Jim's 4-14-98 Radar Images
-Surface level radar over Pauls Valley. The
protruding red bulge on the southwest part of the storm is the hook echo.
We were on the southeast edge of the hook echo at the time of this
radar. The scale on the left edge of the picture is in
DBZ, 53 is about the threshold for hail formation. Note
the speck of 65+ DBZ, also in the second image.
-Radar at same place and time as the first one,
and we're in the same place on the ground. This radar, however, is taken
at more of an upward angle, so the cross-section shown is higher up in
the storm. Note the widespread organized rotation of the storm and the
continued prescence of the hook echo.
-Horizontal velocity profile of the storm.
Taken about 10 minutes after the other radar images, when the storm was
about 5 miles further to the East. Blue/green hues represent winds going
towards the radar site (top center of the picture) and red/yellow hues
represent winds going away from the site. The spot at the bottom of the
storm shows strong rotation. We were under the small grey blotch just
below and to the right of the yellow in the rotation. The
scale on the left edge of the image is in knots, note
winds of 64+ knots in the rotation.