Storms, bringing a bit of much needed rain to our area, came through late afternoon today. It was a classic squall line. Ahead of the storms came some very gusty winds. In a previous blog entry, I described this phenomena.
As the storm clouds gathered overhead, the winds rose to a crescendo, then subsided, only to reappear again in a few minutes. Debris flew through the air, and we found a little baby rabbit, dead, tossed into our front yard by the winds.
I noticed some rotation in the clouds over us and submitted a report to the National Weather Service.
This was a vivid reminder of the power of winds preceding a storm, and why it's important to pay attention to storm watches, as well as warnings.
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A screen shot of the radar showing the storm as it moves out of Ohio. Note the light blue line ahead and below the storm. This is the actual front, and is a radar echo of the winds. This is a good radar image of a squall line.
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