The Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak
of May 3, 1999
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Question 6. Compare the Oklahoma City radar reflectivity and storm relative velocity products in north central Oklahoma between 10:30 p.m. and midnight. How many mesocyclones are evident?
 





 
 
Answer. At 10:30 p.m., six mesocyclones were present. The number of mesocyclones decreased to four at midnight, as the storms moved northeast.


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