Both CI products captured convective initiation in and near the Oklahoma panhandle this afternoon. Utilizing our 'ultimate_ci' procedure within AWIPS, I screen captured both the initial development of convection and further convective development farther east. See image above. The given images for CI products are valid for the 1645 UTC imagery, and you can see the general areas flagged by the algorithms. The bottom left panel of the four panel is reflectivity at -10C. The reflectivity product was not working earlier than 1745 UTC; therefore, what is shown is the first available image. As you can see this flagged convection has attained values around 55 dbZ showing that these CI hits were correctly flagged.
This second image shows both products correctly capturing CI within the 1710 UTC imagery. Querying the reflectivity at -10C, the cell at 1732 UTC had yet to attain greater than 35 dbZ with a max value of 28 dbZ. This cell would later attain greater than 35 dbZ approximately 30 minutes after initial CI flagging. As of the end of this blog post, these initial storms are still going strong.
Both CI products captured convective initiation in and near the Oklahoma panhandle this afternoon. Utilizing our 'ultimate_ci' procedure within AWIPS, I screen captured both the initial development of convection and further convective development farther east. See image above. The given images for CI products are valid for the 1645 UTC imagery, and you can see the general areas flagged by the algorithms. The bottom left panel of the four panel is reflectivity at -10C. The reflectivity product was not working earlier than 1745 UTC; therefore, what is shown is the first available image. As you can see this flagged convection has attained values around 55 dbZ showing that these CI hits were correctly flagged.
This second image shows both products correctly capturing CI within the 1710 UTC imagery. Querying the reflectivity at -10C, the cell at 1732 UTC had yet to attain greater than 35 dbZ with a max value of 28 dbZ. This cell would later attain greater than 35 dbZ approximately 30 minutes after initial CI flagging. As of the end of this blog post, these initial storms are still going strong.
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