Two Twisted Sisters Indeed ~ Please Beware of the Fujiwhara Effect Weather Phenomenon
Fujiwhara Effect – Two Tropical Systems Could Collide in the Gulf
By Marko Korosec | 22 August 2020
What is the Fujiwhara effect?
NOAA has an interesting description of a Fujiwhara effect on their website:
“When two hurricanes spinning in the same direction pass close enough to each other, they begin an intense dance around their common center. If one hurricane is a lot stronger than the other, the smaller one will orbit it and eventually come crashing into its vortex to be absorbed.”
“The storms closer in strength can gravitate towards each other until they reach a common point and merge, or merely spin each other around for a while before shooting off on their own paths.”
“But often, the effect is additive when hurricanes come together, and we usually end up with one massive storm instead of two smaller ones.”
"Normally, to get the Fujiwhara effect, we need two storms to pass relatively close to each other. Meaning, that they have to pass close enough that both storms absorb the other into their circulations, simultaneously. When this interaction occurs, each system carries the other around itself."
Thanks for sharing your report and the pics with the rest of us Skip.
I am sharing this article by the National Weather Service because, it may be good cause for a heightened sense of care since two storms are converging with some amount of unpredictability as to exactly what might happen. Hopefully it will be a minimal impact, but praying nonetheless for safety for all of those CDC Brothers & Sisters and their Families (and any others) in Harm's Way.
