Poster Session 8 Supercells and Tornadoes Posters II

Wednesday, 13 October 2010: 3:15 PM-5:00 PM
Grand Mesa Ballroom ABC (Hyatt Regency Tech Center)
Host: 25th Conference on Severe Local Storms

Papers:
P8.1
An examination of environmental parameters and radar evolution associated with tornadic supercells in south-central Nebraska on 15 June and 17 June 2009
Jeremy J. Wesely, NOAA/NWS, Hastings, NE; and R. D. Pfannkuch

P8.2
Preliminary analysis of a winter tornadic storm observed with radar and in situ instrumentation
Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Inoue, K. Bessho, M. Nakazato, W. Mashiko, S. Hayashi, S. Hoshino, H. Yamauchi, T. Imai, K. Araki, T. Fukuhara, T. Shibata, Y. Hono, W. Kato, K. Adachi, and T. Takemi

P8.3
The Vertical Structures within a winter tornadic storm during landfall over the Japan Sea area
Kenichi Kusunoki, MRI, Tsukuba, Japan; and H. Inoue, K. Bessho, M. Nakazato, W. Mashiko, S. Hayashi, S. Hoshino, H. Yamauchi, T. Imai, K. Araki, T. Fukuhara, T. Shibata, Y. Hono, W. Kato, K. Adachi, and T. Takemi

P8.4
High-resolution OU-PRIME radar observations of a prolific tornado-producing supercell on 10 May 2010
David Bodine, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. D. Palmer, M. R. Kumjian, and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (1.7 MB)

P8.5
Microphysical characteristics in supercell thunderstorms using mobile dual-polarization radars and mobile disdrometers
Katja Friedrich, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO; and F. Masters, J. Wurman, and D. W. Burgess

P8.6
A multiple-wavelength polarimetric analysis of the 16 May 2010 Oklahoma City hailstorm
Joseph C. Picca, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (1.3 MB)

P8.7
Polarimetric radar characteristics of a supercell hailstorm on 10 May 2010 in central Oklahoma
Clark D. Payne, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. A. Van Den Broeke, L. R. Lemon, and P. T. Schlatter

Handout (952.9 kB)

P8.8
The structure and time evolution of polarimetric signatures in severe convective storms based on high-resolution numerical simulations and data from a mobile, dual-polarized, X-band Doppler radar
Jeffrey C. Snyder, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein, Y. Jung, S. J. Frasier, and V. Venkatesh

Handout (2.1 MB)

P8.9
Supercell Dissipation Observed by VORTEX2 on 9 June 2009 and its Impact on the Understanding of Storm Demise
Casey E. Letkewicz, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker

Handout (2.3 MB)

P8.10
An examination of varying supercell environments over the complex terrain of the eastern Tennessee River Valley
David M. Gaffin, NOAA/NWSFO, Morristown, TN; and D. G. Hotz

Handout (2.9 MB)

P8.11
Mesoscale environments and radar characteristics of three late evening Appalachian tornadic supercells in early May 2009

P8.12
The Effects of Topography and Friction on Mesocyclones and Tornadoes
Timothy A. Coleman, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL

P8.13
The 17 June 2010 Minnesota Tornado Outbreak: A Brief Event Overview and Historical Perspective
Thomas R. Hultquist, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN; and D. J. Miller, B. Bramer, M. Friedlein, T. Krause, A. Graning, A. Lamers, G. Gust, and D. Kellenbenz

P8.14
Classic and HP mini-supercells in southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho on 3 May 2009
Stephen S. Parker, NOAA/NWSFO, Boise, ID

Handout (2.4 MB)

P8.15
Simulations of the supercell outbreak of 18 March 1925
Melissa E. Becker, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND ; and M. S. Gilmore, J. Naylor, J. K. Weber, R. A. Maddox, G. P. Compo, J. S. Whitaker, and T. M. Hamill

Handout (1.2 MB)

P8.16
Storm mergers. Part 2: Observations of merger events from VORTEX2
Ryan M. Hastings, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA; and Y. P. Richardson, P. M. Markowski, and J. Wurman

Handout (196.2 kB)

P8.17
Impacts of Cell Interaction on Storm Intensification: A Dynamical and Microphysical Perspective
Ann Syrowski, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and B. F. Jewett and R. B. Wilhelmson

P8.18
Evolution of the 4 May 2007 Greensburg, Kansas tornadic supercell storm as inferred from mobile, X-band Doppler radar observations
Robin L. Tanamachi, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK ; and H. B. Bluestein, S. J. Frasier, and K. Hardwick

P8.19
Low-level mesocyclogenesis in the presence of increasing low-level atmospheric stability
Kent H. Knopfmeier, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma/NSSL, Norman, OK; and D. J. Stensrud

P8.20
Super Tuesday storm variability
Todd A. Murphy, University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and K. Knupp

P8.21
Dual-Doppler Wind Analysis of Low-level Mesocyclones Verified against StickNet Wind Observations

P8.22
The role of boundary interaction and augmented low level shear in the formation of a supercell in an otherwise “hostile” deep layer shear environment: Denver Interntional Airport Supercell of 24 May 2009

P8.22
Initiation and modulation of severe storms along warm fronts
Brian F. Jewett, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and R. B. Wilhelmson

P8.23
Characteristics of supercells simulated with tornadic and non-tornadic RUC-2 proximity soundings. Part I: Sensitivity to convective initiation mechanisms
Lawrence Burkett, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and M. S. Gilmore, R. L. Thompson, R. Edwards, J. M. Straka, and R. B. Wilhelmson

P8.24
The 21 January Huntsville tornado: Storm and mesoscale characteristics inferred from combined high-resolution dual-polarization radar data and video images
Kevin R. Knupp, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and T. Coleman and E. W. McCaul Jr.

P8.25
Precipitation characteristics of supercell hook echoes
Matthew R. Kumjian, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK ; and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (2.7 MB)

P8.26
Two record breaking Australian hailstorms: storm environments, damage characteristics and rarity
Bruce William Buckley, Insurance Australia Group, Sydney, Australia; and W. Sullivan, P. Chan, and M. Leplastrier

Handout (2.2 MB)

P8.27
Surface observations of the rear-flank downdraft evolution associated with the Aurora, NE tornado of 17 June 2009
Bruce D. Lee, High Impact Weather Research & Consulting, LLC, Grand Rapids, MN; and C. A. Finley, C. D. Karstens, and T. M. Samaras

Handout (1.6 MB)

P8.28
(Formerly P10.1) Possible impacts of the Enhanced Fujita Scale on United States tornado data
Roger Edwards, SPC/NWS/NOAA, Norman, OK; and H. E. Brooks

Handout (144.8 kB)

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