Prominent November Coldwaves in the North Central United States Since 1901Source: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;1987:;volume( 068 ):;issue: 006::page 616Author:Wendland, Wayne M.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0477(1987)068<0616:PNCITN>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The frequency and intensity of early winter (November) coldwaves were investigated for the north central United States. Twenty-two such storms occurred from 1901 to 1985, and were most frequent in the 1950s and early 1960s, and again from the mid 1970s to the present. November coldwaves are most often the result of Colorado cyclones moving to the cast northeast. On average, temperature declines of 22°C or more within 24 hours, falling to at least 0°C, impacted about 40 percent of the 12-state region. The storms were most often accompanied by strong winds, wind chill, heavy snow to the west, and thunderstorms to the cast, i.e., the trappings of a severe winter storm. Many of these storms inflicted severe damage on land and on the Great Lakes, sometimes taking lives of those not anticipating such a severe ?winter? storm in November.
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contributor author | Wendland, Wayne M. | |
date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:40:29Z | |
date available | 2017-06-09T14:40:29Z | |
date copyright | 1987/06/01 | |
date issued | 1987 | |
identifier issn | 0003-0007 | |
identifier other | ams-24204.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4160851 | |
description abstract | The frequency and intensity of early winter (November) coldwaves were investigated for the north central United States. Twenty-two such storms occurred from 1901 to 1985, and were most frequent in the 1950s and early 1960s, and again from the mid 1970s to the present. November coldwaves are most often the result of Colorado cyclones moving to the cast northeast. On average, temperature declines of 22°C or more within 24 hours, falling to at least 0°C, impacted about 40 percent of the 12-state region. The storms were most often accompanied by strong winds, wind chill, heavy snow to the west, and thunderstorms to the cast, i.e., the trappings of a severe winter storm. Many of these storms inflicted severe damage on land and on the Great Lakes, sometimes taking lives of those not anticipating such a severe ?winter? storm in November. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | Prominent November Coldwaves in the North Central United States Since 1901 | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 68 | |
journal issue | 6 | |
journal title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0477(1987)068<0616:PNCITN>2.0.CO;2 | |
journal fristpage | 616 | |
journal lastpage | 619 | |
tree | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;1987:;volume( 068 ):;issue: 006 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |