Radar in Portugal shows Vince's rainbands affecting land

[WindRunner]

Evolução da Tempestade Tropical VINCE

Data: 10 de Outubro de 2005 Autor: IM
O alerta avançado ontem, pelo Centro Nacional de Furacões dos Estados Unidos da América, indicava que a tempestade tropical "Vince" poderia chegar a Portugal, apontando para a diminuição gradual da sua intensidade durante o dia de hoje e salientando apenas perigos para a navegação marítima.

Segundo a mesma fonte, a actual temporada de tempestades tropicais é a segunda de maior actividade no Atlântico registada até hoje.

Às 15 horas UTC de hoje, a tempestade tropical “Vince” encontrava-se a Nordeste do Arquipélago da Madeira (34º2’N; 14º2’W), com deslocamento para Este e uma velocidade aproximada de 36 km/h (18 kt).

Segundo o National Hurricane Center of Miami a “Vince”, dissipar-se-á pelas 24h de hoje, no entando, e apesar da mudança de trajectória o IM prevê um agravamento das condições do estado do tempo e do mar junto à costa, em especial nas regiões do centro e do sul com ocorrência de precipitação e vento forte.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Evolution of the Tropical Storm CREASES

Date: 10 of October of 2005 Author: IM THE alert advanced yesterday, by the National Center of Hurricanes of the United States of the America, indicated that to tropical storm "Creases" would be able to arrive to Portugal, aiming for the gradual diminution of his intensity during the day of today and highlighting barely dangers for the maritime navigation.

Second to same spring, to present season of tropical storms is the Monday of bigger activity in the Atlantic one registada until today.

To The 15 hours UTC of today, to tropical storm “Creases” found himself to Northeast of the Archipelago of the Wood (34º2'N; 14º2'W), with displacement for This and a speed approached of 36 km/h (18 kt).

Second the National Hurricane Center of Meow to “Creases”, will dissipate itself by the 24h of today, in the entando, and despite of the change of path the IM foresees an agravamento of the conditions of the state of the time and of the sea next to the coast, in special in the regions of the center and of the south with occurrence of haste and strong wind.

I have a thing with PORTUGUESE Language

Funny how you skipped some of the words. And how "Vince" is suddenly a Portuguese verb But thanks for posting that.

[wxmann_91]

Does anybody have a radar image of Vince at landfall?

[Dr. Jonah Rainwater]

I'm kind of wondering if Vince was actually tropical at landfall. I mean, the NHC estimated winds to be 45mph sustained, so if a ship is reporting a 47mph sustained over 90 miles southwest of the center...that sounds like Vince was well into an extratropical transition at the time. Plus, convection was anemic around the center by the time Vince made landfall.

Still, it's a very cool event. Glad a name as wicked as Vince could be used on such a unique storm.

[Brent]

One of my local mets pointed out on his blog that Vince made landfall near where Christopher Columbus set sail from ON THE DAY we observe Columbus Day!

http://ryansmorningblog.blogspot.com/

That is completely bizarre.

[HURAKAN]

Vince First Tropical Storm to Reach Land in Iberia

PORTUGAL: October 12, 2005

LISBON - Tropical storm Vince became the first tropical cyclone on record to make landfall in Iberia on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and winds to southern Spain and Portugal, meteorologists said.

Vince developed into a hurricane in an unusual location near Madeira in the mid-Atlantic on Sunday but gradually lost strength as it moved northeast towards Iberia, skimming Portugal's south before hitting land in Spain early on Tuesday.
Vince was downgraded on Monday to a tropical storm by the US National Hurricane Center in Miami.

"The historical record shows no tropical cyclone ever making landfall on the Iberian peninsula," the center said.

Hurricanes and tropical storms usually form in warmer waters much further south than the islands of Madeira, which are about 2,000 km (1,200 miles) southwest of Portugal.

Portugal's Meteorological Institute said the storm caused downpours and strong gusts of winds in the Algarve, Portugal's main tourist area in the south. The strongest recorded winds reached 43 mph (68 kph), it said in a statement.

It made landfall mid-morning on Tuesday in southern Spain, just over the border from Portugal.

Vince was expected to continue moving east-northeast over Spain before dissipating in the next six to 12 hours, the institute said.



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[P.K.]

They will be 10 minute averages by the way, although that looks higher than the sustained winds I have seen so they are probably gusts.

[TheEuropean]

Highest gust in spain was 51 mph and in Cordoba more than 3 Inches of rain fell in just 6 hours! Here and in Sevilla there was some flooding.

[wjs3]

Sorry: Haven't been on the boards for a while. Here's a radar image I captured of Vince closer to landfall:


http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/j/w ... 0Vince.jpg

Sorry about the markups. Though you can see I noted where Huelva--where Columbus got most of his crew--was.

Enjoy.