The case study of severe weather from April 17, 2013
What happened
On April 17, 2013, an outbreak of severe weather happened over the southern and central plains states. A few tornadoes were reported. This was a particularly challenging day for forecasting what would eventually happen. The relevant information is presented here.
RADAR images
Satellite images
Upper air maps
Surface maps
Mesoanalyses
Soundings
- 12Z
- Albuquerque, NM
- Aberdeen, SD
- Amarillo, TX
- Bismarck, ND
- Brownsville, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX
- Dodge City, KS
- Denver, CO
- Del Rio, TX
- El Paso, TX
- Fort Worth, TX
- North Platte, NE
- Lake Charles, LA
- Little Rock, AR
- Midland, TX
- Norman, OK
- Rapid City, SD
- Riverton, WY
- Springfield, MO
- Shreveport, LA
- Topeka, KS
- 16Z and 18Z
Model output
- 4 km WRF
- HRRR
- GFS
- NAM
- RAP
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Last update to this page: October 3, 2013
