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RaXPol has documented numerous hazardous weather events throughout its deployment history, among them being several dozen particularly intense tornadoes. On May 24, 2011, RaXPol observed an extremely violent EF-5 tornado near El Reno, Oklahoma at very high temporal resolution, measuring doppler velocities in excess of 250 mph. [8] Two years ...
Mobile doppler weather radars have been used on dozens of scientific and academic research projects from their invention in the late 1900s. [1] One problems facing meteorological researchers was the fact that mesonets and other ground-based observation methods were being deployed too slow in order to accurately measure and study high-impact atmospheric phenomena. [1]
A tornado outbreak threatened parts of the South on Saturday, prompting forecasters to issue a rare "particularly dangerous situation" alert amid severe storms that have killed at least one person ...
The tornado was rated as a high-end EF3 with wind speeds estimated at 155 mph (249 km/h), reaching a peak width of 1,300 yards (1,200 m) along a 34.64-mile (55.75 km) path, remaining on the ground for 38 minutes. [11] As this tornado was ongoing, a separate circulation spawned the violent Greenfield tornado. [12]
The city's 4:42 p.m. Sunday update to text message subscribers said: "Extensive damage caused by the tornadoes has increased, with the broken utility pole count now at 399 confirmed, which exceeds ...
Tornado warnings are still in effect across parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, and the threat continues overnight when tornadoes can often be their deadliest. (5:57 p.m. ET) Winds Top 80 MPH
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.
The day 1 outlook for December 28, issued by the Storm Prediction Center. A moderate (4/5) risk was issued by the Storm Prediction Center for December 28, as a shortwave trough was expected to move through Texas and Louisiana, with the risk area also extending into Mississippi and extreme south bringing the expectation of large hail and multiple tornadoes, some being strong (EF2+).