#EastTennessee does not have a #ContinentalClimate primarily due to its geographical features and proximity to the Gulf Coast.

The region has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by warm, humid summers and mild winters, rather than the extreme temperature variations seen in continental climates.

The #Appalachian Mountains create a "#RainShadow" effect, contributing to significant precipitation variability across the region.

https://www.etsu.edu/cas/geosciences/tn-climate/tn-climatology.php

#ETSU #climatology #geosciences

@peltast there wasn't much wind, but that rain was coming down hard.

Here's a phenomenon I'd not seen before, a #rainshadow where you can clearly see the angle of the rain in the ellipse made by it blasting away debris it ripped from the nearby ivy.

dark clouds surround
as we wait
--Dad's prognosis

#haiga #senryu #haiku #RainShadow #CancerSucks