An odd satellite image

This is today's enhanced satellite image of the ConUS. The cold front that will bring us strong storms this evening is being elongated along a north/south axis by the strong high pressure sitting over the Eastern Seaboard. Note that there are pockets of energy all along this front - most notably over Mississippi (note the supercell over the northern part of the state) which provided the flash floods in Fort Worth yesterday. The odd thing about this set-up is that the front is extremely long for this time of year. The associated strong low pressure center is centered near Hudson Bay and the front trails all the way to the Gulf of Mexico - for mid-June this is a rather strong front.

The nice part will be that this front will sweep the hot and sticky air off into the Atlantic - tomorrow afternoon should be delightful as the cooler and drier air filters into the area with highs in the mid-80s and bright blue skies.