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Here's our MARCH WINNER that occurred in Grenada County just before 300 am on the morning of the 1st. A series of well-defined Supercell Storms crossed north Mississippi during this night and early morning period. This storm was a classic with tops 45,000 to 50,000 feet and maximum Gate-to-Gate shear intensity at 10,000 feet elevation at range of 90 miles from the radar. The actual values of Shear manually determined were 17(e-3/s) over a 1.5nm diameter.

A 4-Panel View of...0.5 Degrees Storm
Relative Velocity(u.left), Composite Reflectivity(u.right),
Middle Layer Composite Reflectivity(l.left) and Echo Tops(l.right)
A 4-Panel View of...0.5 Degrees Storm Relative Velocity(u.left), Composite Reflectivity(u.right), Middle Layer Composite Reflectivity(l.left) and Echo Tops(l.right)



Scales:

{--Reflectivity
(dBz-right)


{--Storm Relative Velocity
(kts-left, green/blue toward radar,
red away from radar)



















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