Optimizing the WSR-88D Mesocyclone/Tornadic Vortex Signature Algorithm Using WATADS—A Case Study

A tornado outbreak occurred in east-central Minnesota around 0000 UTC 22 July 1995, within 80 km of the KMPX WSR-88D, at the Minneapolis-Chanhassen Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO). The WSR-88D Mesocyclone/Tornadic Vortex Signature algorithm (NITA) identified only two Tornadic Vortex Signature...

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Published inWeather and forecasting Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 367 - 376
Main Authors Tipton, Gregory A, Howieson, Eric D, Margraf, John A, Lee, Robert R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Meteorological Society 01.06.1998
Subjects
Algorithms
Cyclones
Meteorology
Radar
Tornadoes
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Summary:A tornado outbreak occurred in east-central Minnesota around 0000 UTC 22 July 1995, within 80 km of the KMPX WSR-88D, at the Minneapolis-Chanhassen Weather Service Forecast Office (WSFO). The WSR-88D Mesocyclone/Tornadic Vortex Signature algorithm (NITA) identified only two Tornadic Vortex Signatures (TVSs) out of 14 confirmed tornadoes.
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ISSN:0882-8156
1520-0434
DOI:10.1175/1520-0434(1998)013<0367:OTWMTV>2.0.CO;2