Most likely so, with very few if any frontal intrusions. However, while that helps, that's not as much of a hindering factor as people think when it's not above average. Until we get into May and the summer months, most of our boundary layer moisture during severe weather events can be traced back to the Caribbean. In the months leading up to the 2011 severe weather season, Gulf SSTs ran below average for quite a bit of the time.
Yeah. On Friday.
I come here to learn about weather, so my knowledge is limited. That said, I think the top picture is the early stage of a mesocyclone trying to spin up and the bottom picture is a wall cloud. Someone knowledgeable please correct me if I'm wrong about these scary-looking clouds.
well... where I live we get some thunderstorms. Occasionally we get some supper-cells which produce a lot o hail, but never I've heard of a large tornado in my region, although 115 miles south-west of me is one of the most active regions in the country. Numerous tornadoes have been reported, and filmed there. (Like the Indaiatuba wedge from 2005.) It's sadly one of the most populated regions in South America! Thankfully never has a storm had the necessary ingredients to produce a long track tornado in that area! (those usually are more common near the Paraná River.)
I may have to watch that here in West Central Georgia.
