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CASE STUDY 018-UPPER MIDWEST SEVERE WEATHER
Case 18 is the latest in a series of convective cases from different
regions of the United States. This case provides information for a
widespread area of severe weather that occurred over the period 30 May
to 01 June 1998, and stretched from South Dakota to New York. The case
data begins in support of the tornado that hit Spencer, SD on 30 May
1998 and continues with a derecho event that moved through MN, WI, MI, IN,
and NY. Meteorolgical features associated with this event include a rear
entry low-level jet, and hook and bow echo signatures from radar.
This case has been studied by various NWS offices and has been presented at numerous workshops and conferences, anc comes with laboratory exercises and support documentation.Case 018 is now available for searching, browsing, and ordering for FTP download through the CODIAC WWW system.
To order case study 018 data, go tohttp://www.joss.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/codiac/projs?COMET_CASE_018
For a detailed description of case study 018 as well as a lab exercise and
other training support documentation, see COMET Case Study 018 at: http://www.comet.ucar.edu/resources/cases/c18_30may98/ Additional case studies and other case studies handling this event can be found at: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/casestudies/ofInterest/ -----FUTURE CASES----- The next case study to be released is the May 3, 1999, Oklahoma City tornado outbreak. This will be the first case made available in the netCDF, AWIPS compatible, format as well as the formats available in the past. The release of this case is anticipated within the next 3 weeks.Liz Page WS/OM Case Study Meteorologist
---------- Jeff Weber Unidata/COMET Case Studies University Corporation for Atmospheric Research jweber@xxxxxxxxPH:303-497-8676 URL--http://www.joss.ucar.edu/cometCases
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