Storm Science accolades

[Scott Nelson]

With so much pro/con talk about the current Vortex 2 effort, it's got me thinking. What do you think is the most signifigant thing we've learned about Tornadoes over All the years of studying them? I know for myself that simply understanding that a hook echo on some of the early radar might be a tornado signature was huge.

That said, let's give a location for the positives of severe storm science. It's own little ra ra location.

Cheers,
Scott

 

[Melissa Jablonski]

R. F .D, Dry slot and Inflow notches.
Melissa

 

[Scott Nelson]

Was hoping this thread would inspire a sort of "Where we were--Where we are now" list. Maybe I should have mentioned the word Camaro Dude in my title. )

 

[Larry J. Kosch]

"Tornado Development" Warning

I think our own deepening understanding of the workings of a tornado will lead to a radical, quantum-leap development of a new type of radar that will not only detect tornadoes, but sense the conditions leading up to the development of tornadoes.

It will detect the various conditions of a storm and determine when the formation of tornadoes is possible. The key will be understanding how the RFD works in the development of a tornado. This is one of the areas that Vortex2 is keying on.

Perhaps one day, we will hear a new type of warning, "tornado development". NWS issue a "tornado development" warning that will detail where the storm is, where it is heading, and how much lead time you have to seek/reach shelter. I would expect the lead time to extend past half-hour to as much as one hour.

Remember what things were like before Doppler radar came along? We may be on the verge of a new radar technology. And I think it should be appropriate to name this new radar "Vortex".

 

[Scott Nelson]

Tornado Probe technology advancements.