tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29448946.post115091146713018697..comments2023-10-29T11:37:45.734-04:00Comments on East's Weather Page: Wednesday Afternoon Full PostMatthew Easthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12668857506865151340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29448946.post-1150937271841866912006-06-21T20:47:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:47:00.000-04:00Thanks for the reply Matthew! I love your blog, a...Thanks for the reply Matthew! I love your blog, and Jeff's. Very kind of you both to give a view behind the camera, and to help others learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29448946.post-1150937007416812652006-06-21T20:43:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:43:00.000-04:00You are right on. A good way to think of outflow b...You are right on. A good way to think of outflow boundaries is a "miniature" cold front. When thunderstorms form, they cool the air inside of them. Eventually, they collapse, and that cooler air rushes out from the thunderstorm. The leading edge of that cooler air is an outflow boundary. <BR/><BR/>Outflow boundaries are often times the triggering mechanism for summertime thunderstorms. There are often no large storm systems or frontal boundaries to initiate storms, so many times outflow boundaries do the trick, like today.Matthew Easthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12668857506865151340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29448946.post-1150922671818576192006-06-21T16:44:00.000-04:002006-06-21T16:44:00.000-04:00Newbie weather question.If I understand correctly,...Newbie weather question.<BR/><BR/>If I understand correctly, outflow from a thunderstorm is basically cold air left over from a thunderstorm.<BR/><BR/>Seeing how those storms blew up in eastern NC, it almost looked like a mini-cold front passing through.<BR/><BR/>Is that a good way to think of an outflow boundary? Basically cold air aloft similar to a cold front, that in today's case allowed the warm unstable air to rise?<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com