Like migrant herbivores on the African Veldt, I have been following the rain for the past few weeks. Starting in Metro Denver in mid July, I experienced frequent showers and thunderstorms that have dominated the Front Range weather since late spring.
Then, over the past week, my wife and I visited northeast Ohio where regular storms, some heavy, streamed in across the Great Lakes, Returning to the Heartland today, we encountered a soggy landscape in central Missouri, courtesy of recent torrential rains; thunderstorms are expected to return overnight and a flash flood watch has been issued for much of the State.
In all three geographic regions, I have been on the outer rim of the Southwest Heat Dome. As the dome expands and contracts, storm bands form along its edge, moving clockwise Indeed, tonight's storms will arrive from the northwest and continue southeastward through the night, fueled by persistent heat within the high pressure dome.
