Category: gravity wave

Gravity waves from Missouri storms result in Labor Day showers in the metro

September 1, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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education, gravity wave, outflow boundary

Pop-up showers around mid-day today were a bit of a surprise, as they were not indicated by computer models early this morning and, […]
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Gravity waves move across the Memphis metro

February 21, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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education, gravity wave

Gravity waves are captured on radar as they move through the metro on 2/21/13 around 7:30pm Earlier this evening, NEXRAD radar picked up […]
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Well-documented pair of gravity waves move over the Memphis metro

August 9, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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gravity wave, weather pics

A set of gravity waves (click link for a description of gravity waves) trained over the Memphis area between 7:00-8:00 this morning. The waves were […]
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Gravity waves: an explanation and what happens when they interact with an unstable atmosphere

July 4, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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gravity wave

Early this afternoon, an outflow boundary, or gust front, that was produced by storms very early this morning over southeast Missouri and northeast […]
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