Weather Dude wrote:I don't really think the size of the core had much to with it as small cores can get going much quicker than large ones. I think the big band definitely hurt but now that its gone there shouldn't be much holding it back. If the core is small is could RI faster.
Tiny cores are more prone to disruptions like the small dry air intrusion overnight. In marginal conditions that is sometimes a limiting factor - storms like Delta never pull it back together. But since Sam is in a great thermodynamic and upper level environment it should recover quite quickly (if it hasn't already).