Observations of nontornadic low-level mesocyclones and attendant tornadogenesis failure during VORTEX

R. J. Trapp

doi:10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<1693:oonllm>2.0.co;2

Observations of nontornadic low-level mesocyclones and attendant tornadogenesis failure during VORTEX

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Three storms intercepted during the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment generated a moderate-to-strong mesocyclone within the lowest several hundred meters above the ground and qualitatively appeared capable of tornadogenesis, yet did not produce a tornado. Such novel observations of what is considered "tornadogenesis failure" are documented and used to show the insufficiency of a low-level mesocyclone for tornadogenesis. Possible modes of failure are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1693-1710
Number of pages	18
Journal	Monthly Weather Review
Volume	127
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<1693:oonllm>2.0.co;2
State	Published - Jul 1999
Externally published	Yes

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