Case Studies:
Studies, Archives, and more!
General Studies/Research
  • ID'ing Erroneous Data in Upper Air Soundings

    • Tornado Events

  • May 3, 1999 -- Oklahoma City, Moore, OK tornado outbreak.
  • 5/30/98: Spencer, SD from NWS
  • The Jarrell Tornado Event of 1997 Pictures, stories, notes, and links for the Jarrell Tornado.
  • 1996 April 19th Tornado Outbreak--Illinois from the University of Illinois
  • Oakfield, WI tornado--1996 from the University of Wisconsin
  • Pampa, TX 1995 Tornadoes, by Alan Moller (Nov-Dec 1995 StormTrack)
  • 3/94 Tornado Outbreak in the Southeast US: The Forecast Process from an SPC Perspective
  • The Andover Tornado Event of 1991 Satellite and Radar pictures from the Andover Tornado
  • Tornadogenesis via Squall Line and Supercell Interaction: The November 15, 1989, Huntsville, Alabama, Tornado Great Paper/Study@ Birmingham NWS website

    • Winter Weather

  • October 1997 blizzard event case study

    • Severe Weather and Heavy Rain events

  • 7/13/97 Eros, SD Hailstorm from Sioux Falls NWS
  • 1996 Northern Illinois Flood Event--Radar Images
  • Very good derecho/bow echo case study from the NWS Albany
  • Derecho study from 1998 from NWS-Grand Rapids, MI
    • Other sites with many case studies
  • U of I Case Study Page conatining...
  • CIMMS Goes ArchiveA whole host of great archived GOES products from many many storm events
  • Comet Study--Mesoscale Convective Systems: Squall lines, Bow Echoes, and Mesoscale Convective Complexes
  • SWAT's WSR-88D Mesocyclone and Tornado Signature Case Study Page
  • Storm Track Case Studies section (scroll down to "Case Studies")
  • Case Studies from project V.O.R.T.E.X.--a little more advanced
  • National Hurricane Center's Hurricane archives Click on individual years to get reports, case studies, and imagery for individual storms.
  • A ton of case studies form the NWS Southern Region!
  • Case Studies from the NWS in Chicago
  • Case Studies (many very good ones!) from Rapid City, SD NWS

    • The Nexlab Home Page The Nexlab Home Page