02-08-2015, 04:50 PM
Imwithstoopid,
"I have never before witnessed clouds transitioning that way at 1.04. Is that common in the islands?"
Not entirely sure what you mean, but the sight is quite common here. Low clouds generally come from the east blown in by the trades while the upper-level winds are generally from the west, so high level clouds (cirrus) move in a different direction. So it's quite common to see two sets of clouds moving in different directions.
This might tie in with what you witnessed in the past. Tornadoes are created by winds moving in different directions and interacting which sets up the spin you see in a tornado. Fortunately, the other conditions required to form tornadoes are rarely experienced in Hawaii.
"I have never before witnessed clouds transitioning that way at 1.04. Is that common in the islands?"
Not entirely sure what you mean, but the sight is quite common here. Low clouds generally come from the east blown in by the trades while the upper-level winds are generally from the west, so high level clouds (cirrus) move in a different direction. So it's quite common to see two sets of clouds moving in different directions.
This might tie in with what you witnessed in the past. Tornadoes are created by winds moving in different directions and interacting which sets up the spin you see in a tornado. Fortunately, the other conditions required to form tornadoes are rarely experienced in Hawaii.