ATM401/501 - Synoptic Laboratory II

2012

11-29 April 2011 Heavy Rains & Flooding



Maplist Posts:


Synoptic Overview (from Lance Bosart)



Large-Scale Circulation:


250-hPa Geopotential Height (11-29 Apr)

250-hPa Geopotential Height Anomaly (11-29 Apr)

250-hPa Vector Wind (11-29 Apr)

250-hPa Vector Wind Anomaly (11-29 Apr)


850-hPa Geopotential Height (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Geopotential Height Anomaly (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Vector Wind (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Vector Wind Anomaly (11-29 Apr)



Thermodynamic Setting:


850-hPa Temperature (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Temperature Anomaly (11-29 Apr)


850-hPa Theta-E (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Theta-E Anomaly (11-29 Apr)

925-hPa Theta-E (11-29 Apr)

925-hPa Theta-E Anomaly (11-29 Apr)


700-hPa Lapse Rate (11-29 Apr)

700-hPa Lapse Rate Anomaly (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Lapse Rate (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Lapse Rate Anomaly (11-29 Apr)



Moisture Availability & Precipitation:


700-hPa Moisture Flux (11-29 Apr)

700-hPa Moisture Flux Anomaly (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Moisture Flux (11-29 Apr)

850-hPa Moisture Flux Anomaly (11-29 Apr)


Surface Precipitation Rate Anomaly (11-29 Apr)


90-day Precipiation: Cincinnati, OH

90-day Precipiation: Lake Charles, LA

90-day Precipiation: New Orleans, LA