Low topped supercell produces tornado | Stormtrack On Wednesday at 16:45 CDT there was an EF-2 tornado in Bryan, Texas The tornado was unusual in that it was produced by a low topped supercell I found a monograph about this type of supercell here: Mini Supercell Thunderstorms The radar screenshot below (from 16:40 CDT) shows the supercell
Open Source Weather Radar Software - Supercell Wx - Stormtrack Supercell Wx is a free, open source application to visualize live NEXRAD Level 2 and Level 3 data, and severe weather alerts It displays continuously updating weather data on top of a responsive map, providing the capability to monitor weather events using reflectivity, velocity, and other products
Only supercells produce tornados? | Stormtrack Can a tornado only be produced by a supercell? If that is the case, why the heck did they issue tornado warnings here in colorado for a severe thunderstorm? I thought severe thunderstorms could produce tornados as well, but the way the weather man made it sound was only supercells produce tornados, while regular severe thunderstorms would produce only gustnados or landspouts? Did I understand
Recognizing Side Lobes Versus Rotation Associated With a Tornado As with everything in meteorology, there are (rare) exceptions The April 29, 2022, Wichita-Andover Tornado had such a high base (see radar imagery below) that it appeared the tornado's circulation was detached from the supercell It could have been misinterpreted as a side lobe But, these are rare Happy and safe chasing in 2024!!
Best Free Radar Software? - Stormtrack Hi all, I’m somewhat new to the weather enthusiast scene What would be the best fully free radar software (preferably open source) out there for Windows? Is that kind of software even a thing?
1955-05-25 Udall, KS Tornado | Stormtrack I consider this case somewhat analogous to Greensburg, with a nighttime, northward-moving, intense, cyclic supercell (which also produced the Blackwell F5) The sketches of the radar echoes at the time are actually somewhat similar to the Greensburg Trousdale storm
What is outflow dominant | Stormtrack An outflow-dominant storm is a storm whose downdraft has taken precedence over the updraft Usually, outflow-dominant storms are characterized as "HP" storms, standing for High Precipitation They are characterized by a large area of intense rain and hail, with virtually no visible updraft base An outflow-dominant structure is often one of the first signs to a classic supercell's demise The
Whats the largest documented Supercell? | Stormtrack Not sure on total storm size, but the largest documented mesocyclone on record may be the Superior NE supercell from June 22, 2003 (the same day and just south of the famous Aurora hail event) This was sampled by the Eldora radar during BAMEX operations, and Roger Wakimoto has a few slides from preliminary analysis of the event starting here:
Faux Supercell? Interesting Radar Images | Stormtrack If it was in fact a supercell, it was a mighty low-topped one The storm was headed northwest (which suggests cold core but makes the "hook" seem misplaced relative to the storm motion), and it dissipated within a few frames I thought the images were interesting enough to share