Tornado-Related Publications


Single- and Dual-Doppler Analysis of a Tornadic Vortex and Surrounding Storm-Scale Flow in the Crowell, Texas, Supercell of 30 April 2000
James Marquis, Yvette Richardson, Joshua Wurman, Paul Markowski
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 136, Issue 12 (December 2008) pp. 5017-5043



Reply (to Blumenfeld, 2008)
Joshua Wurman, Curtis Alexander, Paul Robinson, Yvette Richardson
Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.
Volume 89, Issue 10 (October 2008) pp. 1580-1581



An analysis of the axisymmertic three-dimensional low level wind field in a tornado using mobile radar observations
Karen A. Kosiba, Robert J. Trapp, Joshua Wurman
Geophysical Research Letters
Volume 25, L05805 (March 2008) pp. 1-6



Reply (to Brooks et al., 2008)
Joshua Wurman, Curtis Alexander, Paul Robinson, Yvette Richardson
Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.
Volume 89, Issue 1 (January 2008) pp, 90-94



Dual-Doppler Analysis of Winds and Vorticity Budget Terms near a Tornado
Joshua Wurman, Yvette Richardson, Curtis Alexander, Stephen Weygandt, Peng Fei Zhang
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 135, Issue 6 (June 2007) pp. 2392-2405



Kinematic Observations of Misocyclones along Boundaries during IHOP
James N. Marquis, Yvette P. Richardson, Joshua M. Wurman
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 135, Issue 5 (May 2007) pp. 1749-1768



Dual-Doppler and Single-Doppler Analysis of a Tornadic Storm Undergoing Mergers and Repeated Tornadogenesis
Joshua Wurman, Yvette Richardson, Curtis Alexander, Stephen Weygandt, Peng Fei Zhang
Mon. Wea. Rev. Volume 135, Issue 3 (March 2007) pp. 736-758



Low-Level Winds in Tornadoes and Potential Catastrophic Tornado Impacts in Urban Areas
Joshua Wurman, Curtis Alexander, Paul Robinson, Yvette Richardson
Bull. Amer. Met. Soc.
Volume 88, Issue 1 (January 2007) pp. 31-46
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Diagnosed Three-Dimensional Axisymmetric Structure of the Mulhall Tornado on 3 May 1999
Wen-Chau Lee, Joshua Wurman
J. Atmos. Sci.
Volume 62, Issue 7 (July 2005) pp. 2373-2393



Centrifuging of Hydrometeors and Debris in Tornadoes: Radar-Reflectivity Patterns and Wind-Measurement Errors
David C. Dowell, Curtis R. Alexander, Joshua M. Wurman, Louis J. Wicker
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 133, Issue 6 (June 2005) pp. 1501-1524



The 30 May 1998 Spencer, South Dakota, Storm. Part II: Comparison of Observed Damage and Radar-Derived Winds in the Tornadoes
Joshua Wurman, Curtis R. Alexander
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 133, Issue 1 (January 2005) pp. 97-119



The 30 May 1998 Spencer, South Dakota, Storm. Part I: The Structural Evolution and Environment of the Tornadoes
Curtis R. Alexander, Joshua Wurman
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 133, Issue 1 (January 2005) pp. 72-97



Radar Observations of the 3 May 1999 Oklahoma City Tornado
Donald W. Burgess, Michael A. Magsig, Joshua Wurman, David C. Dowell, Yvette Richardson
Weather and Forecasting
Volume 17, Issue 3 (June 2002) pp. 456-471



The Multiple-Vortex Structure of a Tornado
Joshua Wurman
Weather and Forecasting
Volume 17, Issue 3 (June 2002) pp. 473-505



Finescale Radar Observations of the Dimmitt, Texas (2 June 1995), Tornado
Joshua Wurman, Swarndeep Gill
Mon. Wea. Rev.
Volume 128, Issue 7 (July 2000) pp. 2135-2164



Fine-Scale Doppler Radar Observations of Tornadoes
Joshua Wurman, Jerry M. Straka, Erik N. Rasmussen
Science
Volume 272, Issue 6 (June 1996) pp. 1774-1777


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