Abstract: Patterns of the formation of isolated, severe convective storms along the dryline in the southern plains of the United States during the spring over a 16-year period were determined from an examination of the evolution of ...

Abstract: A 54-yr climatology (1950?2003) of synoptic conditions associated with significant (F2 or greater) tornado events in the southern Appalachian region was compiled to 1) investigate the observed relative minimum of tornadoes ...

Abstract: On 26 March 1999, an unexpectedly heavy and complex snowfall event occurred across the southern Appalachian region. This event produced 20?30 cm (8?12 in.) of snow across the Smoky Mountains and 10?15 cm (4?6 in.) across ...

Abstract: The geographical and monthly frequencies of 500 mb cyclones and anticyclones in the National Meteorological Center analyses over the western half of the Northern Hemisphere are investigated for the period 1950?85. These ...