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Training Thunderstorms?
« on: September 27, 2008, 02:44:41 PM »
I've got a question for the weather knowledgeable here. WxScan has a special weather statement scroll on right now, and in the scroll it says that Doppler Radar has indicated training thunderstorms over Baltimore. What is a training thunderstorm? One that's training to be a full-fledged thunderstorm (quirky joke :bleh: )? Not sure I've ever heard that term before.  :thinking:

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Re: Training Thunderstorms?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2008, 02:59:28 PM »
Training thunderstorms are when several thunderstorms that have formed on a single line (and you can many storms in that line that line up like train cars, hence the name "training" thunderstorms) , and each hit the same area one after another (which can result in flooding).

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Re: Training Thunderstorms?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2008, 03:00:07 PM »
I see. Very interesting. Thanks for the answer Stephen!  B) :cool3:

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Re: Training Thunderstorms?
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2008, 04:55:16 PM »
That same train of storms that effected your area earlier today came right up here and trained over us...  :yes:
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Re: Training Thunderstorms?
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2008, 05:55:35 PM »
another Train of storms are affecting my area as we speak.

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Re: Training Thunderstorms?
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2008, 09:36:36 PM »
Training thunderstorms are when several thunderstorms that have formed on a single line (and you can many storms in that line that line up like train cars, hence the name "training" thunderstorms) , and each hit the same area one after another (which can result in flooding).
Wow I never knew that. Thanks for the info Stephen! :)

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Re: Training Thunderstorms?
« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2008, 07:36:40 AM »
This happened at about the same time last month here.  It sucks.  We saw it for 2 1/2 days straight..it's crazy.