Weather Discussion March 12, 2012. Wild Hawaiian Weather (3/9/2012)

Weather Discussion

March 12, 2012

Wild Hawaiian Weather (3/9/2012)

Wild Hawaiian Weather (3/9/2012)

Wild Hawaiian Weather (3/9/2012)

Wild Hawaiian Weather (3/9/2012)

2011-2012: 4th Warmest Winter for the U.S.

Winter 2011-2012 Precipitation Rankings by State

Record Winter Season for GSO and RDU

SPC Convective Outlook (3/2 at 11:30am)

SPC Tornado Outlook (3/2 at 3:00pm)

SPC Hail Outlook (3/2 at 3:00pm)

Another great forecast by the NWS and SPC!

Tornado Climatology for March (courtesy of TWC)

March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak (10:15am)

March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak (5:00pm)

Rotational Velocity across the Southeast and Midwest for March 2, 2012

Damage in Marysville, IN

Mobile Home Destruction in Henryville, IN

Why was the Henryville, IN tornado not rated an EF-5??

EF-3 Tornado Pounds West Liberty, KY

Damage in West Liberty, KY

Meteorology of the March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak

Instability Provided by Warm Advection from the Gulf of Mexico

Instability Provided by Warm Advection from the Gulf of Mexico

Sounding for Louisville, KY (18Z on 3/2)

Major Ingredient: A Powerful Jet Stream!

250-mb Heights and Wind Speeds (00Z on 3/3)

500-mb Vorticity (00Z on 3/3)

U.S. Surface Analysis (18Z on 3/2)

Water Vapor Imagery (4:15pm on 3/2)

Tornado Outbreak (3:00pm on 3/2)

DAI

Nashville, TN Sounding (18Z on 3/2)

U.S. Surface Analysis (00Z on 3/2)

Water Vapor Imagery (10pm on 3/2)

Perhaps the only benefit from this storm system…

Carolina Clipper (12Z on 3/5)

500-mb Vorticity (12Z on 3/5)

GSO Sounding (12Z on 3/5)

GSO Back Trajectories (12Z on 3/5)

Carolina Clipper and Front Associated with March 2 Tornado Outbreak

500-mb Analysis (12Z on 3/8)

U.S. Surface Analysis (12Z on 3/8)

N.C. Surface Analysis (12Z on 3/8)

GSO Sounding (12Z on 3/8)

GSO Back Trajectories (12Z on 3/8)

GSO Sounding (00Z on 3/9)