Scush Bomb

A series of small disturbances dropping in from the NW along a lobe spiraling away from the parent system up towards the Great Lakes region dotted the area with widespread rain/snow showers Tuesday afternoon. Among the strongest of these disturbances, one cruised through our area bearing quasi-thunderstorm characteristic including some extremely ominous features on the SW flank. With no better description than as "scud bomb", upon passage the heavy precipitation was a mix of rain and snow that splatted against the window like "slush bombs" hence the post title Scush Bomb. The starting image is my first full 180 degree panorama stretching from west to east. Upon completion of the necessary shots and seeing what was upstream, it's easy to see why I repositioned for a better look.









Brief time lapse clip.

Screen shot shortly after the above and heading back to town. It did not seem like much on radar yet was enough to leave a messy dusting. (c/o RadarScope)


Dropping further S, a separate smaller end cell departing.




As said on a Facebook post, I like these vigorous little late winter northwest flow diurnally enhanced events because you never know what you'll get.