Case Studies and Local Research


The following links will take you to papers authored by present or past staff of the Lincoln NWS office.  Some are in PDF format, and you will need to have a PDF reader to view them.  Others are in HTML, and need no special software.

Severe Weather and Radar Studies
Case Study Title Author(s)

A Potentially Valuable WSR-88D Severe Storm Pre-Cursor Signature in Highly Dynamic, Low CAPE, High Shear Environments
(PDF format, 1.0 MB)

Microsoft Powerpoint Format, 15.0 MB (includes image loops)

Llyle Barker

Highly Localized Snow Band Event of Feb. 11, 2006:  Review of the Forecast Process for a Missed Event
(PDF format, 4.0 MB)

Edward Shimon

Preliminary Review of WSR-88D Radar Signatures seen in the F0 & F1 Central IL Tornadoes during the Record Setting 2003 Tornado Season
(PDF format, 1.3 MB)
James Auten and Ernest Goetsch
The July 13, 2004 Tornado Event:  Analysis of Tornadogenesis in a Highly Unstable Environment
(PDF format, 0.7 MB)
Ed Shimon, Pat Bak and Kirk Huettl
The July 13, 2004 Tornado Event:  The Contributions of Evolving Paradigms & Human Factors in the Warning Process
(PDF format, 0.7 MB)
Llyle Barker
The July 13, 2004 Tornado Event:  The Warning Response Process at the Parsons Company
(PDF format, 1.2 MB)
Chris Miller
Investigating the Importance of Land Cover on Evapotranspiration
(PDF format, 0.6 MB)
Charles Schaffer
 
The Severe Thunderstorm Electrification and Precipitation Study
(PDF format, 0.9 MB)
Llyle Barker
 
Characteristics & Storm Evolution Associated with the 30 May 2003 Tornadic Event over Central Illinois
(PDF format, 2.3 MB)
Part II of 30 May 2003 Case Study
(PDF format, 3.0 MB)

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Ed Holicky, Aviation Weather Center
Ron Przybylinski, NWS St Louis MO
The New WSR-88D High Resolution Products and Their Use in Diagnosing Severe Convection on May 10, 2003
(PDF format, 2.3 MB)

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Llyle Barker and Chris Miller
Forecast Issues

A 25-Year Climatological Study of Heavy Snowfalls in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
(HTML, off-site link)

Matt Barnes

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