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MXX Radar Storm Relative Velocity Loop

Supercell thunderstorms produced 12 tornadoes across Central Alabama on February 17th. Some of the supercells were out ahead of the line while others were embedded within the broken line. Green indicates winds toward the radar adn red indicates winds away from the radar. Therefore, green and red residing next to each other depicts rotation.
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