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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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4 June 2015 GOES 1-minute visible imagery and time lapse video

Posted on July 17, 2015 by dbikos

This blog entry consists of a youtube video: The time lapse video discussed above can be seen in its entirety below (courtesy Scott Longmore, CIRA):

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GOES visible imagery analysis for 26 April 2015 tornadic storm in Texas

Posted on April 27, 2015 by dbikos

This blog entry consists of a youtube video: To view only the GOES visible loop animation (without recorded audio), see: http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/templates/loop_directory.asp?data_folder=training/visit/loops/26apr15_vis&number_of_images_to_display=52

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2 April 2015 severe thunderstorm event

Posted on April 3, 2015 by dbikos

On 2 April 2015, severe thunderstorms were forecast by the SPC as summarized in their Day 1 convective outlook graphic: We will focus on the western edge of the enhanced outlook area which is roughly southeast Kansas, northwest Oklahoma, southwest … Continue reading →

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