“Where’s Joe?”, a new game for kids and adults. I’m talkin’ “Joe Trough” here, that little big boy we talked about a coupla days ago that’s going to bash the West Coast now in a little over 48 h. Try to find “Joe” here. Did you find him in the satellite clouds on these weather… Continue reading Joe the Transformer
Category: Stupendous storms
The End is at hand…
…of the superbly pleasant days, that is. Sure today and tomorrow, and Friday, with the except of afternoon breeziness that last day, will be quite nice. Probably some Cirrus or Altocumulus clouds at times to make the sky look interesting. You will still be able to brag to your friends elsewhere during these days about… Continue reading The End is at hand…
A Stratocumulus Monday
Yesterday gave us “Catalonians” the perfect example of Stratocumulus clouds. But why didn’t it rain from those dark clouds, save a few drops, maybe even a brief drizzle episode that mostly moved across Saddlebrooke around 9 AM? Those Stratocumulus clouds were GENERALLY not cold enough at cloud top to have ice crystals form in… Continue reading A Stratocumulus Monday
The Tucson storm passes by Catalina like so many other September storms
With continuous thunder and threatening skies for Catalina, the mammoth Tucson storm that dropped a record 2.83 inches for the wettest day ever in September at the International Airport passed by Catalina early yesterday afternoon. Here’s what a fraction of it looked like (using a bad ISO setting, darn it). Also at the TUS AP… Continue reading The Tucson storm passes by Catalina like so many other September storms
Whiteout!
Check this out for yesterday at 6:05 and 6:15 PM. First, part of the precursor FULL rainbow to the east of Catalina. (In most locales a rainbow to the east would mean the storm has passed.) The second shot was taken at the height of this magnificent storm. I thought I had seen it… Continue reading Whiteout!