Metar with Thunderstorms

Mavmb

Mavmb

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It's Thunderstorm season again. Just thought I would post this metar. The translation for all this: Trailers are flying in Alabama!


KBHM 080625Z 29034G47KT 2SM +TSRA SQ BKN024CB OVC030 19/16 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 29047/0625 TSB25RAB25 PRESRR CONS LTGIC ALQDS CB ALQDS MOV NE P0000 (SPECI)
 
Dont have my aviation weather services book handy, so can someone remind me what CONS LTGIC ALQDS CB ALQDS means?
 
Try sounding it out.

Continous Lighting in Clouds All Quadrants. Cumulus Building All Quadrants.

That's just a guess on my part, but I think it is right. That said, I still run across strange ones that I've never seen before.
 
LTGIC = in cloud ligtning. ALQDS = all quadrants of the sky. CB = cumulonimbus.
 
Thanks for the practice, I am going for my Com. green ride this week and still get confused on some of those METARS.
 
Its time to bring in the plastic lawn (Nascar watching) furniture...


KBHM 080625Z 29034G47KT 2SM +TSRA SQ BKN024CB OVC030 19/16 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 29047/0625 TSB25RAB25 PRESRR CONS LTGIC ALQDS CB ALQDS MOV NE P0000 (SPECI)


Pk Wind 290 degrees at 47 kts at 0625Z TS Began at 25 after the hour and Rain Began 25 after the hour Pressure Rising Rapidly Constant Incloud lightning all quadrants, Cumm-nimbus all quads moving Northeast.. There has been 0 precip in both the 3 and 6 hour time frames

LTGICCCCG---thats a wonderful one that FL gets all the time. along with the ALQDS and TCU, CB and all that.
 
Two "big ole" thunderstorms came by last night - 3am and 5am. Spectacular lightning and thunder.

We needed the rain, but I am tired now!
 
I recently flew into an airport which, after we went around, reported a METAR nearly exactly the same as that, just with higher winds. Long story, but what a night. Nothing I want to do again. It is going to be a long, long summer.
 
Casper said:
LTGICCCCG---thats a wonderful one that FL gets all the time.
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translation: wear rubber soled shoes for the love of all things holy.


(lightning in cloud, cloud to cloud, cloud to ground!)
 
TXaviator said:
translation: wear rubber soled shoes for the love of all things holy.


(lightning in cloud, cloud to cloud, cloud to ground!)
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pretty much...god will strike you down if you dare try to go outside.
 
Here are three METAR's I saved from a flight just under a year ago (May 8, 2005) where I landed about 10 minutes before this thing hit squarely on the airport. It hit fast and hard, and we got to see a Learjet go missed just as it hit. He was being tossed really well trying to climb out.

As you can see by the third METAR, just over a half an hour later the entire thing was gone.

KALW 082308Z 18032G43KT 2 1/2SM -TSRA SQ SCT060 BKN075 OVC110 15/12 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 19043/2306 RAB04 P0005

KALW 082314Z 19020G43KT 3/4SM +TSRA SQ SCT020 BKN060 OVC075 15/12 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 19043/2306 WSHFT 2300 RAB04 P0025 $

KALW 082340Z 00000KT 3SM -RA SCT015 BKN060 17/10 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 19043/2306 WSHFT 2300 TSE26B27E35RAB04 TS N MOV NE P0049 $
 
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