Just the latest example. There are 2 low pressure areas in the mid Atlantic that have been named. They are Peter and Rose. Those little cloud swirls have been reported to have swirl wind speeds of 30 to 35 mph. Those numbers are based on estimates of wind speed from animated satellite images.
These swirlies have been visible for 3 days now and got their names yesterday and the day before. They are now predicted to fizzle out tonight and tomorrow and become once named (for the record) 15 mph low pressure areas.
Prior to the stationary weather satellites sitting over the Atlantic, you, me, and the national weather service would never have known that the windy little storms ever existed. If I recall correctly this is the 8th and 9th example this season of swirlies being named and going into the record books;
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