Looking at the satellite presentation over the past 24 hours, had I not known the geography underneath, I would have sworn a tropical cyclone had blossomed. Dramatic cyclogenesis evident in all the radar imagery and an excellent upper outflow. The Guadalupe at Comfort shot up from 3.15' to 34.76' in a flash.
I know this sort of thing can easily be found in past instances and perhaps some thought should be given to recognizing it as an entity- "Land Originated Tropical Cyclone (LOTC)". I don't believe it was properly anticipated in this case. A suggestion for future research.
Awful loss of life. Perhaps it will at least help mitigate the exceptional drought in that region.
Looking at the satellite presentation over the past 24 hours, had I not known the geography underneath, I would have sworn a tropical cyclone had blossomed. Dramatic cyclogenesis evident in all the radar imagery and an excellent upper outflow. The Guadalupe at Comfort shot up from 3.15' to 34.76' in a flash.
I know this sort of thing can easily be found in past instances and perhaps some thought should be given to recognizing it as an entity- "Land Originated Tropical Cyclone (LOTC)". I don't believe it was properly anticipated in this case. A suggestion for future research.
Awful loss of life. Perhaps it will at least help mitigate the exceptional drought in that region.
The upper level outflow was what really amazed me!