Poster Session 12 Observations of Tornadoes and Supercells Part 2

Thursday, 6 November 2014: 3:00 PM-4:15 PM
Capitol Ballroom AB (Madison Concourse Hotel)
Host: 27th Conference on Severe Local Storms
Organizers:
Curtis R. Alexander, NOAA/Earth Systems Research Laboratory/Global Systems Division and CIRES/Univ. of Colorado, Global Systems Division, Boulder, CO and Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO

Papers:
160
An Analysis of the 27 April 2014 Severe Weather event: The Mayflower-Vilonia-El Paso tornadic storm
Christopher C. Buonanno, NOAA/NWS, North Little Rock, AR; and J. A. Lewis III, W. Gilmore, B. D. Smith, C. Rickard, C. Dalton, and S. Clarke

161
A Parametric Wind-Pressure Relationship for Concentric Cyclostrophic Vortices
Vincent T. Wood, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and R. L. Tanamachi and L. W. White

Handout (2.0 MB) Handout (2.8 MB)

162
Damage Survey of the Mayflower-Vilonia, Arkansas Tornado
Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Irving, TX; and J. Robinson, E. Kiesling, and L. Tanner
Manuscript (1.9 MB)

163
Integrated Observations of a Near-Surface Based Supercell Located Behind a Gust Front
Anthony W. Lyza, Univ. of Alabama, Huntsville, AL; and J. Apke, K. S. Pennington, and K. Knupp
Manuscript (921.1 kB)

Handout (3.3 MB)

164
The 6 May 2010 Elevated Supercell During VORTEX2
Christopher W. MacIntosh, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; and M. D. Parker

165
High-Resolution Phased Array Radar Observations of an Oklahoma Hailstorm Producing Extremely-Large Hail
Arthur Witt, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Manuscript (5.2 MB)

Handout (6.6 MB)

166
Polarimetric Analysis of Two Giant-Hail-Producing Supercells Observed by X-Band and S-band Radars
Jeffrey C. Snyder, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and A. V. Ryzhkov, H. B. Bluestein, and S. F. Blair

Handout (6.7 MB)

167
An Examination of the Radar and Lightning Characteristics of the El Reno Tornado
Jenny Reed, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Atlanta, GA; and J. M. Trostel

168
Some Considerations for the Use of High-Resolution Mobile Radar Data in EF-Scale Assessments
Jeffrey C. Snyder, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and H. B. Bluestein

Handout (6.3 MB)

169
Development of Tornadic Debris Signature Guidance Using Polarimetric WSR-88D Data
Darrel M. Kingfield, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and S. K. Degelia, K. L. Ortega, J. C. Snyder, T. M. Smith, and A. V. Ryzhkov

Handout (4.2 MB)

170
The Art of Storm Surveying: Leveraging New Datasets to Document the 12 June 2013 Tornadoes
Kevin Skow, NOAA/NWS, Des Moines, IA
Manuscript (429.2 kB)

Handout (5.5 MB)

171
Analysis of Polarimetric Tornado Debris Signatures Observed by WSR-88D Associated with Significant Tornadoes
Steven E. Nelson, NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Peachtree City, GA; and J. R. Banghoff

172
Examination of debris loading effects on tornado dynamics using a Large-Eddy Simulation model and W-band mobile radar measurements
David J. Bodine, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and T. Maruyama, R. D. Palmer, C. Fulton, and H. B. Bluestein
Manuscript (1.8 MB)

173
Wilder Weather: Laura Ingalls Wilder and Her Famous Tornado
Barbara Mayes Boustead, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE

Handout (3.9 MB)

174
Rapid-Update Radar Observations of Downbursts
Charles M. Kuster, OU/CIMMS and NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman and T. J. Schuur

175
An Integrated Damage, Visual, and Radar Analysis of the 2013 Moore, Oklahoma EF5 Tornado
Nolan T. Atkins, Lyndon State College, Lyndonville, VT; and K. M. Butler, K. R. Flynn, and R. Wakimoto

176
Low-level vertical wind structure in tornadoes
Karen A. Kosiba, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and J. Wurman

177
Measurement of Tsukuba tornado with particle image velocimetry
Koji Sassa, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan; and H. Miyagi and H. Yamauchi

Handout (3.6 MB)

178
High-resolution Tornado Damage Surveys Compared to Doppler Velocity-derived Rotational Strength Parameters
Kiel L. Ortega, National Weather Center, Norman, OK ; and J. G. LaDue, T. C. Meyer, and D. M. Kingfield

Handout (1.9 MB)

179
The Doppler On Wheels NSF Lower Atmospheric Observing Facility
Joshua Wurman, Center for Severe Weather Research, Boulder, CO; and K. A. Kosiba, P. Robinson, B. Pereira, R. Humphrey, and T. Meyer

180
Impacts of Radar Scan Time on Observed 31 May 2013 Supercell Evolution: An Operational Perspective
Charles Kuster, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. L. Heinselman and M. D. Austin

181
An Observational Study of the Wessington Springs, South Dakota Tornadic Storm of 18 June 2014
Scott F. Blair, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO; and P. N. Schumacher

182
Investigating the Impact of Volume Update Frequency on Distributions of Polarimetric Radar Variables Compared to High Resolution Hail Reports
Kiel L. Ortega, National Weather Center, Norman, OK

Handout (1006.8 kB)

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