The West Bend, Wisconsin Storm of 4 April 1981:A Problem in Operational MeteorologySource: Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology:;1983:;volume( 022 ):;issue: 001::page 181Author:Wakimoto, Roger M.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1983)022<0181:TWBWSO>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper presents an analysis of a thunderstorm system that spawned a downburst and an F4 anticyclonictornado in the West Bend, Wisconsin area in the early morning of 4 April 1981. The tornado caused threefatalities and was one of the strongest occurring in the United States during 1981. A weakly defined bowecho of level 3 intensity was observed by the radar located at Neenah, Wisconsin during the storm. Thethunderstorm tops were measured to only 7900 m (26 000 ft) and no apparent severe weather signature inthe infrared satellite imagery could be detected. The occurrence of this severe storm event is seen to haveimplications on present and future short-term operational forecasting technology.
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| contributor author | Wakimoto, Roger M. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T13:59:16Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T13:59:16Z | |
| date copyright | 1983/01/01 | |
| date issued | 1983 | |
| identifier issn | 0733-3021 | |
| identifier other | ams-10434.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4145551 | |
| description abstract | This paper presents an analysis of a thunderstorm system that spawned a downburst and an F4 anticyclonictornado in the West Bend, Wisconsin area in the early morning of 4 April 1981. The tornado caused threefatalities and was one of the strongest occurring in the United States during 1981. A weakly defined bowecho of level 3 intensity was observed by the radar located at Neenah, Wisconsin during the storm. Thethunderstorm tops were measured to only 7900 m (26 000 ft) and no apparent severe weather signature inthe infrared satellite imagery could be detected. The occurrence of this severe storm event is seen to haveimplications on present and future short-term operational forecasting technology. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | The West Bend, Wisconsin Storm of 4 April 1981:A Problem in Operational Meteorology | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 22 | |
| journal issue | 1 | |
| journal title | Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0450(1983)022<0181:TWBWSO>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 181 | |
| journal lastpage | 189 | |
| tree | Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology:;1983:;volume( 022 ):;issue: 001 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |