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  2. Tornado vortex signature - Wikipedia

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    Strong mesocyclone on a thunderstorm near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, that was analyzed as fitting the characteristics of a TVS.It was associated with a tornado.. A tornadic vortex signature, abbreviated TVS, is a Pulse-Doppler radar weather radar detected rotation algorithm that indicates the likely presence of a strong mesocyclone that is in some stage of tornadogenesis. [1]

  3. Mobile radar observation of tornadoes - Wikipedia

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    A Doppler on Wheels observed this tornado. This was the third of three tornadoes observed by the Doppler on Wheels near Crowell, Texas on April 30, 2000. [22] F1 April 30, 2000: Oklaunion, Texas — — — A Doppler on Wheels observed this F1 tornado. [23] F2 May 29, 2004: Geary, Oklahoma — — 181 mph (291 km/h)

  4. How to recognize a 'radar-confirmed tornado' - AOL

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    The average person and weather enthusiast can follow along on social media with reports in real-time as volatile weather unfolds -- and terms like "radar-confirmed tornado" are often thrown out by ...

  5. Tornado warning - Wikipedia

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    An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.

  6. 2024 Greenfield tornado - Wikipedia

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    However, winds of 309–318 mph (497–512 km/h) were measured in a sub-vortex of the tornado by a DOW (Doppler on Wheels), placing it among the strongest tornadoes ever measured. [3] This tornado was the fourth violent tornado of the 2024 season and the second one to occur during the prolifically active month of May.

  7. San Francisco has first-ever Tornado Warning as atmospheric ...

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    The National Weather Service issued the rare alert when Doppler radar indicated rotation inside a strong thunderstorm that was heading for more than 1 million people in downtown San Francisco just ...

  8. Hook echo - Wikipedia

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    Classic-style hook echo of the F5 1999 Bridge Creek-Moore tornado.. A hook echo is a pendant or hook-shaped weather radar signature as part of some supercell thunderstorms.It is found in the lower portions of a storm as air and precipitation flow into a mesocyclone, resulting in a curved feature of reflectivity.

  9. Doppler on Wheels - Wikipedia

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    A Doppler on Wheels unit (DOW 3) observing a tornado near Attica, Kansas Data gathered by a Doppler on Wheels unit showing a tornado near La Grange, Wyoming. Doppler on Wheels (or DOW) is a fleet of X-band and C-band mobile and quickly-deployable truck-borne radars which are the core instrumentation of the Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets ...

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