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Storm
Relative Velocity Map (SRM)
Wyoming
County 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC) April 28, 2002
| On Sunday,
April 28, 2002
at 3:09 PM EDT - National Weather Service Doppler Radar at Buffalo
indicated a mesocyclone or circulation center over Southwest Wyoming County. The Storm Relative Velocity Map (SRM) product shows this
signature about 5 miles south of Varysburg. The green colors indicate
velocities toward the radar site, while the reds indicate velocities
away from the radar. the Buffalo radar is located northwest of the radar
image. The
image shows a broad circulation and weak gate-to-gate (green-red couplet) signature
indicative of storm rotation. This is the same storm which produced the
F0 tornado in southeast Erie County. The image is showing the weakening
stages of the tornadic storm. |
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