3DVAR: Corpus Christi 1940-1950 UTC

Posted in Live Blogs on by Kristin Calhoun.

3 training supercells are currently moving across the northern counties of the CRP CWA.  Ryan & Jeffrey have issued TOR warnings on all 3 of the storms & have been interrogating a number of 3DVAR products and integrating them with base CRP radar data.

The maximum updraft product has quickly become a go-to for situational awareness and quickly evaluating which storms strengthening/weakening…

4 Panel 3DVAR at 1940 UTC
AWIPS2 forecaster display at 1940 UTC. Maximum Updraft (TL); Vorticity (TR); Refl at -20 deg C (BL); MESH (BR).
4 panel 3DVAR/MRMS at 1940 UTC
AWIPS2 4-panel display of 3DVAR and MRMS products at 1940 UTC: Updraft Helicity (TL), Max Low-level (1-3 km) Vorticity (TR), Merged AzShear (BL); 30 min track LL Vort (BR)
4 panel vorticity at 1950 UTC
AWIPS2 4-panel display of vorticity at 1 km (TL), 2 km (TR), 4 (BL) & CRP 0.5 deg reflectivity (BR) at 1950 UTC.

Local storm reports and trained spotters have reported a number of funnel clouds and a couple of tornadoes with the storms over the past hour.

-Kristin C.