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I have been in love with the weather as long as
I can remember. When I was 5 years old I declared that one day I
would be a Meteorologist. Although I don't play one on TV, I am a
Meteorologist. In May of 1997 I fulfilled my dream by graduating
with a degree in Meteorology. Weather has become more of a hobby
now since I work as a Computer Programmer, but weather remains in
my heart nonetheless. Take a look at my page dedicated to weather.
The first thing I would like to discuss is a very simple thing that some people tend to mess up. You don't know how many people come up to me and have said "Is there a difference between a tornado and a hurricane?" My answer is always a big "YES!". They are 2 completely different entities! So for once and all look at these pictures. One is a hurricane and one is a tornado.
This is a Tornado. A tornado is formed
within a Super Cell thunderstorm. The size can range anywhere
from 100 yards wide to 1 mile wide. Winds can range from 50mph to
over 300mph. Tornadoes can also occur in landfalling Hurricanes,
primarily in the Northeast Corridor.
This is a Hurricane (called a Typhoon in
the Far East). Hurricanes are much more expansive than tornadoes.
Hurricanes can get as big as several hundred miles wide. They can
form when a tropical wave is over warm water (greater than 80
degress F). Hurricanes can cause more widespread damage compared
to a tornado's localized damage.
| Baltimore | Washington DC |
| Baltimore - BWI | Baltimore - Inner Harbor | Martin State Airport | Aberdeen Proving Ground |
| Washington - Reagan National | Washington - Dulles | Any US City | Any World City |
| Baltimore Visible | Northeast 3-D Visible | US Visible | US 3-D Visible |
| Northeast IR | Northeast 3-D IR | US IR | US 3-D IR |
Please Note that all "Visible"
satellite images are only available during daylight hours.
| Baltimore NEXRAD | Baltimore NEXRAD Loop | Northeast Radar | Northeast Radar Loop |
| Northeast 3-D Radar | US Radar | US Radar Loop | US 3-D Radar |
