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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
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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
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Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak 12 UTC 7 May 2002 500mb Upper level trough moving East into the Southwest.
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Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak 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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Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak May 8, 2002 00 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, 2002 00 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
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Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak May 8, 2002 00 UTC Sounding for Topeka, KS. 1.Strong SRH: 690 m^2/s^2 2.Deep layer wind shear: 69 knots May 8, 2002 00 UTC Sounding for Topeka, KS. 1.Strong SRH: 690 m^2/s^2 2.Deep layer wind shear: 69 knots
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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.
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Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Radar May 7, 2002 22:35 UTC Radar May 7, 2002 23:05 UTC
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Tornadic Analysis Severe Weather Outbreak Visible May 7, 2002 21:45 UTC Visible May 7, 2002 23:15 UTC Overshooting tops
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