{"id":10,"date":"2014-03-31T04:52:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T04:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaughanweather.com\/chase\/?p=10"},"modified":"2014-03-31T04:52:52","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T04:52:52","slug":"may-3rd-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaughanweather.com\/chase\/may-3rd-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"May 3rd 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;\"><!-- Awesome Flickr Gallery Start --><!-- - Version - 3.5.6 - User ID - 65051383@N05 - Photoset ID - 72157629964268555 - Gallery ID -  - Group ID -  - Tags -  - Popular -  - Per Page - 10 - Sort Order - flickr - Photo Size - NULL - Custom Size - 0 - Square - false - Captions - off - Description - on - Columns - 1 - Credit Note - off - Background Color - Transparent - Width - auto - Pagination - on - Slideshow - colorbox - Disable slideshow? - --><div class='afg-gallery custom-gallery-2' id='afg-2' style='background-color:Transparent; width:100%; color:; border-color:Transparent;'><div class='afg-table' style='width:100%'><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7132\/6996037696_def48b0321_z.jpg' title='NAM NIGHT BEFORE'><img class='afg-img' title='NAM NIGHT BEFORE' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7132\/6996037696_def48b0321.jpg' alt='NAM NIGHT BEFORE \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996037696\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This is a hand analysis I made using the operational 00Z NAM forecast for the afternoon of May 3rd.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7044\/6996023152_3449c6e42b_b.jpg' title='MORNING ANALYSIS'><img class='afg-img' title='MORNING ANALYSIS' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7044\/6996023152_3449c6e42b.jpg' alt='MORNING ANALYSIS \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023152\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>A quick 15 minute rough analysis I threw together just before 11AM.\n\nThe red box was the area I figured was best for storms and proved to be bang on. So I'm pretty happy it all worked out!<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7083\/6996023158_2db084c5c5_b.jpg' title='ALMA, ON'><img class='afg-img' title='ALMA, ON' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7083\/6996023158_2db084c5c5.jpg' alt='ALMA, ON \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023158\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>The CU field just prior to storm initiation in Alma, ON.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8165\/7142109449_db414a8576_b.jpg' title='INITIATION'><img class='afg-img' title='INITIATION' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8165\/7142109449_db414a8576.jpg' alt='INITIATION \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7142109449\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Storm begin rocketing up. This is looking north towards Arthur from Wellington Rd 12 north of Parker.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7263\/6996023236_f998f7fcc5_b.jpg' title='INTERCEPT ONE'><img class='afg-img' title='INTERCEPT ONE' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7263\/6996023236_f998f7fcc5.jpg' alt='INTERCEPT ONE \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023236\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>The first storm I intercepted. This storm produced a good scattering of 1\/2 - 1 cm sized hail but went on to produce hail up to 2 cm in diameter just to my east.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8151\/7142109535_78e98d3718_b.jpg' title='HAIL'><img class='afg-img' title='HAIL' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8151\/7142109535_78e98d3718.jpg' alt='HAIL \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7142109535\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This is one of the melting larger hail stones the first storm went on to produce.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8028\/6996023316_ffeba78187_b.jpg' title='INTERCEPT TWO'><img class='afg-img' title='INTERCEPT TWO' src='https:\/\/farm9.static.flickr.com\/8028\/6996023316_ffeba78187.jpg' alt='INTERCEPT TWO \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023316\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>This storm was the tail-end charlie at the time. It quickly matured to my west and virtually trained over my head. I had to edge out of the core as the hail stones began to get loud &amp; had me worried about vehicle body damage.\n\nYou can see in the above image good inflow\/outflow mixing at the rear of the storm. There was subtle rotation with good warm inflow to be had.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7218\/6996023362_99727eb0b4_b.jpg' title='HARDER HAIL'><img class='afg-img' title='HARDER HAIL' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7218\/6996023362_99727eb0b4.jpg' alt='HARDER HAIL \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023362\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>These were the hail stones that dinged my car and forced me to back away from the core. Pretty hard stuff!\n\nJen (the girlfriend) had some nice nail polish on. I submitted this photo to Environment Canada shortly after I took it for verification. The Environment Canada met (Arnold) commented that it was a nice nail polish LOL.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7137\/7142109639_5a249dd477_b.jpg' title='CONTINUNG TO MATURE'><img class='afg-img' title='CONTINUNG TO MATURE' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7137\/7142109639_5a249dd477.jpg' alt='CONTINUNG TO MATURE \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7142109639\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Here is the storm cell continuing to mature as it edges eastward just north of Arthur. There was excellent low level inflow and a brief wall-cloud area within the broader rotation formed but dissipated quickly. You can see a huge bulb of cold outflow driven scud directly above the road to the north of the storm (left).\n\nSubstantial local flooding was occurring as some places received a months worth of rain in a matter of minutes.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><div class='afg-cell' style='width:100%;'><a class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7099\/6996023480_5d1072146e_b.jpg' title='FULLY MATURE'><img class='afg-img' title='FULLY MATURE' src='https:\/\/farm8.static.flickr.com\/7099\/6996023480_5d1072146e.jpg' alt='FULLY MATURE \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023480\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'\/><\/a><div class='afg-description'>Now the storm was at the strongest it would get. Wonderful structure with a 70 dBz core on radar and weak rotation in the base radial products.<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8010\/7142109719_1c0e38687b_b.jpg' title='SCHEMATIC'> <img class='afg-img' alt='SCHEMATIC \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7142109719\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'  width='75' height='75'><\/a> <\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8018\/6996023532_0bfe55f3da_b.jpg' title='LARGEST HAIL'> <img class='afg-img' alt='LARGEST HAIL \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023532\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'  width='75' height='75'><\/a> <\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7177\/6996023682_ac30583d44_b.jpg' title='PLENTY O HAIL'> <img class='afg-img' alt='PLENTY O HAIL \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023682\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'  width='75' height='75'><\/a> <\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7100\/7142109891_51f8b99c20_b.jpg' title='HAIL MUSH'> <img class='afg-img' alt='HAIL MUSH \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/7142109891\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'  width='75' height='75'><\/a> <\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7039\/6996134348_2d180ff650_b.jpg' title='INTERCEPT THREE'> <img class='afg-img' alt='INTERCEPT THREE \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996134348\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'  width='75' height='75'><\/a> <\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8002\/6996023712_0aa51af173_b.jpg' title='RFD'> <img class='afg-img' alt='RFD \u2022 &lt;a style=&quot;font-size:0.8em;&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/65051383@N05\/6996023712\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;View on Flickr&lt;\/a&gt;'  width='75' height='75'><\/a> <\/div><div class='afg-row'><a style='display:none' class='afgcolorbox' rel='example42'  href='https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7137\/7142110057_22997d4d96_b.jpg' title='WALL CLOUD?'> <img class='afg-img' alt='WALL CLOUD? 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