GEOS-FP May 2024 US Tornado Outbreak

  • Released Monday, September 23, 2024
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Visualization of model output for severe weather in May 2024 in the US

A high-resolution weather prediction model was run from April 29 to May 31, 2024. This animation shows the simulated radar reflectivity and CAPE (convective available potential energy) – one of the key ingredients in the formation of severe convective weather, along with the model's helicity tracks and severe thunderstorm and tornado warning polygons issue by the NWS

Note the regions of convective precipitation formed along heightened CAPE values, igniting storms and causing most of the severe weather and helicity that occurred (regions of precipitation formed due to synoptic forcings are visible as well). Warning polygons remain on the animation for a 24-hr period.

Significant outbreaks occurred May 6-9, May 21, and May 23-26.

For More Information

See https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/research/science_snapshots/2024/HWT_Exp_Jul2024/HWT_Exp.php

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

This page was originally published on Monday, September 23, 2024.
This page was last updated on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 12:32 AM EDT.