U.S. Department of Commerce
Date of this Version
2-1955
Document Type
Article
Citation
Monthly Weather Review (February 1955) 83(2): 45-51
doi: 10.1175/1520-0493(1955)083%3C0045:TATOF%3E2.0.CO;2
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to describe and illustrate some of the features that are of particular interest in the forecasting of one of the most death-dealing series of convective storms of the 1950s that occurred during the afternoon and evening of February 1, 1955. This series of severe storms included tornadoes, destructive winds, hail, and heavy rain that first struck near Marianata, Arkansas, then roared through Commerce Landing, Mississippi and northern Mississippi. then moved on to near Huntsville, Alabama.
Includes features at the surface, at 850 mb, 700 mb, and 500 mb, and upper air conditions, along with details of the forecasting of the tornado development.
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Comments
United States government work