Category Archives: Severe Weather

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Flooding in the UAE and Oman

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Jorel Torres

During mid-April 2024, unprecedented flooding occurred in the Middle East, specifically in the countries of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. Over the course of a few days, a series of storms produced significant precipitation totals that pummeled the … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2023 Severe Weather Event – summary of satellite moisture products

Posted on March 3, 2023 by dbikos

https://www.wunderground.com/article/news/news/2023-03-02-tornado-severe-weather-dallas-texas-louisiana-arkansas-oklahoma Product Links: ALPW ALPW Percentiles ALPW vapor transport

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30 November 2020 Severe Weather Event in the Mid-Atlantic

Posted on December 3, 2020 by dbikos

By Dan Bikos, Sheldon Kusselson and Jorel Torres On 30 November 2020, a trough affected the Mid-Atlantic region and was responsible for the following severe weather reports: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/201130_rpts.html In this blog post, we’ll examine aspects of the synoptic scale setup … Continue reading →

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ALPW depiction of mid-level dry air associated with Tropical Storm Isaias

Posted on August 21, 2020 by dbikos

By Sheldon Kusselson Loop of ALPW 700-500 mb layer over a long time period

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Moisture products for the tornadic storm of 4 July 2020 in Saskatchewan

Posted on July 10, 2020 by dbikos

On 4 July 2020 a thunderstorm developed in southern Saskatchewan that led to numerous tornadoes (video, picture, pictures). Let’s analyze various satellite derived moisture products in the time period leading up to the tornadic storm.  The following loop 4-panel loop: … Continue reading →

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