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Meteorology 503 Meteorology 503 Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Dodge City, KS May 7, 2002 Julio C. Garcia! SFSU

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Meteorology 503 Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Dodge City, KS May 7, 2002. Julio C. Garcia! SFSU. Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak. Tornadic outbreaks over Dodge City, KS are analyzed by looking at Shear, synoptic and buoyancy environments on May 7, 2002. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Meteorology 503 Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Dodge City, KS  May 7, 2002

Meteorology 503Meteorology 503Tornadic Analysis

Severe Weather OutbreakDodge City, KS

May 7, 2002

Meteorology 503Meteorology 503Tornadic Analysis

Severe Weather OutbreakDodge City, KS

May 7, 2002

Julio C. Garcia!SFSU

Julio C. Garcia!SFSU

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Tornadic outbreaks over Dodge City, KS are analyzed by looking at Shear, synoptic and buoyancy environments on May 7, 2002

Tornadic outbreaks over Dodge City, KS are analyzed by looking at Shear, synoptic and buoyancy environments on May 7, 2002

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12 UTC 7 May 2002 500mb

Upper level trough movingEast into the Southwest.

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00 UTC 8 May 2002 500 mb Chart

12 hours later:Southwest winds over the Great Plains

00 UTC 8 May 2002 500 mb Chart

12 hours later:Southwest winds over the Great Plains

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May 8, 2002 00 UTC:Sounding for Norman, OK

Winds veering with height

1. Strong CAPE 4890 J/Kg2. Deep layer wind shear 49 kt.3. SRH 272 m^2/s^2

May 8, 2002 00 UTC:Sounding for Norman, OK

Winds veering with height

1. Strong CAPE 4890 J/Kg2. Deep layer wind shear 49 kt.3. SRH 272 m^2/s^2

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May 8, 2002 00 UTCSounding for Topeka, KS.

1. Strong SRH: 690 m^2/s^22. Deep layer wind shear:

69 knots

May 8, 2002 00 UTCSounding for Topeka, KS.

1. Strong SRH: 690 m^2/s^22. Deep layer wind shear:

69 knots

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Surface analysisMay 7 22 UTC

Depicting:

Areas of high dewpoints related to Tornadic events.

Surface analysisMay 7 22 UTC

Depicting:

Areas of high dewpoints related to Tornadic events.

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Radar May 7, 2002 22:35 UTCRadar May 7, 2002 22:35 UTC Radar May 7, 2002 23:05 UTCRadar May 7, 2002 23:05 UTC

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Visible May 7, 2002 21:45 UTCVisible May 7, 2002 21:45 UTC Visible May 7, 2002 23:15 UTCVisible May 7, 2002 23:15 UTC

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