The Tornado: Its Structure, Dynamics, Prediction, and Hazards

C. Church; D. Burgess; C. Doswell; R. Davies‐Jones

doi:doi:10.1029/GM079

GEOPHYSICAL MONOGRAPH SERIES, VOL. 79, 637 PP., 1993
ISSN: 0065-8448; ISBN: 0-87590-038-0

The Tornado: Its Structure, Dynamics, Prediction, and Hazards

C. Church, D. Burgess, C. Doswell, and R. Davies‐Jones (Eds.)

During the past two decades, remarkable advances have been made in the understanding of the structure and dynamics of tornadoes and tornado storms. This knowledge has led to improvements in prediction capability, procedures for issue and dissemination of warnings, and the practice of hazard mitigation. This progress can be attributed to the development of Doppler radars, wind profilers, lightning ground‐strike location detectors, and automated surface observing systems; to the application of multispectral satellite data; to improvements in numerical simulation of clouds and storms; to the deployment of mobile storm‐intercept teams with means to make quantitative observations; and to improved understanding of how structures fail when subjected to tornadoes.

Citation: Church, C., D. Burgess, C. Doswell, and R. Davies‐Jones (Eds.) (1993), The Tornado: Its Structure, Dynamics, Prediction, and Hazards, Geophys. Monogr. Ser., vol. 79, 637 pp., AGU, Washington, D. C., doi:10.1029/GM079.

Church, Christopher; Burgess, Donald; Doswell, Charles A, III; Davies-Jones, Robert

Preface

pp. xi-xi

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Fujita, T. Theodore

Plainfield tornado of August 28, 1990

pp. 1-17

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Lewellen, W. S.

Tornado Vortex Theory

pp. 19-39

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Fiedler, Brian H.

Numerical simulation of axisymmetric tornadogenesis in forced convection

pp. 41-48

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Trapp, R. Jeffrey; Fiedler, Brian H.

Numerical simulation of tornadolike vortices in asymmetric flow

pp. 49-54

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Wicker, Lou

Discussion

pp. 55-56

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Rotunno, Richard

Supercell thunderstorm modeling and theory

pp. 57-73

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Wicker, Louis J.; Wilhelmson, Robert B.

Numerical simulation of tornadogenesis within a supercell thunderstorm

pp. 75-88

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Walko, Robert L.

Tornado spin-up beneath a convective cell: Required basic structure of the near-field boundary layer winds

pp. 89-95

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Brooks, Harold E.; Doswell, Charles A., III; Davies-Jones, Robert

Environmental helicity and the maintenance and evolution of low-level mesocyclones

pp. 97-104

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Davies-Jones, Robert; Brooks, Harold

Mesocyclogenesis From a Theoretical Perspective

pp. 105-114

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Weisman, Morris

Discussion

pp. 115-117

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McCaul, Eugene W., Jr.

Observations and simulations of hurricane-spawned tornadic storms

pp. 119-142

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Brandes, Edward A.

Tornadic thunderstorm characteristics determined with doppler radar

pp. 143-159

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Doswell, Charles A., III; Burgess, Donald W.

Tornadoes and toraadic storms: A review of conceptual models

pp. 161-172

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MacGorman, Donald R.

Lightning in tornadic storms: A review

pp. 173-182

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Goodman, Steven J.; Knupp, Kevin R.

Tornadogenesis via squall line and supercell interaction: The November 15, 1989, Huntsville, Alabama, Tornado

pp. 183-199

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Moller, Alan

Discussion

pp. 201-202

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Burgess, Donald W. B; Donaldson, Ralph J., Jr.; Desrochers, Paul R.

Tornado detection and warning by radar

pp. 203-221

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Vasiloff, Steven V.

Single-doppler radar study of a variety of tornado types

pp. 223-231

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Joe, Paul; Leduc, Mike

Radar signatures and severe weather forecasting

pp. 233-240

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Przybylinski, Ron W.; Snow, John T.; Agee, Ernest M.; Curran, John T.

The Use of volumetric radar data to identify supercells: A case study of June 2, 1990

pp. 241-250

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Brown, Rodger A.

Doppier radar identification of nonsevere thunderstorms that have the potential of becoming tornadic

pp. 251-255

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Imy, David A.; Pence, Kevin J.

An examination of a supercell in Mississippi using a tilt sequence

pp. 257-264

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Purdom, James F. W.

Satellite observations of tornadic thunderstorms

pp. 265-274

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Ron, Alberty

Discussion

pp. 275-276

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Church, Christopher R.; Snow, John T.

