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Afternoon Storms in Northern Guinea Make Steady Progress West

Oct 07, 2013 Blog . Africa

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07 October 2013, 15:45 UTC – Late this afternoon, numerous thunderstorms developed across the Moyenne Guinea with some strong storms being detected by proxy radar.

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Our total lightning detection system tracked the cells as they moved slowly WNW.

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The PulseRad system calculated that 25-50mm of rainfall accumulated in the heaviest storms due to the slow movement of the storm cells. The rain fell in about 60-90 minutes.

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The image below shows the automated alerts issued for Dangerous Thunderstorm Warnings due to the frequent lightning detected and subsequent heavy downpours and gusty winds.

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The storm moved WNW toward the coast and into Guinee-Bissau by 9 p.m. local time.