So what happens when

[Oceandevi]

The storm fay is moving westward. The weather folks describe it as a low pressure system.
There is another huge low pressure system moving down from colorado over texas and oklahoma and going east.

Will these 2 things colliding produce anything interesting?

 

[invidia]

More rain.

 

[shocksyde]

Fay will most likely gobble it up, nothing spectacular.

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: shocksyde
Fay will most likely gobble it up, nothing spectacular.

bummer

 

[Random Variable]

Doesn't a hurricane/tropical storm basically form from several smaller low pressure systems?

 

[OCGuy]

Ah I thought this was another hardon collider thread.

 

[JohnCU]

PM dmcowen, he can predict tropical systems months before they appear

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: JohnCU
PM dmcowen, he can predict tropical systems months before they appear

He is in his bunker, sewing a gas mask to his nose hairs just in case.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
Doesn't a hurricane/tropical storm basically form from several smaller low pressure systems?

no.

Low pressure centers which develop between the tropics develop into cyclonic storms.
Low pressure centers which develop outside the tropics develop into fronts.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You've heard of tropical depressions? Fay's gonna get really bummed, require massive attention and, a new wardrobe.

 

[Oceandevi]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: Random Variable
Doesn't a hurricane/tropical storm basically form from several smaller low pressure systems?

no.

Low pressure centers which develop between the tropics develop into cyclonic storms.
Low pressure centers which develop outside the tropics develop into fronts.

this. the one from colorado dropped the temp from 106 to 75 for about a week. it was bad ass. its hot now again though.

whats funny is that the non tropic one has the same spinning shape as a tropical storm. it just produces much more gentle weather in comparison.

 

[nonameo]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
You've heard of tropical depressions? Fay's gonna get really bummed, require massive attention and, a new wardrobe.

it's called a depression because of the low pressure.

That said, I knew the answer to this 13 years ago.

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: sao123

Originally posted by: Random Variable
Doesn't a hurricane/tropical storm basically form from several smaller low pressure systems?

no.

Low pressure centers which develop between the tropics develop into cyclonic storms.
Low pressure centers which develop outside the tropics develop into fronts.

I don't know what that has to do with the question I posed. I was asking about the actual formation of a large area of low pressure (tropical or even non-tropical).

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Originally posted by: nonameo

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
You've heard of tropical depressions? Fay's gonna get really bummed, require massive attention and, a new wardrobe.

it's called a depression because of the low pressure.

That said, I knew the answer to this 13 years ago.

So, how long have you been afflicted with lack of humor? 🙂