6.1 A Broadcaster's Use of Dual Pol "Correlation Coefficient" For Debris Detection During Lincoln County, TN Tornado

Friday, 12 June 2015: 1:15 PM
304 (Raleigh Convention Center)
Davis Nolan, WKRN TV Nashville, Mount Juliet, TN

Since the dual pol upgrade to the NEXRAD in Nashville, I have been waiting for the chance to use Correlation Coefficient to detect debris during tornado coverage. That opportunity finally came on the night of April 28, 2014, when a tornado in Lincoln County, TN lofted debris 19,000 feet into the air.

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