{"id":474,"date":"2020-09-09T14:24:10","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vsecommunity\/?page_id=474"},"modified":"2020-11-03T11:13:50","modified_gmt":"2020-11-03T17:13:50","slug":"fall-2015-spring-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.nssl.noaa.gov\/vsecommunity\/case-encyclopedia\/fall-2015-spring-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2015 &#8211; Spring 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/catalog.eol.ucar.edu\/vortex-se_2016\"><strong>VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 Experiment Field Catalog<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/data.eol.ucar.edu\/master_lists\/generated\/vortex-se_2016\/\">Data Catalog<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">17 November 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Sub-severe QLCS passage over N Alabama.  High shear, near-zero CAPE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Small-scale array of UAH platforms centered around the ARMOR radar in N-central Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">23 December 2015<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Numerous significant tornadic supercells across N Mississippi, far NW Alabama, and S West through Middle Tennessee.  Additional non-tornadic supercells across N-central Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> A few soundings from UAH, as well as profiler observations ahead of non-tornadic supercells in Huntsville metro area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">2 February 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Significant supercell tornadoes west of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  Non-tornadic supercell in N-central AL.  Most of north Alabama featured poor air mass recovery due to advection of recycled cP air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> UAH instrument operations across north-central Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">23 February 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Significant supercell tornadoes concentrated along the Gulf Coast, from New Orleans to Pensacola.  A few weak supercellular tornadoes occurred as far northwest as NW Alabama (near Hackleburg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> UAH instrument operations across northeast Alabama.  Warm sector did not reach deployment domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">1 March 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment Shakedown<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> A couple of tornadoes occurred across central Alabama with transient supercellular structures, including an EF2 in the Birmingham metro area.  North Alabama remained largely removed from the warm sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Numerous VORTEX-SE 2016 spring experiment crews participated in a shakedown mission across northeast Alabama.  Very little convection occurred within the domain, while stratiform precip was widespread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manuscripts and presentations related to this case:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ejssm.org\/ojs\/index.php\/ejssm\/article\/view\/165\/115\">Coleman et al. 2018 (EJSSM)<\/a>: Examines PBL heterogeneity associated with Birmingham metro tornadic storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">13 March 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Stable PBL dominated the deployment domain, owing to modified cP airmass advection during system passage.  Stronger convection tied to the frontal passage after the end of operations did lead to a sub-tornadic vortex occurring in south Huntsville, captured by the UAH ARMOR radar.  This vortex produced damage caused by max wind gusts estimated at 50-60 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central and NW Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">24 March 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Gulf Coast MCS contaminated low-level water vapor return and mass fields across North Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central and NW Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">31 March 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Top event of the Fall 2015 &#8211; Spring 2016 observing period.  Numerous supercells across Mississippi, Alabama, and S Middle Tennessee.  Supercells in deployment domain were initially non-tornadic prior to sundown.  After sundown, supercells became embedded within widespread stratiform and weaker convection.  An EF2 tornado occurred at Hartselle and Priceville, Alabama, in the SE portion of the operating domain.  This tornado was extensively surveyed by NWS and VORTEX-SE personnel using multiple platforms, including multiple ground surveys, a manned aerial survey, and multiple UAV survey efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central and NW Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manuscripts and presentations related to this case:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/28SLS\/webprogram\/Paper301578.html\">Lyza et al. 2016 (AMS Severe Local Storms Conf.)<\/a>: Detailed survey of the Hartselle-Priceville tornado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/28SLS\/webprogram\/Paper301630.html\">Lyza et al. 2016 (AMS Severe Local Storms Conf.)<\/a>: Environmental evolution across N Alabama ahead of the EF2 tornado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/28SLS\/webprogram\/Paper301578.html\">Murphy et al. 2016 (AMS Severe Local Storms Conf.)<\/a>: Overview of ULM sounding activities during the Spring 2016 experiment, with a focus on IOP3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">27 April 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP4A<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Clear-air day across north Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central and NW Alabama for clear-air PBL observations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">29 April 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP4B<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Another event with poor PBL moisture quality in north Alabama owing to recycled cP airmass return.  A weakening QLCS was observed in NW Alabama after it had produced severe wind in Mississippi and a mesovortex near the KGWX (Columbus, MS) WSR-88D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central and NW Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">30 April 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP4C<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> At least six non-tornadic supercells occurred across north Alabama.  One supercell was tornado-warned in the heart of the instrument domain across Lawrence, Limestone, and Madison Counties in N-central Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central and NW Alabama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Manuscripts and presentations related to this case:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ams.confex.com\/ams\/28SLS\/webprogram\/Paper301578.html\">Murphy et al. 2016 (AMS Severe Local Storms Conf.)<\/a>: Overview of ULM sounding activities during the Spring 2016 experiment, with a focus on IOP4C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">1 May 2016 &#8211; VSE Spring 2016 Experiment IOP4D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> Another PBL deployment across N-central Alabama.  CI was observed in the domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> Full VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 experiment conducted across N-central Alabama, with a focus on PBL heterogeneity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\">16 June 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Event summary:<\/strong> A severe QLCS was observed across north Alabama.  A funnel cloud was observed from SWIRLL, and a path of EF0 damage was found by UAH personnel.  ARMOR captured a curl and circulation in the vicinity of the damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deployment summary:<\/strong> ARMOR and profiler observations from UAH.  No mobile operations were conducted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VORTEX-SE Spring 2016 Experiment Field Catalog Data Catalog 17 November 2015 Event summary: Sub-severe QLCS passage over N Alabama. High shear, near-zero CAPE. 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