Category: radar

Weather Mythbusters: Disproving urban myths related to today’s “disappearing” snow

February 23, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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education, radar, virga, weather 101

Many of you were diligently watching radar this afternoon as snow moved towards the area from the west. You were excited by it’s […]
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Recap of the September 11th Flood of 2014

September 11, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, flash flood, flooding, radar

While most readers of this blog have clear memories of 9/11/2001, many of you will now remember 9/11/2014 for some time to come […]
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Topography influences the weather – but in the Mid-South?

March 18, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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education, orography, radar, topography

It is fairly well known that topography, such as mountain ranges, has significant effect on weather patterns. For example, air flowing up the […]
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Isolated t’storm over the heart of the city

July 3, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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nowcast, radar

RADAR UPDATE, 7pm: MWN StormView Radar is now showing the storm to have completely dissipated. The airport reported a wind gust to 38 […]
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Anatomy of a hail storm – Gallaway, TN – 3/26/11

March 26, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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education, hail, radar

Last night, a severe thunderstorm rumbled through northern Shelby and Fayette Counties between 4-5am. Fortunately, I was able to grab some screenshots of […]
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Radar & satellite detect large outflow boundary nearing the metro

June 19, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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outflow boundary, radar, satellite

A large thunderstorm complex rumbled through the Ohio Valley overnight, producing a very large outflow boundary that can easily be seen on visible […]
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MWN 101: A radar primer

May 31, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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education, radar

Radar is an acronym meaning Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR). During its initial development in World War II, weather was treated as “clutter”, […]
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What caused rapid storm intensification over Memphis on the evening of May 16, 2010?

May 17, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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radar, StormView, thunderstorms

On the evening of May 16, 2010, a mesoscale convective system (MCS) moved into the Mid-South from the west. The quasi-linear complex of […]
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Coming soon! StormView Mobile Radar

April 2, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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mobile, new product, radar

For all MemphisWeather.net Mobile users out there, I thought I’d give you a sneak peek of Cirrus Weather Solutions’ next big product upgrade: […]
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T.S. Danny and a bit of “green” irony

August 27, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, radar, tropical, wind

Tropical Storm Danny was named yesterday morning and is now a storm with 60 mph wind moving northwest across the western Atlantic, northeast […]
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The Pyramid/Bluff Effect.. or just another weather coincidence?

April 10, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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radar, severe thunderstorms

Somehow, Shelby County once again got missed by a line of thunderstorms overnight that hit our neighbors to the west, north, and south […]
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6:30am – Narrow squall line crossing the river

February 11, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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radar, StormView, wind

At 6:30am, MWN StormView Radar (shown above) is depicting a fast-moving but narrow squall line crossing the river into downtown Memphis and Shelby […]
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MWN StormView Radar is now live!

November 15, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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radar, StormView

StormView Radar has two “flavors” – a regional view and a metro Memphis view. Fully-interactive and driven by the latest Flash technology, you’ll […]
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T-minus 1 day and counting…

November 14, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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radar, StormView

COMING TOMORROW — SATURDAY NOV. 15!! Just another reason MWN is “all the weather you need for Memphis and the Mid-South…”
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It’s coming… MWN StormView Radar

November 11, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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radar, StormView

It’s right around the corner! Coming in a matter of days… The next big addition to MWN will be a Flash-based interactive radar […]
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Another upgrade to MWN!

October 29, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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radar, StormView

Coming soon to MemphisWeather.net…MWN StormView Interactive RadarThe next big addition to MWN will be interactive radar – where YOU have control over what […]
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Radar and satellite of Ike prior to landfall

September 12, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, ike, radar, satellite, tropical

Radar image from Houston as Hurricane Ike moves ashore. Eye wall moving into Galveston. Taken at 9:08pm CDT 9/12/08. Infrared (color) satellite shot […]
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Storms rumble… and Fay is born!

August 15, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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atlantic, hurricane, radar, thunderstorms, tropical

Radar image of the storms as they head slowly east through the region. Many of these formed on an outflow boundary from storms […]
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“The Birds”

August 7, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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birds, radar, thunderstorms

No this is not about an Alfred Hitchcock thriller… Birds, bats, bugs, and all sorts of animated critters can be seen by Doppler […]
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Strong storms strike parts of the metro area

July 31, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, nexrad, radar, thunderstorms

Many residents of the metro area are finally seeing the rain they have been wishing for for some time – and in many […]
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