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Severe Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding Potential Across the Gulf Coast States

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, a few tornadoes and heavy rain will be in play across the western and central Gulf Coast over the next few days. Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall may lead to considerable flash and urban flooding especially within vulnerable areas. New and renewed river flooding will also be possible. Read More >

Publications and Weather Highlights
 
Publications by NWS San Joaquin Valley Personnel

Technical Attachments are documents written by NWS Personnel describing different aspects of weather or to improve forecasting techniques. A complete list of these publications can be found on the Western Region Homepage. Below is a list of TM'sTA'sand TA Lites written by our office personnel. 
 
TA # Title Author
98-07 The Lemoore Naval Air Station Classic Supercell Tornado of 22 November 1996 Ray Kruzdlo
98-12 VR/SHEAR Interpretation Ray Kruzdlo
98-35 San Joaquin Valley Hail Event - December 13, 1995 Bob Nester
L03-15 Evaluation of KHNX WSR-88D Storm-Relative Velocity Products During A Tornadic Thunderstorm Jeffrey Nesmith
L03-40 Use of Local Analysis and Prediction System (LAPS) During a High Bouyancy / Low Shear Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak in the Central California Interior David Spector
03-09 The Application of Upper Level Heights in Diagnosing and Forecasting San Joaquin Valley Dense Fog Episodes Mark Burger
L03-48 An Analysis of the December 16, 2002 Grapevine Wind Event Mark Burger
04-06 The Prediction of Minimum Overnight Visibilities at the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport Utilizing Multiple Linear Regression Mark Burger
L04-18 A Southern Sierra Nevada Flash Flood Event Resulting from Monsoonal Convection Mark Burger
L05-04 The Unusual Frost Event of November 29 to December 4, 2004 Dan Gudgel
05-04 Pre-Frontal San Joaquin Valley Wind Events and the Use of Surface and Upper Air Data to Facilitate Their Prediction Mark Burger
L06-10 An Anaysis of a Heavy Precipitation Event Over Interior South-Central California Jeffrey Meyers and Larry Greiss
L07-08 El Nino and La Nina Episodes and Their Impact on the Weather in Interior Central California Christopher Stachelski
TM280 The Climate of Fresno, California Christopher Stachelski and Gary Sanger
TM281 The Climate of Bakersfield, California Christopher Stachelski and Gary Sanger
L14-04 Tornado Statistics for the WFO San Joaquin Valley-Hanford County Warning Area Gary Sanger and Jimmy Andersen