May 16, 2009 Severe Thunderstorms

Surveys

• Cortland/Chenango/Madison County: Survey, Map and Photos
• Tioga County: EF0 Tornado
• Chemung County: Straight Line Winds

Radar Data/Loops

• Part 1: 12:35 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
• Part 2: 3:04 PM to 5:24 PM EDT
• Part 3: 5:28 PM to 7:56 PM EDT

• Close up loop of the Cortland/Madison County Storm from 3:59 PM to 4:50 PM EDT:
  • Base Reflectivity
  • Storm Relative Motion
• Close up loop of the Chemung/Tioga County Storm from 4:30 PM to 5:07 PM EDT:
  • Base Reflectivity
  • Storm Relative Motion

More indepth

• The May 16, 2009 Severe Weather Outbreak Part I : The pre-storm environment - this is a PDF file. Move your mouse over the little cloud in the upper left hand corner of the presentation to view speaker notes.
• The May 16, 2009 Severe Weather Outbreak Part 2 : A Mesoscale and Radar Perspective of the Tornadic Supercells - this is a PDF file. Move your mouse over the little cloud in the upper left hand corner of the presentation to view speaker notes.