A multiscale examination of the 31 may 1998 mechanicville, New York, Tornado

• Published in: Weather and forecasting Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 494 - 516
• Main Authors: LAPENTA, Kenneth D, BOSART, Lance F, GALARNEAU, Thomas J, DICKINSON, Michael J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA American Meteorological Society 01.08.2005
• Subjects: Air masses; Doppler radar; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Meteorology; Outbreaks; Severe weather; Storm damage; Storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms; Thunderstorms; Tornadoes; Troposphere; Weather forecasting; Wind shear; New York; United States; Mechanicville New York; United States > US; USA, New York; lightning; Mesoscale convective system; Space remote sensing; Satellite observation; North America; Bad weather; Radar remote sensing; Tornadogenesis; Mesoscale; Analysis of meteorological field; Synoptic scale; Tornado; Supercell

Abstract On 31 May 1998, an F3 tornado struck Mechanicville, New York, injuring 68 people and causing $71 million in damage. The tornado was part of a widespread, severe weather outbreak across the northeast United States. The synoptic conditions that caused the outbreak and the mesoscale and storm-...