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R adar
O bservations of
T ornadoes
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T hunderstorms
E xperiment 2003
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ROTATE-2003 Observations:
- 08 May: Dying tornado in Lawrence, Kansas: Images
- 09 May: Several tornadoes in and near Oklahoma City:
Images
- 15 May: Several tornadoes near Strafford, Texas:
Images
New Rapid-Scan Technology
= 10 second updates
Images and Data from past ROTATE
years
Unlicensed chaser and research radars are Illegal and a hazard to research, destroying
data.
Marine radars are
not licensed for overland operation and should not be used by chasers
Images of interference from UMASS
3-cm radar @22 km range)
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Status
(This
update: 26 May 2003)
Waiting for weather
Next Update: 27 May 2003
Weather
Longwave ridge continues to kill any opportunities for tornadoes.
We are on standby every day, but next major opportunity is not likely until end
of this week.
ROTATE Description
DOW Home Page
2003 Data and Logs
2003 Tornado intercepts (w/data): 11
2003 dual-Doppler intercepts:
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2003 Rapid-DOW intercepts (w/data):
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08 May 2003: Deployed on dying
tornado that was passing through Lawrence, Kansas. May have collected
data, probably mobile, while tornado was causing minor damage in Lawrence.
Tornado and storm, maybe not in that order, rapidly dissipated during
deployment
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09 May 2003: Dual-Doppler deployment
in impending genesis region east of Binger. Ball of hook passed too
close to baseline and over radars. Very interesting 12m resolution
data, possible dual. Single Doppler data, both mobile and stationary
on various tornadoes that passed across Union city (2 simultaneous) and
Oklahoma City. Some data at 800 m range northeast of Oklahoma City.
Some images linked above.
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15 May 2003: Single, Dual, and
Rapid-Scan deployments on 6 tornadoes in northern Texas panhandle near towns
of Stratford and Texoma. Two simultaneous tornadoes at at least two
times. Cyclic genesis observed. Rapid-scan collected first
multiple level simultaneous data. Possible multiple-Doppler data near
Texoma while DOW3 was in ditch. Some images linked above.
System Status
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DOW2:
UP
Norman |
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DOW3:
UP Norman |
Rapid-DOW
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UP
Boulder
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SCOUT:
UP Norman
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Wurman:
Boulder
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DOW home Page
 ROTATE
2004 
For more information,
contact:
Joshua Wurman
Center for Severe Weather
Research
1945 Vassar Circle
Boulder, CO 80305
720-304-9100 (voice), 720-304-0900
(fax)
admin@cswr.org
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