Pretty scary stuff!
OK.....SO did I sleep in class the day this was taught, because I(Rowdy too)had NO idea what the heck a nor'easter was? We've been hearing about it all week, so I looked it up to see what the fuss was about! This has been the reason why we've been getting such horrible weather. We were going through a NOR'EASTER, DUH! BOY, Have I been in La la land or what?! Did anyone else know or not know what this was.....I wanna know!
Nor'easter: A Nor'easter is counter-clock wise turning cyclone (a storm system circulating around a center) as opposed to a hurricane which turns right in the northern hemisphere. Nor'easters are spawned by a very curvy Jet Stream that dips far south allowing cold arctic air to meet warm air. The warm air rises over the cold, creating instability up high and an area of low pressure below. Larger temperature differences create greater turbulence. Once the system is formed, the earths rotation causes the air to circle around the center (similar to when you drain the water out of your bath-tub). This creates the northeast wind, hence it's name nor'easter. They typically form near the Bahamas or north of Cuba, along the Appalachians or off Cape Hatteras.
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Sounds scary!
Doesn't matter where you live, there's always something huh?
The winds of Cheyenne, the earthquakes of the west coast, volcanoes in the northwest, tornadoes in the mid-west, hurricanes in the south and east coast and now nor'easter's...I think Colorado is a pretty safe choice for now!
BTW- no I didn't know what a nor'easter was either, but it is on the top 5 searches of the day on www.msn.com - LOL!
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