oklahoma which had high temperatures in the mid to upper 90's, even low 100's for several days with strong to severe thunderstorms from the Four Corners region northward and northeastward through Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois, northern Indiana, Ohio and into the Mid-Atlantic states.
Yes, there have been plenty of times these upper level high pressure systems are situated the way you indicated with the thunderstorms reaching from Colorado up to Minnesota to Kentucky and finally into the middle Gulf of Mexico states.
I remember a number of years ago a stalled upper level high over Oklahoma which had high temperatures in the mid to upper 90's, even low 100's for several days with strong to severe thunderstorms from the Four Corners region northward and northeastward through Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois, northern Indiana, Ohio and into the Mid-Atlantic states.
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