Fog Bank, Dec. 17, 2012

Hello, WeatherBrains listeners, this is the Fog Bank.  Send me your links for the Fog Bank on Twitter, @Skydaver.

First up, from the NWS, a proposal concerning the simplification of weather hazard announcements
http://nws.weather.gov/haz_simp/

The second pick is from Mike Moss with a youtube link about the April 26, 1994 tornado in Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette, Indiana Tornado, 26-27, April, 1994: youtu.be/AcvINjxhdsc

Third, Jaren Rennie sent a link to the National Climatic Data Center, showing the historical probability of a White Christmas
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/what-are-chances-you-will-have-white-christmas

The fourth pick is from Mark Vogan with a blog post about extreme cold in Asia now
http://www.markvoganweather.com/2012/12/17/extreme-cold-dominates-asia-with-temps-40-50f-below-normal-pole-of-cold-running-above-normal/

Finally, CoCoRaHS is doing a fundraiser, and I'll have a link to that information in my blog, skydaver.blogspot.com.
CoCoRaHS is doing a fundraiser now, $5 for CoCoRaHS
http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=2012yearend
Get out there and get your CoCoRaHS station setup for the new year.

Thanks for listening, SkyDaver out!

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Fog Bank, Dec. 3, 2012

Hello WeatherBrains Listeners, this is David Phillips. Send me your weather links, and I'll put them in the Fog Bank.

My first pick is from Jesse Ferrel of AccuWeather with a post on Google+ about severe storms showing up on radar in eastern NC, when there really weren't any
https://plus.google.com/u/0/107039790829132730218/posts/enCkoTFhgEu


Second, A very nice view of the Gulf Stream from CIMSS
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/121126_modis_sst_gulf_stream_anim.gif

My fourth pick is a lightning photo taken from the USS Eisenhower
http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/121119-N-DO751-004.jpg

I'll close out this week with new videos from CoCoRaHS about snow measurement.
http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=TrainingVideo

A CoCoRaHS gauge would be a great present for someone!
Thanks for listening, Skydaver out.



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Fog Bank, Nov. 26, 2012

Hello WeatherBrains listeners, this is David Phillips, skydaver on Twitter.

First up, Mike Moss sent me a link to a great example of lightning is frightening!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrRzQbNMfW4&feature=youtu.be

My second pick is also from Mike, with  a video from TheOnlineEngineer.org, about broadcast tower maintenance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYZZPwJr_c&feature=youtu.be
Nate's station, WRAL in Raleigh, NC, lost their broadcast tower in an ice storm a few years before Nate got there.

Third, Canada Space Agency has an Aurora camera in Yellowknife, Yukon Territories
http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/auroramax/hd-480.asp

My fourth pick is a great rainbow picture from Earth Science Picture of the Day
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/11/rainbow-over-the-rip.html

Finally, NBC4 in New York had a video of storm surge during Hurricane Sandy, taken from a home in Union Beach, NJ
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Storm-Surge-in-Union-Beach-Captured-on-Home-Video_New-York.html
Thanks for listening,
Skydaver out!

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Fog Bank, Nov. 12, 2012

Hello Weather Brains, this is the Fog Bank for Nov. 12, 2012.  Check out skydaver.blogspot.com to find all my links

First up, Space Weather.com had an incredible photo of ice halos taken in Huntsville, AL.  The same picture made it to Earth Science Picture of the Day for Nov. 12
http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=31&month=10&year=2012
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/11/magnificent-halo-display-over-huntsville-alabama.html

My second choice is The Astronomy picture of the day for Sunday, November 4, had some stunning clouds
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121104.html

Third, NOAA Visualizations posted a video showing satellite images of Sandy, with the NHC forecast track superimposed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6uHAIoTaUg

Fourth, a short video that might demonstrate the potential utility of naming winter storms
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaNimTgLJjA

Finally, The meteorology students at North Carolina State have a twitter account, @ncsuweather.  The homepage they list in the twitter profile isn't correct, so we'll have to have Nate give us that information.

Thanks for listening, Skydaver out!
For JB
From the Univ. of Wisconsin, the CIMSS picture of snow in the upper mid west.
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/121112_suomi_npp_viirs_vis_rgb_anim.gif

Fog Bank, Nov. 5, 2012

Hello, WeatherBrains listeners, this is the FogBank for November 5, 2012.

First up, LiveScience.com has a good multi day time lapse of the growth of Sandy, from GOES-13.  When they first posted the video, they said it was from the ISS, which just couldn't be.
http://www.livescience.com/24371-hurricane-sandy-growth-of-a-monster-storm-video.html?cid=dlvr.it

Weatherbrains listener Mike Moss has a podcast on Retiring Sandy
http://mossgrowth.blogspot.com/2012/10/moss-growth-25-retiring-sandy.html

From the NHC, a loop of the 5 day cone for Sandy
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2012/graphics/al18/loop_5NLW.shtml

The Univ. of Wisconsin Space Science and Engineering Center The one minute fast scan of Sandy, from Oct 25-31
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2tPHiMAB5U&feature=plcp

I'll close with a great lightning photo from Earth Science Picture of the Day
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/10/lightning-over-braunfels-germany.html

Fog Bank, Oct. 27, 2012

Hello, WeatherBrains fans, this is the Sandy edition of the Fog Bank. You can send me your choices for the Fog Bank picks here or on Twitter @skydaver.

First, a couple of links unrelated to the hurricane.

@localyokelwx posted a satellite picture showing fog in the valleys of western NC on Oct. 5
pic.twitter.com/iLAKrZBb

Mike Moss posted an interview that he did with Scott Thoma, author of "Out of the Blue", about the Tracy, Minnesota F5 tornado in 1968
http://mossgrowth.blogspot.com/2012/10/moss-growth-23-scott-thoma-author-of.html

Earth Observatory and NASA Visualizations had rapid scan images of Sandy, from GOES-14. What I find interesting about these videos is that the clouds seem to be streaming opposite the rotation at the far western side of the images.
EO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgrllVs2DDw
NV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9BgHm5KaeM&feature=youtu.be

Also from Mike Moss, Some footage from Derek Sibley of Sandy: youtu.be/7UC6F9xm8nw

There are several stories about fake pictures from Sandy, this one is from Mashable
http://mashable.com/2012/10/29/fake-hurricane-sandy-photos/

Thanks for listening, Skydaver out.
Sent to JB
The Goddard Space Center has a full disk image of Earth, showing the massive spread of Sandy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/8131382839/in/set-72157631853940024

Fog Bank, October 22, 2012

Caught up!


Chip Redmond posted an article on Tornado Titans about moisture and its role in thunderstorms.
http://www.tornadotitans.com/moisture-and-its-role-in-thunderstorm-severity/

NOAA Weather Partners released one of their Bite Sized Science videos about phased array weather radar
http://youtu.be/gCKSQBnd_ck
There's also an article that has more information
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/research/radar/par.php

USGS Water Science School has a nice page on rain information
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthrain.html

Jared Rennie (@jjrennie) sent a link to http://www.cyclonecenter.org/#/about, a project to crowd source analysis of past hurricanes.  It seems very interesting.

The Earth Observatory has a nice article on the positioning of the GOES satellites when GOES-13 developed problems.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=79383&src=eorss-iotd
Now that GOES-13 is back online, do they leave 14 where it is, or do they expend the fuel to put it back into its standby orbit?

My Pick for JB
A great cloud photo from Earth Science Picture of the Day last Friday
http://epod.usra.edu/blog/2012/10/mammatus-clouds-and-crepuscular-rays-above-paris.html