In-House Tornadic/Supercell Studies

Local (In-House) Studies at WFO St. Louis
(Updated January 14, 2003)

Several staff members at WFO St. Louis continue to actively participate in local "in-house" studies.
Much of the work focuses on the development of a tornado climatology for the WFO St. Louis county
warning area (CWA) and study of tornadic supercells. Preliminary results of the tornadic supercell
study is shown below. Future results will be shown on this page.

Tornado Climatology of the St. Louis Weather Forecast Office
County Warning Area (completed by Mark Britt and Fred Glass)

Abstract submitted to the 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms.

Paper presented at the 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms.

Latest Info on the WFO LSX Tornado Climatology (Updated January 14th, 2003)

Close Range WSR-88D Observations of Several Tornadic Storms
(authors: Fred Glass and Mark Britt/NOAA/NWS St. Louis MO)

Abstract submitted to the 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms (Orlando FL).

Preprint presented at the 20th Conf. on Severe Local Storms (Orlando FL).

The Historic Missouri-Illinois High-Precipitation Supercell of 10 April 2001
(authors: Fred Glass and Mark Britt/NOAA/NWS St. Louis MO)

Abstract submitted to the 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms (San Antonio TX).

Preprint presented at the 21st Conference on Severe Local Storms (San Antonio TX). PDF File

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