Central Atlantic Storm Investigators - 5/7/98 - Severe Thunderstorms & Tornados In GA/VA/NC/SC

Central Atlantic Storm Investigators

Severe Thunderstorms / Tornadoes of May 7-8, 1998 Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina Weather Maps and Images

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Local NEXRAD Radar Images

5:36pm, Local Nexrad From ROA's Storm Attributes Table and Storm Movement shows 2 Large Cells, Max dbZ 63, one with a Mesocyclone, headed to arrive in Winston-Salem in 60 minutes. At 5:44pm, WBTV Charlotte's radar predicts the path city by city of the Iredell county Supercell. 5:45pm, WSOC Charlotte's radar confirms the Supercell over Iredell County and shows a strong cell near Morgantown.

5:51pm, Further West We See Developing Supercells, with two Mesocyclones and 66dbZ up to 15,800 feet. Same Time, Different Nexrad Product: Echo Tops show Maximum tops of these supercells at 65,000 feet. Closer look at the data shows that it may be incorrect, however even the correct data shows Max tops at 45-50,000, these storms are doing pretty good for having just formed. 6:16pm. Even a 6-color radar depicts the numerous Supercells well.

WSOC radar

At 7:07pm, WBTV Charlotte's radar shows two Supercells in NC and their predicted movements. Same time, other side of the state. WRAL's Doppler 5000 radar shows the storm just east of Winston-Salem which had dropped a Tornado, as well as other cells in North Carolina. 7:12pm, WSOC Charlotte's radar depicts the heavy storms nearby.

7:15pm - Atlanta Nexrad shows beautiful Supercells at 70dbZ in Northern GA Closeup of GA Supercell from a TV Station in GA 7:15pm WRAL's Doppler 5000 shows Large Cell approaching the Triangle as a smaller cell moves over Metro Raleigh at 7:51pm

8:15pm - Columbia Nexrad shows Severe Thunderstorms move through Western SC and NC WRAL Doppler 5000, unknown time, shows Heavy Cells moving through Downtown Raleigh ROA's Nexrad Storm Total Precip Traces the path of the Supercell that tore through Winston-Salem on its way to Raleigh. The storm dumped up to 4.8 inches of rain on Central Carolina.

GSP Storm Total Beautifully Tracks the Paths Of the Severe Storms through Northern GA and South Carolina. Max on the graphic is incorrect; however over 4" of rain did fall from these storms. TRI (Morristown TN)'s 3-Hour Precip ending at 5pm shows 2.4" of rain from the first Supercells that formed that day. It is easy to follow the track of the severe storm that went from TN in to SC. Where did the storms in Northern GA go? It's easy to see with ATL's Storm Total Precip image, which claims a whopping 6.4" of rain fell from the huge NW GA Supercell.

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5:36pm, Local Nexrad From ROA's Storm Attributes Table and Storm Movement shows 2 Large Cells, Max dbZ 63, one with a Mesocyclone, headed to arrive in Winston-Salem in 60 minutes.	At 5:44pm, WBTV Charlotte's radar predicts the path city by city of the Iredell county Supercell.	5:45pm, WSOC Charlotte's radar confirms the Supercell over Iredell County and shows a strong cell near Morgantown.

5:51pm, Further West We See Developing Supercells, with two Mesocyclones and 66dbZ up to 15,800 feet.	Same Time, Different Nexrad Product: Echo Tops show Maximum tops of these supercells at 65,000 feet. Closer look at the data shows that it may be incorrect, however even the correct data shows Max tops at 45-50,000, these storms are doing pretty good for having just formed.	6:16pm. Even a 6-color radar depicts the numerous Supercells well.

At 7:07pm, WBTV Charlotte's radar shows two Supercells in NC and their predicted movements.	Same time, other side of the state. WRAL's Doppler 5000 radar shows the storm just east of Winston-Salem which had dropped a Tornado, as well as other cells in North Carolina.	7:12pm, WSOC Charlotte's radar depicts the heavy storms nearby.

7:15pm - Atlanta Nexrad shows beautiful Supercells at 70dbZ in Northern GA	Closeup of GA Supercell from a TV Station in GA 7:15pm	WRAL's Doppler 5000 shows Large Cell approaching the Triangle as a smaller cell moves over Metro Raleigh at 7:51pm

8:15pm - Columbia Nexrad shows Severe Thunderstorms move through Western SC and NC	WRAL Doppler 5000, unknown time, shows Heavy Cells moving through Downtown Raleigh	ROA's Nexrad Storm Total Precip Traces the path of the Supercell that tore through Winston-Salem on its way to Raleigh. The storm dumped up to 4.8 inches of rain on Central Carolina.

GSP Storm Total Beautifully Tracks the Paths Of the Severe Storms through Northern GA and South Carolina. Max on the graphic is incorrect; however over 4" of rain did fall from these storms.	TRI (Morristown TN)'s 3-Hour Precip ending at 5pm shows 2.4" of rain from the first Supercells that formed that day. It is easy to follow the track of the severe storm that went from TN in to SC.	Where did the storms in Northern GA go? It's easy to see with ATL's Storm Total Precip image, which claims a whopping 6.4" of rain fell from the huge NW GA Supercell.