Isn’t the standard lapse rate 3 degrees per thousand feet, so *IF* we go from say 85 degree F water temps to MINUS 85 degrees at the cloud tops ... and presume we have cloud tops in the purple at the FL 550 ... that means we need to drop 170 degrees F in 55,000 feet for a lapse rate of OMG 3 degrees per thousand feet.
OMG it’s a monster storm!!!
sarcasm off.I HATE the 24 hour news cycle, every little blip has to mean the end of the world.