Central Atlantic Storm Investigators

Severe Thunderstorm Squall Line
May 3, 1997

Post Storm Investigation (PSI)

The PSI for these storms involved rewatching the LSI videotape for video captures and collecting weather maps downloaded during the storm.

Below are some weather maps relating to the event (Click on each for the full-scale picture):

Weather Channel Severe Threat Area

Surface Analysis (5am) Shows Squall Line is acutally an Outflow Boundary

Lightning Data At 8am, Just Before the Storm Passed Over HQ

Nexrad Base Refl. at 8:20 AM

Regional Summary Shows Squall Line as it Causes Damage in Wilson County (10 AM)

GIF ANIMATION Of Movement of Squall Line Through Eastern NC

Thanks to the following companies for making these images available to facilitate this investigation: Dukepower, Intellicast, American Weather Concepts