Fog Bank, August 31, 2015

Just three picks this week; one of them is a bit long.

CWG with a report about replacing the temperature sensor in the ASOS unit at Reagan National
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/08/11/weather-service-installs-new-temperature-sensor-at-reagan-national-airport/


ESPOD with a composite photo of lightning over Central Florida, in July, 2015
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2015/08/lightning-display-over-central-florida.html

Nolan Doesken brings
The Return of the WxTalk Webinars!
Nolan will be the first speaker on Sept 17 describing the fascinating history of volunteer weather observations in the U.S.  The October Webinar will dig deep into the North American Monsoon by expert Christopher Castro from the Univ. of Arizona.  November will feature Tom Niziol, the Weather Channel's winter weather expert to tell us about Lake Effect Snow.  And it just get's better from there.

http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=wxtalk

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Fog Bank, August 24, 2015

Space Weather.com has a nice photo of lightning sprites
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=10&month=07&year=2015

Double lenticular cloud over Mt. Rainier, from KING 5 Weather FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/KING5Weather/photos/a.153037851400004.24516.147285891975200/323228601047594/?type=1

Five myths about Washington DC summer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-summer-weather/2015/07/24/81603d30-30a3-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html


ESPOD with a photo of a severe storm over Northern Michigan
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2015/08/severe-storm-over-northern-michigan.html

Capitol Weather Gang with a discussion, photos and video of a wet microburst in Arizona
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/08/10/watch-this-textbook-timelapse-of-a-wet-microburst-in-arizona/

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Fog Bank, August 10, 2015

NASA’s Image of the day had some nice photos and an article about noctilucent clouds
http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/night-shining-clouds

FEMA has a FAQ about tornado/hurricane safe rooms
http://www.fema.gov/safe-rooms/frequently-asked-questions-tornado/hurricane-safe-rooms


USA Today article on undulates asperatus clouds. Mentions the Cloud Appreciation Society briefly
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/06/20/asperatus-cloud-atlas/28994525/


ESPOD with a Feathery Cirrus & Hole Punch cloud.
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2015/07/feathery-cirrus-and-hole-punch.html

I found this pretty funny
An Aussie comments on Mexican weather reporting.
https://www.facebook.com/uniladmag/videos/1473235299366191/?fref=nf
It is R rated

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Fog Bank, Jully 13, 2015

(Geez, I let this slide. I will try to keep this up to date with the WeatherBrains episodes. Holiday schedules threw a monkey wrench into things, too)

First, a public service announcement; if you get an email with an attachment saying it is Kayne West singing Bohemian Rhapsody, don’t open it.
It is Kayne West singing Bohemian Rhapsody.

This week’s Fog Bank all comes from the Capital Weather Gang, mostly from the middle of June, but still good reads.

Capital Weather Gang had a post with some nice pictures of the storms going through the DC area on June 18th
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/19/severe-thunderstorms-spawn-angry-skies-in-washington-d-c-photos/

Justin Grieser of the Capital Weather Gang has a post about the summer solstice
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/20/summer-solstice-2015-five-questions-and-answers-about-the-longest-day-of-the-year/

Another story from Capital Weather Gang, with photos of severe thunderstorms in the DC area. My son lives in DC, and they’ve been getting pounded.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/22/severe-thunderstorms-generate-ominous-wall-clouds-in-d-c-photos/

CWG again, about hurricane force winds from a Derecho in the Midwest.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/22/a-powerful-derecho-is-blasting-across-the-midwest-with-hurricane-force-winds/

CWG has a lot of great articles this week. This one is about Aurora sightings in the lower 48
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/23/aurora-borealis-glows-in-central-virginia-seen-as-far-south-as-texas-photos/

CWG , with an article about fantastic sunsets in the DC area, June 23.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2015/06/24/why-last-nights-post-storm-sunset-was-so-darn-beautiful-photos/

A bonus pick:
The National Severe Storms Lab has an article on their Plains Elevated Convection At Night project.
Of course, that’s not a great name … is it pea-CAN or Pu-con?
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/pecan/

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