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Data collection 2009 (black – no good radar coverage; green – very good radar coverage; orange – mediocre coverage):
15 May: NW Oklahoma – Squall line: weak reflectivity
19 May: Sidney – Microburst: Hardly any rain
20 May (DP): Alliance, NE SC; short intense rain good NOXP +DOW7 coverage; PA deployment along radar baseline
23 May: Paxton, NE; deployed in weak rain area; good dual-pol coverage
27 May: Dallas left mover: deployed too far east, no rain at deployment site
30 May: Central NE, high-base supercell; no rain at deployment site
31 May (DD): Omaha; several deployments in rain, good NOXP DOW6 DOW7 coverage
1 June: NE Nebraska good NOXP coverage
4 June (DP): Cheyenne: several deployment within core (hail and rain): no NOXP during PA deployment, 1st deployment very good DOW6 and DOW7;2nd deployment DOW7
5 June (DD): Chugwater; several deployments; excellent coverage from DOW6, DOW7, NOXP coverage during tornado
6 June: North Platte, weak SC, deployment in rain/hail good coverage1st deployment good coverage DOW6 DOW7 2nd deployment hardly any rain
7 June (DD): Missouri, NOXP coverage at last PA deployment, DOWs?- good coverage during 3rd and 4th deployment
9 June (DD): Greensburg; coordinated with Glen; weakening SC; nice deployment close to hook; good coverage from DOW7 DOW6? NOXP?- Dow data missing between 2320-2344 and beyond 0012
10 June SE of Dodge City; weakening SC; good radar coverage DOW7, DOW6, NOXPDD
11 June (DD): Lamar, several deployment in weak SC strong SC system; NOXP? 1st & 2nd deployment good dual-Doppler coverage DOW6 and DOW71st NOXP too far away; 2nd deployment not scanning – need to be verified
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Disd 1 |
Disd 2 |
NOXP |
Dow 7 |
Dow 6 |
20 May Alliance |
2342-0028 |
0000-0021
|
0000-0048 |
2358-0048 |
|
31 May SE Omaha |
0044-0048, 0056-0058, 0107-0115 |
0035-0147
|
0027-0128 |
2345-0010 0048-0120 |
0001-0009 0059-0108 |
4 June Cheyenne. WY |
2306-2331, 0036-01000 |
2313-2325 0038-0055
|
2333-0000 0106-0139 |
2257-0004 0041-0119 |
2310-2355 |
5 June Chugwater, WY |
2138-2248, 2324-2337, 2345-0025 |
2158-2300, 2322-2340, 2345-0025 |
2200-2244 2348-0008 0148-0216 |
2129-2219 2221-0021 0130-0142 0156-0225 |
2140-2234 2248-2251 2332-0007 |
6 June North Platte, NE |
2311-2338 |
2321-2343
|
2300-2342 0109-0124 |
2304-2340 0053-0124 |
2300-2333 0058-0116 |
7 June NW Missouri |
2317-2329, 0005-0020, 0059-0122, 0151-0200 |
2317-2329, 0005-0020, 0059-0122, 0151-0200
|
2335-0004 0121-0150 |
2242-2314 2335-2345 0052-0137 |
2250-2314 0051-0150 |
9 June Greensburg |
2325-2346, 0020-0029, 0035-0040 |
2328-2345, 0020-0029, 0035-0040
|
2315-2328 2358-0026 0032-0044 |
2307-2346 0027-0058 |
2301-2320 2340-0013 |
10 June Dodge City |
2350-0005, 0048-0100 |
2352-0008, 0048-0008
|
2331-0009 0051-0109 |
2300-0006 0043-0115 |
2314-0007 0040-0102 |
11 June Lamar, CO |
0017-0050, 0207-0330 |
0019-0043, 0216-0330
|
0046-0130 0136-0224 |
0000-0049 0203-0208 0214-0228 0239-0314 |
2355-0033 0121-0124 0219-0314 |