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

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

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak 12 UTC 7 May mb Upper level trough moving East into the Southwest.

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak 00 UTC 8 May mb Chart 12 hours later: Southwest winds over the Great Plains 00 UTC 8 May mb Chart 12 hours later: Southwest winds over the Great Plains

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak May 8, UTC: Sounding for Norman, OK Winds veering with height 1.Strong CAPE 4890 J/Kg 2.Deep layer wind shear 49 kt. 3.SRH 272 m^2/s^2 May 8, UTC: Sounding for Norman, OK Winds veering with height 1.Strong CAPE 4890 J/Kg 2.Deep layer wind shear 49 kt. 3.SRH 272 m^2/s^2

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak May 8, UTC Sounding for Topeka, KS. 1.Strong SRH: 690 m^2/s^2 2.Deep layer wind shear: 69 knots May 8, UTC Sounding for Topeka, KS. 1.Strong SRH: 690 m^2/s^2 2.Deep layer wind shear: 69 knots

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Surface analysis May 7 22 UTC Depicting: Areas of high dewpoints related to Tornadic events. Surface analysis May 7 22 UTC Depicting: Areas of high dewpoints related to Tornadic events.

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Radar May 7, :35 UTC Radar May 7, :05 UTC

Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Visible May 7, :45 UTC Visible May 7, :15 UTC Overshooting tops