Abstract: Storm-related literature spanning 45 years (1942?1986) was examined to 1) establish a climatology of strong tornadoes and intense rainstorms for the Mid-Atlantic region, and 2) identify the key environmental features that ...

Abstract: Satellite, radar, surface, and upper-air data from the June?August periods of 1982?83 are examined to determine the mechanisms, and their relative contributions, for producing warm-season precipitation in the United States. ...

Abstract: Mesoscale lows or pressure troughs have been observed downwind of many mid-latitude cumulonimbus cloud systems, especially those that subsequently produce severe weather such as tornadoes, large hail, or damaging wind ...

Abstract: Synoptic-scale mass and moisture budgets are objectively computed by kinematic techniques and compared to the mass and moisture budgets of a tornado-producing Oklahoma squall line. The rate of consumption of water vapor ...