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1 Slides adapted from a lecture given by Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier

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5 The Hodograph 2 km 1 km 3 km SFC

6 Typical Supercell Hodograph
Strong wind, shear vector turns with height, strong S-R winds Note curved shape of hodograph at low levels

7 Storm-Relative Environmental Helicity
2 km 1 km 3 km SFC Storm-relative winds

8 Storm Relative Helicity
180 This area represents the 1-3 km helicity 3 km 4 km 2 km 5 km 7 km 6 km 1 km SFC Storm Motion 270 SREH Potential Tornado Strength m2 s-2 Weak m2 s-2 Strong > 450 m2 s-2 Violent

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