"Peter R." wrote in message
...
Rick Durden ) wrote:

A thunderstorm is a thunderstorm, regardless of surface air
temperature, if it possesses the necessary energy and lifting to make
a thunderstorm, then it is a thunderstorm no matter whether the precip
it spews forth hits the ground as rain or snow.
snip

Thanks, Rick, Mike, and Peter.

Apparently I was lulled into believing that this type of convective
activity was not the same as a monster t-storm that occurs during the
summer due to the cold temperatures, lower tops, and slower moving cells.

You were right. The cold temperatures matter because the dewpoints are
lower thus less fuel for convection. The real issue, addressed by Rick, is
how tame of a thunderstorm are you willing to fly into?

Mike
MU-2


I took a look at the NOAA's convective outlook page and interestingly they
had no organized convective activity across the US yesterday. However,
the
text from the forecaster did briefly mention convective possibilities in
lake effect activity.

--
Peter












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