Tuesday? Hmmmmm....

At least one forecast model is calling for some interesting conditions in northern VA late Tuesday afternoon. A combination of good instability, wind direction veering from southeast at the surface to south and southwest as you look upwards, and a hint of some upper level energy would lead a storm chaser to dare to think....rotation!! So far the NWS forecast seems pretty benign for Tuesday, and the other model I looked at doesn't seem to hold the same parameters in esteem. Still, stranger things have happened as evidenced by the funnel I spotted this past Thursday when absolutely no severe weather was predicted. Situations like that create the best chasing satisfaction for me when I witness an event that "shouldn't" happen but does. It's also fun tweaking the NWS mets when I call in a report they aren't expecting!