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Since 1995, HailWatch has grown to

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that serve storm ravaged communities.

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Year - 1955 to Present

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Date: November 5, 2008

Location: 3150 East Reno Oklahoma City, OK 73117


Storm Analysis

The suburbs of Oklahoma City were subjected to a period of severe weather during the early evening hours of November 5, 2008. Two supercell thunderstorms tracked across the north and south side of town. Both storms were capable of producing large hail. The first thunderstorm developed in Canadian County and intensified as it moved into Piedmont, OK. Around this time, it was likely at its most intense, capable of producing very large and destructive hail. It brushed extreme northwestern Oklahoma County and then moved quickly through southern Logan County and over Guthrie. Heavy rain and pockets of smaller hail fell in the wake of this storm. Around this time, another thunderstorm was gaining strength over Grady County, south of Oklahoma City. As this cell crossed the McClain County line and moved through southern Newcastle, it acquired supercellular characteristics. It moved east-northeastward into Moore, producing hail to the size of golf-balls across the southern and eastern side of town. The northern side of Moore likely only saw hail to quarter size or less. As the storm edged into northern Cleveland County, most indications are that the hail core weakened slightly. No hail exceeding quarter size was noted east of Moore. An anomalous storm report of 1.50" hail was recorded just south of Del City. Although it is possible that a few widely scattered hail stones of this diameter fell here during the event, the majority of this area likely experienced smaller hail along with heavy rain.

Disclaimer

This report is derived by analyzing information from various sources, including the National Weather Service (NWS), the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The data compiled represents the best approximation of hail for the date and time of the analysis. Actual storm report plots are derived from the latitude and longitude received from the NWS and SPC and may not be the exact location of the damage reported. Weather experts at AnythingWeather have examined all available sources to ensure the accuracy of the report, however we cannot be responsible for malfunctions or inaccurate radar data received from the NWS or NCDC.





Date: September 14, 2008

Location:Galveston - Houston, TX

Hurricane Ike


WindSWATH Analysis

Hurricane Ike made land fall on the north side of Galveston TX around midnight Saturday into the very early morning on Sunday September 14th, 2008. As the storm approached the coast of Texas is began to slow in forward movement and then actually strengthened right before moving on-shore. The storm moved across Beach City through Baytown with 90+ mph winds. The 90+ mph WindSWATH covers a fairly wide area, including the entire south side of Houston where there was a 112 mph wind gust reported in downtown Houston. Please keep in mind, many of the wind gauges became inoperable once winds hit the 75+ mph level. Several of the NOAA Buoy stations on the coast stopped working as well. Hurricane force winds covered almost all of the Houston metro area. As the storm pushed on-shore, it was moving west-northwest and then began a northward turn as it hit the east side of Houston. The information we currently have indicates that most if not all of the areas under the 90+ mph WindSWATH have sustained some type of structural damage. Below is the legend for the color-codes on the map. Hurricane Ike eye wall path: Black lineGreater than 90 mph WindSWATH: Red OutlineGreater than 80 mph WindSWATH: Yellow OutlineGreater than 70 mph WindSWATH: Blue Outline

Disclaimer

This report is derived by analyzing information from various sources, including the National Weather Service (NWS), the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) and the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). The data compiled represents the best approximation of hail for the date and time of the analysis. Actual storm report plots are derived from the latitude and longitude received from the NWS and SPC and may not be the exact location of the damage reported. Weather experts at AnythingWeather have examined all available sources to ensure the accuracy of the report, however we cannot be responsible for malfunctions or inaccurate radar data received from the NWS or NCDC.





Date: September 15-23, 2009

Location:NW Atlanta, GA Metro


FloodSWATH Analysis

A persistent low pressure system which had been located over the lower Mississippi Valley for much of the past week brought a prolonged period of heavy rain across north and central Georgia. The period of rain began on Monday (September 14th), and through Friday much of the forecast area had recorded 1-3 inches of rain with localized amounts of 5-10 inches recorded over eastern portions of the area between Atlanta and Athens, as well as in the Macon area.

The low pressure system began to weaken as it lifted north/northeast this weekend. This system provided a southwest flow of deep Gulf moisture across the Southeast. Surface high pressure building south along the eastern seaboard provided additional Atlantic moisture across the forecast area. The combination of these systems, aided by several upper level impulses, brought persistent heavy rainfall across portions of north and central Georgia where grounds were already saturated from rainfall throughout the past week beginning on Saturday. Heavy rainfall began across the Northeast Georgia Mountains Saturday morning, with additional heavy rain moving into the Atlanta metropolitan area by Saturday evening. Rainfall reports on Saturday showed 3-5 inches fell across portions of Northeast Georgia as well as across much of the Atlanta Metropolitan area. The heavy rainfall continued on Sunday...mainly impacting the Atlanta Metropolitan area during the afternoon and evening hours. 24 hour rainfall totals reported Monday morning showed rainfall amounts of more than 3 inches across portion of the metropolitan area with Douglas and Gwinnett counties hardest hit. Isolated areas in these counties received more than 9 inches with 11.80 inches of rainfall reported in Douglas county. Monday saw additional heavy rainfall across the area with 9 to 12 inches reported across western portions of the Atlanta Metropolitan area.

The heavy rainfall caused significant runoff into area streams and rivers, resulting in major to record flooding across the Atlanta metropolitan area. Numerous street and homes have been flooded, with portions of the downtown connector closed due to water over the road.




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