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COMET_CASE_013: COMET Case Study 013: S. California Floods/Florida Tornadoes

Summary

A strong winter storm system moved over Southern California and brought heavy rain as tropical moisture fed into the system.At the same time, an intense storm system moved across Florida with tornadoes forming over the central part of the state.

Objectives:

This case was built to highlight the performance of the Eta model in predicting the Southern California storm and to examine the need for high-resolution models in areas of complex terrain.

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GCMD Name A - C > COMET > Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education, and Training > 5c70d6af-b73d-418e-a793-47481302eeb5
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Temporal coverage

Begin Date 1998-02-22 00:00:00
End Date 1998-02-24 23:59:59

Spatial coverage


Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 42.50, Minimum (South) Latitude: 30.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -127.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -106.00

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Parent project COMET: COMET Case Studies