Monthly Archives: June 2012

Derecho in Progress? Damaging Wind Threat in VA/NC later this Evening/Tonight?

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

All, An ‘unregionally’ and anomalously strong elevated mixed layer is present across the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic, with 700-500 mb lapse rates on the order of 8-9 C/km.  The combination of very steep mid-level lapse rates, temperatures in the lower 100′s, … Continue reading →

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Potential Update to TCMWindTool: Wind Interpolation Method

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

As has been discussed, the TCMWindTool currently uses the Modified Rankine Vortex method for wind speed interpolation from the TCM product.  For those unfamiliar with the Modified Rankine Vortex, here are a few of the key features: The method requires … Continue reading →

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Unheard of Greensboro 850-hPa Temperatures Predicted

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Updated to include anomaly forecasts… The NAM, GFS, ECMWF and Canadian are all forecasting some unheard of 850-hPa temperatures across the Carolinas through the weekend.  The figure below provided by Jason Cordeira from the University of Albany is a histogram … Continue reading →

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HSLC Environmental Climatology Update

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

Over the last several months, the HSLC environmental climatology has been gaining steam. With the null data now in hand, I have begun to compare the environments of HSLC events and nulls. However, prior to the acquisition of the null … Continue reading →

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Notes from CSTAR QPF group call – June 13, 2012

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

Notes from 6/13/2012 CSTAR TC Boundary/QPF conference call 6 participants Barrett Smith (RAH) Gary Lackmann (NCSU) Jordan Dale (NCSU) Frank Alsheimer (CHS) Jonathan Blaes (RAH) Jim Hudgins (RNK) Notes: Jordan Dale presented his most recent analysis of TS Ernesto.  20km … Continue reading →

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TC Inland Winds Conference Call Notes 6/13/12

Posted on June 14, 2012 by

Conference Call Attendees:  Jonathan Blaes-RAH, Michael Brennan-NHC, John Billet-AKQ, Bob Bright-CHS,  Frank Alsheimer-CHS, Reid Hawkins-ILM, & Bryce Tyner-NCSU The TC Inland Winds group held its monthly conference call on 6/13/12.  The call began with a discussion of Bryce’s recent NDFD verification … Continue reading →

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Notes from the 31 May 2012 HSLC conference call

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

Participants – NCSU (Matt Parker, Jason Davis, Keith Sherburn), GSP (Justin Lane), RAH (Jonathan Blaes, Mike Strickler), RNK (Steve Keighton), LWX (Steven Zubrick), FFC (Steve Nelson, Trish Palmer), AKQ (Andrew Zimmerman), CAE (Hunter Coleman) JB from RAH got the call … Continue reading →

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Follow up to TD Beryl

Posted on June 12, 2012 by

As a follow up to Jordan’s event summary for TD Beryl (http://cimmse.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/td-beryl-event-summary/), here is a radar loop from KRAX showing the interaction of TD Beryl with convective outflow from storms over western Virginia on the evening of May 29th (Fig. … Continue reading →

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Final Summary NDFD Verification

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

As part of the creation of the climatology/statistical paper for the TC Inland Winds Group, NDFD forecasts were verified by comparing the latest forecast cycle prior to verification to H*Wind surface analyses.  NDFD sustained wind speed forecasts are available since … Continue reading →

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TD Beryl Event Summary

Posted on June 5, 2012 by

Beryl originated as a tropical disturbance in the Caribbean which tracked northeastward off the Southeast US coast on May 25 (Fig. 1). The system was initially classified a subtropical storm on 00Z May 26 as its motion became west-southwesterly along … Continue reading →

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