It Almost Looks Like A Tropical Storm!

I wrote Jerry:

Take a look at the remnant of the MCC, or whatever it was, that blew through Phoenix yesterday. Tight little low in the Mojave! Spiral arms, and everything!

Jerry says:

Cool! Looks like one of them "easterly waves".

Take a look at the animation at the link while it's still up! The still image doesn't do it justice!

To be clear, the clouds are fairly-low: there is no rain there. Still, the intense Mojave heat can't help but pump this thing along.

These MCCs (mesoscale convective complexes) generally occur in late summer: August, typically, when the tropical easterlies make their northernmmost approach. It's a surprise to see MCCs so early.

Maybe this early start to late summer also jibes with that surprise storm that recently-led to the boat sinking in the Gulf of California. It was a surprise to them too! A real, big surprise!

It's like Mother Nature is impatient with the calendar, wants to blow completely past July, and is throwing a tantrum.