Case Studies
Another facet of my research on Cool-Season High Wind Events is investigating selected cases. Below is a preliminary list of cases with some loops of interesting features associated with each case:
17 February 2006
1 December 2006
1 December 2004
17 February 2006
1 December 2006
1 December 2004
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17 February 2006: The first Northeast report occurred 0900 UTC 17 Feb 2006. A hybrid high wind event that accumulated the most high wind reports (267 total; 242 gradient and 25 thunderstorm reports) in the Northeast domain
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Precipitable Water (mm), 1000 to 500 hPa Thickness (dam), and 10 meter Wind (kts): LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Standardized Precipitable Water Anomalies: LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), 6 h MSLP Changes (hPa), 850 Petterssen Frontogenesis (K (100 km)-1 (3 h)-1): LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), 925 hPa Omega (s-1), 1000 to 850 hPa Lapse Rate (K km-1): LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Virtual Potential Temperature (K), and Standardized Anomalies of Meridional Wind: LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Temperature (C), and Standardized Anomalies of Temperature: LINK
- 700 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Potential Temperature (K), Q-vectors (K m-1 s-1), and Q-vector Divergence (K m-2 s-1): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Relative Vorticity (s-1), Thermal Wind (kts): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), CAPE (J kg-1), CIN (J kg-1), 1000 to 500 hPa Shear (kts): LINK
- 300 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Isotachs (kts), Total Wind (kts), Ageostrophic Divergence (s-1): LINK
- Potential Temperature (K) and Wind (kts) on the 2 PVU Surface: LINK
- Radar Loop: LINK
- Satellite Loop: LINK
1 December 2006: The first Northeast report occurred 1600 UTC 1 Dec 2006. Another high impact hybrid event with similar characteristics as the 17 February 2006 case, however this case produced more thunderstorm wind reports (242 total; 117 gradient and 129 thunderstorm reports)
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Precipitable Water (mm), 1000 to 500 hPa Thickness (dam), and 10 meter Wind (kts): LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Standardized Precipitable Water Anomalies: LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), 6 h MSLP Changes (hPa), 850 Petterssen Frontogenesis (K (100 km)-1 (3 h)-1): LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), 925 hPa Omega (s-1), 1000 to 850 hPa Lapse Rate (K km-1): LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Virtual Potential Temperature (K), and Standardized Anomalies of Meridional Wind: LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Temperature (C), and Standardized Anomalies of Temperature: LINK
- 700 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Potential Temperature (K), Q-vectors (K m-1 s-1), and Q-vector Divergence (K m-2 s-1): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Relative Vorticity (s-1), Thermal Wind (kts): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), CAPE (J kg-1), CIN (J kg-1), 1000 to 500 hPa Shear (kts): LINK
- 300 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Isotachs (kts), Total Wind (kts), Ageostrophic Divergence (s-1): LINK
- Potential Temperature (K) and Wind (kts) on the 2 PVU Surface: LINK
- Radar Loop: LINK
- Satellite Loop: LINK
1 December 2004: The first Northeast report occurred 1030 UTC 1 Dec 2004. A high impact pure gradient wind event that accumulated 109 reports in the Northeast.
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Precipitable Water (mm), 1000 to 500 hPa Thickness (dam), and 10 meter Wind (kts): LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Standardized Precipitable Water Anomalies: LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), 6 h MSLP Changes (hPa), 850 Petterssen Frontogenesis (K (100 km)-1 (3 h)-1): LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Temperature (C), and Standardized Anomalies of Temperature: LINK
- 700 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Potential Temperature (K), Q-vectors (K m-1 s-1), and Q-vector Divergence (K m-2 s-1): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Relative Vorticity (s-1), Thermal Wind (kts): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), CAPE (J kg-1), CIN (J kg-1), 1000 to 500 hPa Shear (kts): LINK
- 300 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Isotachs (kts), Total Wind (kts), Ageostrophic Divergence (s-1): LINK
- Radar Loop: LINK
18 April 2004:
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Precipitable Water (mm), 1000 to 500 hPa Thickness (dam), and 10 meter Wind (kts): LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), Standardized Precipitable Water Anomalies: LINK
- Mean Sea Level Pressure (hPa), 6 h MSLP Changes (hPa), 850 Petterssen Frontogenesis (K (100 km)-1 (3 h)-1): LINK
- 850 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Temperature (C), and Standardized Anomalies of Temperature: LINK
- 700 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Potential Temperature (K), Q-vectors (K m-1 s-1), and Q-vector Divergence (K m-2 s-1): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Relative Vorticity (s-1), Thermal Wind (kts): LINK
- 500 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), CAPE (J kg-1), CIN (J kg-1), 1000 to 500 hPa Shear (kts): LINK
- 300 hPa Geopotential Height (dam), Isotachs (kts), Total Wind (kts), Ageostrophic Divergence (s-1): LINK
- Radar Loop: LINK