Travel time of typical storms from Montgomery to Atlanta?
This may be to speculative a question. Typically, how long does it take, on average, for a storm to travel from Montgomery, Al to Atlanta, GA. I certainly understand that storms travel a varying speed but has anyone concluded an average time. I would also ask the same from Birmingham to Atlanta. Thanks in advance !
Weather - 2 Answers
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Answer 1 :
Just find the distance between any location and then divide that by the speed of the storm. I have found storms to move very slowly or up to around 35-45mph and sometimes more. There is no ideal speed of movement by the average severe storm moves about those speeds that I have listed. Airmass thunderstorms hardly move at all, while storms associated with a cold front might move at the speed of the front unless other factors are involved like low level jet streams, for example. The site below should help you in tracking storms and there are strong thunderstorms indicated over Central Tennessee. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Answer 2 :
about 5 hours. However if it is a slow-moving storm, it could take much longer.
This may be to speculative a question. Typically, how long does it take, on average, for a storm to travel from Montgomery, Al to Atlanta, GA. I certainly understand that storms travel a varying speed but has anyone concluded an average time. I would also ask the same from Birmingham to Atlanta. Thanks in advance !
Weather - 2 Answers
People's Answers, Critics, Comments, Opinions :
Answer 1 :
Just find the distance between any location and then divide that by the speed of the storm. I have found storms to move very slowly or up to around 35-45mph and sometimes more. There is no ideal speed of movement by the average severe storm moves about those speeds that I have listed. Airmass thunderstorms hardly move at all, while storms associated with a cold front might move at the speed of the front unless other factors are involved like low level jet streams, for example. The site below should help you in tracking storms and there are strong thunderstorms indicated over Central Tennessee. http://www.spc.noaa.gov/
Answer 2 :
about 5 hours. However if it is a slow-moving storm, it could take much longer.
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