A  case of severe elevated convection over the Ohio Valley on March 22-23, 1995

Farina, Kevin J.; DiStefano, John T.

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A case of severe elevated convection over the Ohio Valley on March 22-23, 1995

Published Date:

1998

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Personal Authors:

Farina, Kevin J. ; DiStefano, John T. ;

Corporate Authors:

United States, National Weather Service,

Series:

Eastern Region technical attachment (National Weather Service (U.S.)) ; no. 1998-02

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Description:

"This paper describes, in some detail, a case of severe elevated convection that occurred over the Ohio Valley on March 22-23, 1995, with a focus on the environment in which the thunderstorms occurred. Comparisons are made between this event and the findings from Colman (1984, 1990a, and 1990b). Section 2 describes the data used in this study, while section 3 reviews the climatology of elevated convection. Section 4p resents the synoptic overview from both the dynamic and thermodynamic perspectives, and section 5 discusses radar observations during the event. Lastly, section 6p resents a summary"--Introduction.

Document Type:

Professional Paper

Collection(s):

National Weather Service (NWS)

Place as Subject:

Ohio River Valley

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