Afternoon Storms in Northern Guinea and Eastern Sengal Track Toward Coast
2013 October 11, 16:00 UTC: A westward moving impulse along the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) caused a large area of strong thunderstorms to develop this afternoon. The storms were located across northern Guinea and into Senegal and Guinee-Bassau. Storms were moving into a very hot and unstable air mass. The storms were feeding off a very warm and unstable air mass located over the region. Temperatures were over 30C and some near 40C with high humiditiy.
![A westward moving impulse along the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is shown here with infrared satellite, and lightning data. Storms were moving into a very hot and unstable air mass.](http://guineameteodemo.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/guinea1rt1.jpg?w=300)
![ENcast hourly forecast shows that the rainfall experienced this afternoon was well forecasted yesterday.](http://guineameteodemo.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/guineaencastrainpop.jpg?w=300)
![Storm intensity is shown through a graph of lightning rate for a storm in NW Guinea. Rates were strong enough to cause a Dangerous Thunderstorm Alert to be issued.](http://guineameteodemo.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/101013-1.png?w=300)
![The Guinea Total Lightning Detection System shows the speed, intensity and direction of strong storm.](http://guineameteodemo.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/101013-2.png?w=300)
Simulated radar using the total lightning data is able to depict the strongest storms as they move out of northern Guinea into Senegal and Guinee-Bassau.