Do you think smoke and haze from the large Canadian wildfires will have any impact on upcoming severe weather threats?
That's a very good question. There was a study or article that I came across way back on the April 2011 Outbreak. At the time of that, there were pretty large wildfires ongoing down into Central or South America. The article suggested that these wildfires and/or smoke may have added extra fuel somehow. IDK but I found it intriguing to say the least.
Considering the current blocky flow regime over North America is contributing to all of this smoke (which then breaks down) and that most of it is well north/east, I don't think it should be too much of an issue.
I've heard that on May 20, 2019 haze and smoke from Mexican wildfires did the opposite and bolstered the cap, preventing most of the initial forecasted supercells from getting going. Interested to hear how wildfire smoke may have actually made April 2011 worse, and genuinely curious if there have been any studies that try to make sense of what potential effects wildfires may have on tornado activity.
Absolutely!
I've only recently been using the CWASP the last couple years, but I can't recall seeing a 75% this far south in June. Intriguing to see what happens.
Indeed it is. Strong westerlies setup it looks like attm.
