Visible satellite image of the October 26, 2010 superstorm taken at 5:32pm EDT. At the time, Bigfork, Minnesota was reporting the lowest pressure ever recorded in a U.S. non-coastal storm, 955 mb. Image credit: NASA/GSFC.
It’s being called a “super-storm”or “weather bomb.” The storm we experienced yesterday was a whopper. Although many of us escaped any damage or danger {it was actually no big deal where I was sitting}, the same cannot be said for everyone’s experience. Tornadoes, hurricane-force winds, torrential rains pummeled many areas. The lowest barometric pressure ever recorded in a non-coastal area was measured within the system’s spiral. A weather satellite image is, at once, beautiful and frightening.
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Oh my goodness! I had not seen an overall image of that. I had no idea this storm going through was so huge!
We were well aware it was coming –thanks to the Weather Service and local broadcasters– but I had no idea the size of the system. When I spotted this image online, I had to share it. Around us, we saw the edge of the storm arriving, it got very dark and windy, we got some fairly heavy rain and that was it! Thank goodness. — JG
We sure felt it here. A tornado touched down near the dam in Chattanooga. I posted some pictures that people took of the funnel touching down. Amazing!