Laboratory models of tornadoes

pp. 277-295

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Lund, Donald E.; Snow, John T.

Laser Doppler velocimeter measurements in tornadolike vortices

pp. 297-306

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LaDue, James G.

Vortex formation from a helical inflow tornado vortex simulator

pp. 307-316

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Wilkins, Gene

Discussion

pp. 317-318

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Bluestein, Howard B.; Golden, Joseph H.

A review of tornado observations

pp. 319-352

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Szoke, E. J.; Rotunno, R.

A comparison of surface observations and visual tornado characteristics for the June 15, 1988, Denver tornado outbreak

pp. 353-366

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Bluestein, Howard B.; Unruh, Wesley P.

On the use of a portable FM-CW Doppler radar for tornado research

pp. 367-376

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Taylor, Ron

Discussion

pp. 377-378

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Murray, Robert C.; McDonald, James R.

Design for containment of hazardous materials

pp. 379-387

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Ravindra, M. K.

State-of-the-art and current research activities in extreme winds relating to design and evaluation of nuclear power plants

pp. 389-397

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Ng, Dorothy S.

Wind/tornado design criteria development to achieve required probabilistic performance goals

pp. 399-403

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Murray, Bob

Discussion

pp. 405-407

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Grazulis, Thomas P.; Schaefer, Joseph T.; Abbey, Robert F., Jr.

Advances in tornado climatology, hazards, and risk assessment since Tornado Symposium II

pp. 409-426

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Dessens, Jean; Snow, John T.

Comparative description of tornadoes in France and the United States

pp. 427-434

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Zixiu, Xu; Pengyun, Wang; Xuefang, Lin

Tornadoes of china

pp. 435-444

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Garinger, Linda Pickett; Knupp, Kevin R.

Seasonal tornado climatology for the southeastern United States

pp. 445-452

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Miller, George R.

Oregon tornadoes: More fact than fiction

pp. 453-457

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Schaefer, Joseph T.; Livingston, Richard L.; Ostby, Frederick P.; Leftwich, Preston W.

The stability of climatological tornado data

pp. 459-466

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Grazulis, Thomas P.

A 110-year perspective of significant tornadoes

pp. 467-474

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Crawford, K.

Discussion

pp. 475-478

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Fujita, T. T.; Smith, B. E.

Aerial survey and photography of tornado and microburst damage

pp. 479-493

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Marshall, Timothy P.

Lessons learned from analyzing tornado damage

pp. 495-499

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Woodall, Gary R.; Mathews, George N.

Survey of a violent tornado in far southwestern Texas: The Bakersfield Valley storm of June 1, 1990

pp. 501-510

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Niino, H.; Suzuki, O.; Fujitant, T.; Nirasawa, H.; Ohno, H.; Takayabu, I.; Kinoshita, N.; Murota, T.; Yamaguchi, N.

An Observational Study of the Mobara Tornado

pp. 511-519

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Forbes, Greg

Discussion

pp. 521-522

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McDonald, James R.

Damage mitigation and occupant safety

pp. 523-528

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Schmidlin, Thomas W.

Tornado fatalities in Ohio, 1950–1989

pp. 529-534

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Liu, Henry

Calculation of wind speeds required to damage or destroy buildings

pp. 535-541

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Brenner, Sue Anne; Noji, Eric K.

Risk factors for death or injury in tornadoes: An epidemiologic approach

pp. 543-544

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Harris, Harold W.; Mehta, Kishor C.; McDonald, James R.

Design for occupant protection in schools

pp. 545-553

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Marshall, Tim

Discussion

pp. 555-556

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Doswell, Charles A., III; Weiss, Steven J.; Johns, Robert H.

Tornado forecasting: A review

pp. 557-571

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Davies, Jonathan M.; Johns, Robert H.

Some wind and instability parameters associated with strong and violent tornadoes: 1. Wind shear and helicity

pp. 573-582

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Johns, Robert H.; Davies, Jonathan M.; Leftwich, Preston W.

Some wind and instability parameters associated with strong and violent tornadoes: 2. Variations in the combinations of wind and instability parameters

pp. 583-590

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Maddox, Robert A.

Diurnal low-level wind oscillation and storm-relative helicity

pp. 591-598

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Konvicka, Tom

Tornadoes: A broadcaster's perspective

pp. 599-603

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Johnson, Jim

The “short fuse” composite: An operational analysis technique for tornado forecasting