Arthur Witt
@arthurwitt
Research Meteorologist at the National Severe Storms Laboratory (retired). Fan of Tangerine Dream (1975-1990), Stellardrone, Prog Rock, J-Law.
Giant hail (4+ inches) likely with this intense supercell north of Fort Morgan, based on mid-level radar signatures: strong mesocyclone, ZDR < -1 dB and CC < 0.7
I didn't expect to see this today: three-body scatter spike (TBSS) from a hailstorm located south of Richmond, VA.
Giant hail signature with the supercell south of Sterling, CO. Max Z = 76 dBZ collocated with a CC of 0.6 on the 0.5 degree scan.
MESH is likely way too low with its estimate of max expected hail size, given the intense, rotating updrafts in these two supercells.
Very intense updraft with the supercell NW of Sterling, CO. Storm-top divergence of around 100 m/s, as seen from the Denver WSR-88D.
Two prominent BWERs with the supercells near Kimball, NE, as seen from the Denver WSR-88D.
And the supercell NW of Kimball, NE also has a distinct BWER and strong mid-level mesocyclone.
Supercell over Kimball, NE has a distinct BWER and strong mid-level mesocyclone.
Getting pretty intense again NE of Enid, OK, with another supercell hailstorm having a strong mid-level mesocyclone.
This supercell is located in a region of high 0-3 km Storm-Relative Helicity (SRH).
Impressive supercell hailstorm with a strong mid-level mesocyclone and marginal BWER, located NE of Enid, OK.
It's very fortunate that the worst part of this hailstorm occurred right between Springfeild and Decatur, IL.
Major three-body scatter spike (TBSS) with the supercell just east of Springfield, IL.
Storms are starting to develop in northern Missouri, right in the center of the current Significant Tornado bullseye.
KILX changed its PRT on the next volume scan and now the velocity data is much better.
KILX is having some major data-quality problems with the velocity data on its batch cuts. The velocity data from KDVN is much better.
Although the T/Td profile is impacted by previous storm activity, that is one mighty impressive hodograph.