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LIGHTNING STRIKE PROBABILITY
On 9 Jul 2004 10:29:26 -0700, (Parallax) wrote:
Strongest storms cover a larger area with greater wind. I have never
been in one of those but have watched them. The sky doesnt just get
dark, but turns a strange color. Intense strike rate for a few
minutes followed by a sudden increase in rain rate followed by a taper
off in wind and strike rate.
Parallax, of course you get the worst storms in Florida, but don't
think they don't happen elsewhere anywhere in N. America it gets warm
and humid.
We had tornados in northern Alberta a couple of days ago, and it's not
summer here in Toronto if there isn't a few monster squalls and/or
heat-driven thunderstorms that can spawn waterspouts and plenty of
lightning...
Thankfully, we don't have the duration or the frequency of Florida,
but short of hurricanes, the storms we get CAN be as violent.
BTW, that "strange colour" reference I recognize: it's the hallmark of
a vicious blow. First comes grey, greyer, greyest...then comes a sort
of gangrenous green flecked with black...THAT's the time to duck and
cover/deploy the storm jib/lash down everything! G
R.
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