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Re: NZ tornadoes New Plymouth
« Reply #1 on: 21 June 2011, 11:28:52 AM »
The Taranaki region seems to get a lot of tornadoes, small short track events. F0-f2 rarely F3.

The Met Service have done a blogg post of the hook echo here.
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Re: NZ tornadoes New Plymouth
« Reply #2 on: 22 June 2011, 07:35:31 AM »
That is a very nice hook and seems to last for some time! I note that is reflectivity but is there also doppler there?

Question in regards to that region: is there a persistent east - west boundary that naturally sets up in specific conditions?

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Re: NZ tornadoes New Plymouth
« Reply #3 on: 22 June 2011, 02:32:02 PM »
The New Plymouth radar is a doppler but the Met Service are stingy about public access. They have a user pays policy.

Taranaki has a 2,500m volcanic peak and the terrain plays a part in the incidence of tornadoes, enhancing low level shear due to deflection. If surface winds veer into the NE in unstable weather then the chance of tornadoes goes up.
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