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Weather Discussion March 12, 2012
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Wild Hawaiian Weather (3/9/2012)
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2011-2012: 4 th Warmest Winter for the U.S.
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Winter 2011-2012 Precipitation Rankings by State
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Record Winter Season for GSO and RDU
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SPC Convective Outlook (3/2 at 11:30am)
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SPC Tornado Outlook (3/2 at 3:00pm)
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SPC Hail Outlook (3/2 at 3:00pm)
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Another great forecast by the NWS and SPC!
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Tornado Climatology for March (courtesy of TWC)
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March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak (10:15am)
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March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak (5:00pm)
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Rotational Velocity across the Southeast and Midwest for March 2, 2012
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Damage in Marysville, IN
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Mobile Home Destruction in Henryville, IN
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Why was the Henryville, IN tornado not rated an EF-5??
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EF-3 Tornado Pounds West Liberty, KY
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Damage in West Liberty, KY
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Meteorology of the March 2, 2012 Tornado Outbreak
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Instability Provided by Warm Advection from the Gulf of Mexico
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Sounding for Louisville, KY (18Z on 3/2)
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Major Ingredient: A Powerful Jet Stream!
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250-mb Heights and Wind Speeds (00Z on 3/3)
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500-mb Vorticity (00Z on 3/3)
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U.S. Surface Analysis (18Z on 3/2)
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Water Vapor Imagery (4:15pm on 3/2)
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Tornado Outbreak (3:00pm on 3/2) DAI
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Nashville, TN Sounding (18Z on 3/2)
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U.S. Surface Analysis (00Z on 3/2)
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Water Vapor Imagery (10pm on 3/2)
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Perhaps the only benefit from this storm system…
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Carolina Clipper (12Z on 3/5)
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500-mb Vorticity (12Z on 3/5)
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GSO Sounding (12Z on 3/5)
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GSO Back Trajectories (12Z on 3/5)
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Carolina Clipper and Front Associated with March 2 Tornado Outbreak
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500-mb Analysis (12Z on 3/8)
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U.S. Surface Analysis (12Z on 3/8)
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N.C. Surface Analysis (12Z on 3/8)
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GSO Sounding (12Z on 3/8)
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GSO Back Trajectories (12Z on 3/8)
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GSO Sounding (00Z on 3/9)
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