Image 2 is the National Weather Service’s animation of radar shadings over the S
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Question
Image 2 is the National Weather Service’s animation of radar shadings over the Southern Plains sector for the approximately one-hour period from 2348Z 16 APR 2017 to 0058Z 17 APR 2017 . The Image 1 surface map shows a precipitation echo nearly centered on Midland, Texas at 1200Z. Shadings of radar reflectivities are shown according to the scale along the lower margin of the image. Oranges and reds represent heavy rainfall amounts, greater than one-inch per hour.
10. The location of the relatively intense shadings ________ located over the Midland area and in areas to the north and south of Midland.
[ ] was [ ] was not
11. Compare Images 1 and 2. From the location and intensity of these precipitation amounts on Image 2, we can conclude that thunderstorms ________ occurring in areas of red radar echoes on Image 1 at that map time.
NWS Radar Mosaic Southern Plains Sector 2348 UTC 04/16/2017 -30 -25-20-15 -10-5 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 DBZExplanation / Answer
10. The orange and red shades show the areas with intense rainfall.
If we observe the image carefully we can see the a large cluster of red/orange patch over the midland area.
Also red patches can be seen at the top and bottom portion of the map.
Thus,
The location of the relatively intense shadings was located over the Midland area and in areas to the north and south of Midland.