Monthly Archives: May 2014

Recent observations at the 6100 foot level of Mt. Lyn Lowry (APU-04) indicated that nearly every single significant rain event (2” or more in 24 hours) is accompanied by gale force winds. (This is causing rain catch problems for the … Continue reading →

On May 16th, a very moist cold air mass was overhead in Western NC characterized by exceptionally steep lapse rates(see model sounding), mostly unidirectional winds out of the WSW and deep moisture extending to 600 mb-moisture extending into the optimum … Continue reading →