[NLRS] Fun with rain scatter

[Barry Malowanchuk]

I will be available and will monitor the Wx radars.

Barry VE4MA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donn Baker" <wa2voi at mail.mninter.net>
To: <jcplatt1 at mmm.com>; <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: [NLRS] Fun with rain scatter


> Hi Jon,
> Sorry I missed the fun.  Was otherwise busy.  :-)
>
> The gust front yesterday was VERY active... LOTS of turbulance.  What
> "frequency" was the roar ?  200-300-400 Hz ?  That would be consistent
with
> 35-40 MPH winds which certainly was what I saw with the shelf cloud.  When
> it passed this area, there was a strong rising moment to the clouds...
> strong outflow forcing the inflow up and forming a "roll cloud" along the
> leading edge of the shelf cloud.  VERY impressive to look at and watch.
> (So much so that there were a lot of reports of "wall clouds" from the
> formation.  (I sure hope none of _my_ students were doing that !)
>
> Maybe tomorrow !!  We should get ahold of Barry, and see what his schedule
> is.  Looks as if the NW will be the action area tomorrow.  Up to running
> down to New Trier or Cannon Falls ?
>
> 73 Donn
> WA2VOI/0
>
> At 15:12 10-05-04 -0500, jcplatt1 at mmm.com wrote:
>
> >Yesterday afternoon several of us locals were playing 10GHz off the
> >approaching storm.   I was setup in the usual spot in Burnsville (EN34is)
> >around 4:30 PMish.   We were able to have a nice hour long rag chew on
>
> SNIP
>
> >A couple of interesting things to note that we were all discussing.   One
> >was that there was a loud roar heard on everyone's FM signal.   It
sounded
> >much like standing next to a water falls while having a conversation.
>
> SNIP
>
> >Looks like tomorrow afternoon and evening we may have another change for
> >thunderstorms and an opportunity to work both north and south depending
how
> >any storms take shape.   As of today, the slight risk area for tomorrow
> >extends from far northern MN down through NE and points south.
> >
> >73, Jon
> >W0ZQ
> >
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