Category Archives: Severe Weather

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Dryline Bulges Identified in GOES-16 Split Window Difference on 30 April 2019

Posted on May 7, 2019 by dbikos

By Dan Bikos and Lewis Grasso During the afternoon of 30 April 2019, a dryline mixed eastward from New Mexico into the Texas panhandle, as seen in this GOES-16 visible loop with METARs overlaid: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/30apr19/vis_metars&loop_speed_ms=60 Thunderstorms initiate along various segments … Continue reading →

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17 April 2019 thunderstorm event over northern Mexico as observed by GOES-16

Posted on May 1, 2019 by dbikos

By Louie Grasso and Dan Bikos On the day of 17 April 2019 observations indicated a significant upper-level trough over the southwest portions of the US.  As is typical with this type of synoptic setup, southwesterly flow ahead of the … Continue reading →

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NCC monitoring severe weather during the nighttime

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Jorel Torres

Monitoring severe weather during the nighttime can be challenging since GOES-16/17 is limited to infrared imagery during the overnight hours. In complement to geostationary data sets, polar-orbiting satellite data can be utilized, specifically the Near-Constant Contrast (NCC) product. For unfamiliar … Continue reading →

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Hail damage swaths from severe storms over the High Plains as viewed from satellites during July 2018

Posted on October 2, 2018 by dbikos

By Louie Grasso, Dan Bikos, Jorel Torres and Ed Szoke During the summer of 2018 over the High Plains, several significant severe storms occurred.  Several hailstorms moved southward over the Central High Plains and produced noticeable hail swaths and damage … Continue reading →

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Some Advected Layered Precipitable Water (ALPW) Comparisons Between Florence, Harvey (2017), Maria (2017) and Matthew (2016) with Respect to Rainfall and Severe Weather

Posted on September 24, 2018 by dbikos

This blog entry is by Sheldon Kusselson and in the format of a PDF document: Florence 2018 Comparisons With Harvey and Matthew and More_Sep21,2018update

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