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Outflow, in meteorology, is air that flows outwards from a storm system. It is associated with ridging, or anticyclonic flow. In the low levels of the troposphere, outflow radiates from thunderstorms in the form of a wedge of rain-cooled air, which is visible as a thin rope-like cloud on weather satellite imagery or a fine line on weather radar ...
Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft Weather (WF44) radar dish University of Oklahoma OU-PRIME C-band, polarimetric, weather radar during construction. Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail etc.).
Flash flood warning FFW – Flash flooding—either indicated by Doppler weather radar or stream gauges, or reported by Skywarn spotters or local emergency officials—is occurring, imminent, or highly likely in the short term. A flash flood is a flood that occurs within six hours of excessive rainfall and poses a threat to life and/or property ...
That includes 10.28 inches in the Topanga area, 9.84 inches around Bel-Air and 5.3 inches in downtown L.A. — with more on the way. "It's just a tremendous amount of rain in the last 24 hours ...
It remains a useful method of observing rainfall over data voids such as oceans, [78] as well as the forecasting of precipitation amounts and distribution in the future. A similar technique is used in medium range forecasting, which is known as teleconnections, when systems in other locations are used to help pin down the location of another ...
"As the moist, warmer air overrides this entrenched cold air at the surfaces, there will be a threat for freezing rain and icy conditions Monday into Monday night across parts of upstate New York ...
Radar indicated a tornado moving northwest in the area, and a second tornado warning was issued shortly after for Hollywood. And a third tornado warning was issued around 9:30 p.m. EDT.
* from monday evening through wednesday evening. * this is a particularly dangerous situation * total rainfall amounts of 5 to 8 inches are expected along and north of i-40 with 2 to 5 inches expected south of i-40. locally higher amounts are likely. * rainfall amounts such as these may lead to widespread...