Good evening! I’m bringing you a late night look at an article about Tornado Risk Analysis by P. Grady, Andrew Mercer, Jinmu Choi, and Jared Allen, enjoy! Summary: We’re introduced really early on in the…
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Review: ‘‘Bookend Vortex’’ Induced Tornadoes along the Natchez Trace
Good morning all! I’ve got another article review for ya as you look to enter your lunch break; take a quick read, and have a great rest of the day! This article, ‘‘Bookend Vortex’’ Induced…
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Article Review: The Impact of the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on Winter and Early Spring U.S. Tornado Outbreaks
In recent years, interest in seasonal forecasts of the frequency and severity of severe weather has grown, especially since 2011. The year was an extreme for tornado outbreaks, resulting in over 500 deaths, thousands of…
Article Review: Ranking of Tornado Outbreaks across the United States and Their Climatological Characteristics
With nearly 1700 tornadoes confirmed, 2011 was one of the most prolific years for tornadoes in the United States. This ranked the second highest annual total since 1950. Also, with 553 casualties, it was the…
Review: Investigation of Near-Storm Environments for Tornado Events and Warnings
Good evening everyone! I’m getting my review in last minute for a late night read and if you’re nutty like me, this is exactly what you need to relax right before you go to sleep,…
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Review: Radar Climatology of Tornadic and Nontornadic Vortices in High-Shear, Low-CAPE Environments in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States
As part of the new trend, I have another article review up and ready! I really enjoyed this article! “Radar Climatology of Tornadic and Nontornadic Vortices in High-Shear, Low-CAPE Environments in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern…
Article Review: An Objective Analysis of Tornado Risk in the United States
For years, it was commonly believed that the Great Plains, a region stretching from Northern Texas to Iowa, was at greatest risk for tornadoes in the United States. The area even gained the reputation as…
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Review: Tornado Damage Rating Probabilities Derived from WSR-88D Data
To my up and coming followers, I’m back with another article review! This one is of a larger interest to me considering it’s tornado related and I just go bonkers for some funnel cloud! This…
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Article Review: Tornado Damage Rating Probabilities Derived from WSR-88D Data
Good evening! Here is an article review on how rotational velocity values from Doppler radar may be used to track tornado damage ratings (think Fujita!) in real time. A fair warning! This post is more geared…
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Dixie Tornado Outbreak: 110 years later
On April 24, 1908 a handful of tornadoes ripped across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. While the exact number of tornadoes that day is debatable, generally 10 of the tornadoes are blamed for a vast majority…
