Christine Hudnall

Here is where I’ll add little tidbits that I’ve learned along the way.

Tidbits

• Not all strong updrafts produce large hail, but all hail is produced by strong updrafts.
• Just because there is no funnel cloud (condensation cloud), it does not mean there is no tornado. Some tornadoes can only be visually detected because of their strong rotation at the cloud base, and because of the debris cloud near or on the ground. With other tornadoes, there might be no debris or very little, so little or no debris cloud will be seen.

Glossary

• Updraft: a small-scale current of rising air.
• Tornado: a violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground, extending from the base of a thunderstorm.
• Condensation Funnel / Funnel Cloud: a funnel-shaped cloud associated with rotation and made from condensed water droplets.
• Debris Cloud: a rotating ‘cloud’ of dust & debris, near or on the ground, surrounding the base of a tornado.

Just wanted to send out a FYI -

I’ll still be posting and you can still comment, but things will be looking slightly around here, while I work on the site.

Most things that I will be working on, you might not even notice, because they deal behind-the-scenes, but yet are vital to the site working - correctly! That is the key, sure it worked before, but ‘under the hood’ it was terrible, and I blame myself for not writing my own themes! Instead, I’m using themes that others have written and while they said they were valid, they weren’t well-formed. And yes, it is important. At least to me. So, rewrites are in order and some new things will be used to. :)

Here is the catch though - I cannot remember how to test on Apache. Yes, I know, stupid, but, it has been awhile. So, I have to muck up main site while I clean, fix and test. Hopefully, everything will still be working correctly, if not, holler!