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RISForecasting Implications of the 26 July 1985 Northeastern Colorado Tornadic Thunderstorm Case
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The case of a tornadic thunderstorm on 26 July 1985 in northeastern Colorado is described from the synoptic to the thunderstorm scale utilizing a number of datasets some of which will become operational in the 1990s. The ...
A Case Study of Nonmesocyclone Tornado Development in Northeast Colorado: Similarities to Waterspout Formation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The evolution of the 26 July 1985 Erie, Colorado tornado is described using data from NCAR's CP-2 Doppler radar. This tornado develops within 20 km of the radar site under weakly forced synoptic conditions and weak ...
Observations of Mountain Wave–Induced Precipitation Shadows over Northeast Pennsylvania
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: WSR-88D depictions of two mountain wave?induced precipitation shadows observed near the Wyoming Valley of northeast Pennsylvania are presented. These mountain waves developed in similar synoptic environments that featured ...
Identification of Aviation Weather Hazards Based on the Integration of Radar and Lightning Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The National Weather Service Eastern Region is carrying out a national risk-reduction exercise at the Baltimore-Washington Forecast Office in Sterling, Virginia. The primary objective of this project is to integrate ...
The Challenge of Forecasting Heavy Rain and Flooding throughout the Eastern Region of the National Weather Service. Part II: Forecast Techniques and Applications
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Over the years, as the recognition and understanding of the structure and climatic frequency of heavy-rain events has expanded, there has been a corresponding improvement in the available forecast guidance on both the ...