Category Archives: Downbursts

10 June 2013 Colorado Dry Microburst

Posted on June 20, 2013 by dbikos

By Ken Pryor (NESDIS), Dan Bikos (CIRA) and Scott Lindstrom (CIMSS) During the early afternoon of 10 June 2013, a cluster of convective storms developed over the front range of the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and then tracked eastward over … Continue reading →

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Microburst Risk Algorithm observes Favorable Conditions for Strong Convective Winds over the Chesapeake Bay

Posted on September 17, 2012 by dbikos

Ken Pryor (NESDIS / STAR) A GOES sounder-derived Microburst Windspeed Potential (MWP) algorithm, based on convective available potential energy (CAPE), and vertical temperature and humidity lapse rates, and based on the vertical difference in equivalent potential temperature (theta-e difference, TED) … Continue reading →

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Forecasting Convective Downburst Potential: Update

Posted on September 14, 2009 by admin

Ken Pryor (NESDIS) The VISIT lesson “Forecasting Convective Downburst Potential Using GOES Sounder Derived Products” presents current applications of a suite of GOES sounder-derived products. The lesson has been recently revised to include updated imagery examples, and new case studies … Continue reading →

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West Texas Windstorm: 8 February 2009

Posted on February 18, 2009 by admin

Ken Pryor A convectively active late winter season over the Great Plains has proven fruitful for the assessment of the GOES-11 imager microburst risk product. During the evening of 8 February 2009, a line of convective storms tracked through eastern New Mexico … Continue reading →

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