Category: gust front

Primer on outflow boundaries and how they played a role in today’s storms

June 19, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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education, gust front, outflow boundary

Outflow boundaries can be really cool to watch in action. They seem to have a life of their own, even though it is […]
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What is an outflow boundary or gust front?

July 27, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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clouds, education, gust front, outflow boundary, shelf cloud

The question has come up numerous times the past few times we’ve had storms in the Mid-South: “What is a gust front / […]
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Video of Thursday morning’s weather

August 21, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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gust front, video

Many of you who were getting ready to leave for, or on your way to, work or school Thursday morning will recall the […]
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Life cycle of summertime diurnal thunderstorms

August 20, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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gust front, thunderstorms

On Tuesday evening (8-18-09), thunderstorms erupted over the greater Memphis area, dropping flooding rains (due to very slow movement of the cells) and […]
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Quick-hitting front blows through Shelby and Tipton counties

August 10, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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gust front, weather pics

Photos taken of the gust front / thunderstorm outflow as it quickly approached from the northwest, then engulfed the north Bartlett area. Right […]
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Movie of gust front passage

April 21, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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gust front, video

This movie is a time-lapse of a gust frontal passage I videoed on July 10, 2008 from my home in Bartlett, TN. You’ll […]
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Gust front passage

July 11, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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gust front, shelf cloud

Took these pictures about 4:45pm yesterday (7/10/08). Scattered thunderstorms were in the area and one happened to put out a nice outflow/gust front […]
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