Session 16 |
| | Tornado And Severe-Storm Environments |
| | Organizers: Gregory J. Stumpf, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; John P. Monteverdi, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA
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| 3:30 PM | 16.1 | Forecasting Synoptic and Mesoscale Environments for Tornadoes and Derechos in the Northeast United States
Sheryl F. Honikman, SUNY, Albany, NY; and A. C. Cacciola, T. J. Galarneau, L. F. Bosart, and K. D. LaPenta |
| 3:45 PM | 16.2 | The role of mid-level dry intrusions in tornadogenesis associated with landfalling tropical cyclones in the western Gulf of Mexico
Lon Curtis, KWTX-TV, Waco, TX |
| 4:00 PM | 16.3 | Convective and shear parameters associated with northern and central California tornadoes during the period 1990–1994
Gary S. Lipari, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA; and J. P. Monteverdi |
| 4:15 PM | 16.4 | Shear parameter thresholds for forecasting California tornadic thunderstorms
John P. Monteverdi, San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA; and C. A. Doswell and G. S. Lipari |