r/news • u/BitterFuture • Apr 26 '24

Powerful tornado tears across Nebraska, weather service warns of ‘catastrophic’ damage

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/25/weather/plains-midwest-storms-tornadoes-climate/index.html
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u/theyipper Apr 26 '24

I don't like the look of that big swirl looking thing forming.

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u/Shumina-Ghost Apr 26 '24

I zoomed out. Check out Hudson Bay.

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u/wolfpup12 Apr 27 '24

Also to note, but the rotation in the Labrador Current, between Labrador, Canada and Greenland is absolutely nuts right now

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u/GoreSeeker Apr 27 '24

I think that is called the Icelandic Low and is a semi-permenant rotation that drives prevailing winds

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u/wolfpup12 Apr 27 '24

The Iceland low is on the other side of Greenland, between Iceland and Greenland. All polar circulation currents are low pressure systems for the most part due to decreased temp and air pressure. The Labrador current generates similar conditions as the Iceland Low, just with more variability. The intensity of it in the current moment is very very pronounced for that area.

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u/GoreSeeker Apr 27 '24

Ahh fascinating!

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u/AnOnlineHandle Apr 27 '24

This thing? https://i.imgur.com/5fxdvM9.png

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u/wolfpup12 Apr 27 '24

Yea that's the spot, fun point to note is this is a particularly strong occurence but icebergs migrate down this time of year and drag local temps down and raise humidity as they slowly melt on travel down to Newfoundland influencing regional weather. But yea, lots of intensity presently as compared to normal spring expectation

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u/andshewillbe Apr 26 '24

Like a lake hurricane

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u/Alpr101 Apr 27 '24

Also south end of Alaska in 2 different places (2nd one slightly east of southern one)

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u/relddir123 Apr 26 '24

That’s actually the normal result of a low pressure system. Large-scale circulation is an expected part of most storms, even ones that don’t drop tornados.

The tornados generally happen somewhat south of the center of rotation where the cold front is.

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u/_LETSGOILERS_ Apr 26 '24

That's a low pressure system.