NVRC Pattern Contest - D2

[randy10926 at comcast.net]

SCATTERED 
The amount of sky cover for a cloud layer between 3/8ths and 4/8ths, based on 
the summation layer amount for that layer.


ISOLATE
To set apart or cut off from others.  

THUNDERSTORM 
Produced by a cumulonimbus cloud, it is a microscale event of relatively short 
duration characterized by thunder, lightning, gusty surface winds, turbulence, 
hail, icing, precipitation, moderate to extreme up and downdrafts, and under 
the most severe conditions, tornadoes.

Clear as mud ain't it.

Anyway isolated T-Storms are single clouds thatr are cut off from other T-
Storms.  Scatter are part of a cloud base.
 

> Question - What is the difference between scattered and isolated thunderstorms?? 
> I have seen the terms being used but have never heard or seen their 
> definitions..
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Eric.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: randy10926 at comcast.net [mailto:randy10926 at comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:25 PM
> To: Buff Miller; Henderson,Eric; robert gainey; John Ferrell; Lee Davis;
> discussion at nsrca.org @nsrca.
> Subject: NVRC Pattern Contest - D2
> 
> 
> The contest is still on for this weekend.  Starts Saturday the 23rd at 0900.  
> Registration will be around earlier.  Weather looks OK for the weekend.
> 
> Fri Aug 22	 	Isolated T-Storms	90°/67°	30 %
> Sat Aug 23	 	Isolated T-Storms	83°/62°	30 %
> Sun Aug 24	 	Sunny	79°/62°	20 %
> 
> Club web site with flyer at http://www.1nvrc.com/ .
> 
> Randy Hatfield
> 
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