Heat Index > 100°, Wattery Returns Next Week, & About Microbursts
Friday, July 22, 2022 · David
Uncomfortable dewpoints + upper 90°s temps will drive the heat index over 100° starting today, continuing at least through the weekend.
🎶 It is humid and I need to be loved / Just like everybody else does 🎶
— whitney pastorek (@whittlz) July 20, 2022
Temps “drop” Monday, but still very humid.
- Temps just into the mid 90°s lol.
- This reason: more clouds due to higher dewpoints should block the sun and interrupt the bake.
- Rain and thunderstorms may develop late Monday afternoon, reducing forecast temps.
The Wattery returns next week.
- Rain/Storms most likely Tuesday late afternoon/early evening, but they’re possible anytime next week.
- Models estimate a “cool front” (not that cool, really) will come by Thursday, increasing your number of Wattery tickets.
Wattery storms usually contain lightning, and often produce a microburst.
- Microbursts are what happens when a Wattery storm drops all its water, causing very strong straight line winds to spread out after the water hits the ground.
- It’s like a giant dropped water balloon.
- Here’s video of a microburst, below. Watch the balloon fall on the left, then the wind race off to the right once the balloon crashes.
Here's the microburst that formed just NW of downtown Fort Smith this evening. Can't say for sure if it's one of the several that caused damage today, but, my guess is it did (timelapse taken from 3:40-3:56pm).@NWStulsa #arwx #okwx pic.twitter.com/xmgduMIuHS
— Darby Bybee (@4029Darby) July 22, 2022
- Microburst winds can be as fast as a low-end tornado, but without the upward motion of a tornado. Microburst winds toss trampolines, destroy fences, damage sheds, break windows, etc. They’re legit.
See you on the Tweeter @NashSevereWx.
Quick References:
Weather changes constantly.
Follow @NashSevereWx on Twitter for any changes to this forecast.
Live coverage during tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings.
Look good.
Support the mission.
We are 100% community supported. No ads. No subscription fees. Keep it free for everyone.
Monthly contributions keep us going.
Lump sum gifts are also cool.
