A lack of storms in the AMA region has caused another switch in CWA’s to DDC.

Group 1:  Continues with operations in the PUB region.  A TOR warning region was issued for the Baca County storm after grew vertically and the velocity signature increased.   AzShear product doubled in a 2 min time span at the time of the warning.  3 in hail was reported with the storm, MESH was reporting 2.7 in hail (one of the AWIPS stations, Tupelo, lost the MESH feed at 2314).

Group 2: Now in DDC CWA, forecasters are also examining the Boca Co storm as it moves NNE towards the CWA.  The forecasters are also watching storms in GLD CWA and LBB CWA — matching the timing and value of the Overshooting Top product and with storm reports of large hail and funnel clouds.  The 1km visible imagery alone picks up the overshooting tops and enhanced V-signature that the CIMSS products are unable to detect from the 4 km IR data.

Kristin Kuhlman (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 24-28 May 2010)