Month: April 2015

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

by Dan Bikos on April 27th, 2015

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

GOES Hail Severe Weather Tornadoes

2 April 2015 severe thunderstorm event

by Dan Bikos on April 3rd, 2015

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 Missouri and northwest Arkansas. One of the key ingredients for this severe weather setup was Continue Reading

Convection Severe Weather Tornadoes