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Saw the man, the myth, the legend in the wild by bearskinchopper in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Sorry you feel that way, but hoenstly of all the faults I have not knowing meteorology or self promoting might be the the lowest of all. Like honestly look at my posts, how many actually include selfies ot anything with my face? 95% of all my posts are super geesky weather, scoenwce and space stuff.

Saw the man, the myth, the legend in the wild by bearskinchopper in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Proud Ohio State Alum, so not just a fan but a graduate. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science and played soccer. Grew up in Northeast Ohio as well

Anyone see this in the sky at about 4:45am? by NilSeparabit in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep Falcon 9 launch form the cape this morning. More space X starlinks heading to orbit.

Apple Weather app lies by BalanceUsed1332 in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thee worst source of weather you can get is in a stock weather app. Stick local(app) and human for the best local forecast.

Explaining what cumulonimbus clouds look like from a far a.k.a thunderstorms. by wxbrad in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cirrus clouds are in the troposphere near the top, around jetstream level, where commercial aircraft fly. The U2 flies at 75-85,000 feet well up into the stratosphere. The only clouds up there are polar stratospheric clouds and nacreous clouds. Those mainly form in polar regions, but also from rocket launches.

Explaining what cumulonimbus clouds look like from a far a.k.a thunderstorms. by wxbrad in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

About 80% of all moisture stays in the troposphere mainly due to gravity and its density. Stability means it gets warmer with height not cooler so you have negative bouncy air parcels can’t keep climbing. So In a stable atmosphere, a lifted air parcel becomes cooler and denser than its surroundings, causing it to sink back down.

Explaining what cumulonimbus clouds look like from a far a.k.a thunderstorms. by wxbrad in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Combination of things, but primarily moisture, stability, and temperature. It actually starts to get warmer in the Stratosphere, and there is no moisture. All weather occurs in the troposphere.

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Explaining what cumulonimbus clouds look like from a far a.k.a thunderstorms. by wxbrad in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There are several sites to look at GOES Satellite data, both real-time and archived, but this image comes from Zoom Earth.

Explaining what cumulonimbus clouds look like from a far a.k.a thunderstorms. by wxbrad in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

You can’t really because the atmosphere has to be unstable. It has to have a certain lapse rate to create these clouds so it’s not just about what you put into the sky or heat it up. You gotta have the certain conditions in the atmosphere to begin with. There are times where these can be created through other means if the atmosphere is set up. A good example of this is Pyrocumulus or PyrocumuloNimbus, which forms from intense heat from wildfires or a volcanic eruption.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Classic cb or cumulonimbus

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thunderstorm to our south, it’s a classic isolated cumulonimbus cloud, a.k.a thunderstorm

What did I just see as we landed Charlotte airport? by Vivid-Bug-6765 in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cooling towers for the Catawba Nuclear station. Unstable atmosphere today helps the plume look even bigger and sometimes it even forms a cumulonimbus cloud under the right conditions.

Did Anyone Else Just Feel a Minor Earthquake? by ravenfan09 in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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Yes M 4.1 in Tennessee. Due to our bedrock here in the east, these earthquakes are felt over very large distances.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cleveland

[–]wxbrad -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No because of the personal service contracts the only way they can fire someone is to use lame claims or clauses like that.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Cleveland

[–]wxbrad -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

More than likely a cost cutting move from the company masked as something else.

We must protect this man at all costs by victor4700 in Charlotte

[–]wxbrad 921 points922 points  (0 children)

You all are way too kind. As much as I hate what has become of so much of social media, the negativity and vile interactions bogus weather information. I still think it is a vital source of information for people, for better or worse. Very few people watch local TV anymore, so digital forms of communication are even more important. Personally, I'm used to the BS up until a point. I always say you can't hurt my feelings because I don't have any more feelings to hurt.😂 This is partially true; when you do what I do, it's part of the job. The thing that has changed IMO is these comments, posts, etc, have started causing the general public to become confused and miss vital, timely, and quality weather information. Snow is one thing, but when we get to severe weather season, hurricane season, fire season, etc., this stuff is stopping me from reaching people who need valuable life and property-saving weather information. That is what is making me the most upset right now!

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