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There's no warning on this thing???

#1 Postby wx247 » Tue Mar 02, 2004 6:26 pm

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#2 Postby southerngale » Tue Mar 02, 2004 6:33 pm

Looks like an afternoon shower for us here in Texas. :lol:

Actually, that little red cell looks pretty intense.
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#3 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:08 pm

That cell in Sherman county, Texas around 5:40 pm CT must of been just below severe limits, even slightly; thus not warranting a Severe Thunderstorm Warning. :)
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Re: There's no warning on this thing???

#4 Postby Scott_inVA » Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:10 pm

SVR is best determined by specific ground truth, not just Radar.
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#5 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:14 pm

That's true, Scott, however, to get the word out as soon as possible with no reports from the ground truth from the public... The Fort Worth, TX National Weather Service would of issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Sherman county until most likely 6:00 pm CST.
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Re: There's no warning on this thing???

#6 Postby wx247 » Tue Mar 02, 2004 11:16 pm

Scott_inVA wrote:SVR is best determined by specific ground truth, not just Radar.


understood... but if there is no one there (like Tom mentioned) then they use radar. I was just curious as to why it wasn't issued in this specific instance. Apparently, it wasn't severe. Just sparking some conversation. Sorry. :(
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#7 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Mar 02, 2004 11:20 pm

Garrett, you sparked "Storm2K conversation" with me! :D
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Re: There's no warning on this thing???

#8 Postby Scott_inVA » Tue Mar 02, 2004 11:22 pm

wx247 wrote:
Scott_inVA wrote:SVR is best determined by specific ground truth, not just Radar.


understood... but if there is no one there (like Tom mentioned) then they use radar. I was just curious as to why it wasn't issued in this specific instance. Apparently, it wasn't severe. Just sparking some conversation. Sorry. :(


No prob...valid comment :wink:
Just meant Base Reflectivity doesn't always in and of itself render SVR. It's true, NWS will sometimes go with a SVR based on Radar returns.

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#9 Postby ColdFront77 » Tue Mar 02, 2004 11:27 pm

I've always heard radar data prompting Severe Thunderstorm and Torando Warnings (even [Flash] Flood Warnings are issued when looking at radar data).

In other words, our local National Weather Service office(s) [I have two NWS coverage areas, literally minutes from me in two direction, as some of you know] don't solely indicate severe weather information in the Warning Statements from the public and not the radar.
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#10 Postby wx247 » Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:35 am

This brings up an interesting point then... how much credibility should be put into the radar vs. actual ground reports?
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