Inflow and outflow were more in balance, and thus horizontal advection did not force tornado 4 away from the main updraft. Outflow from the rear of the storm appeared to increase for two reasons. Later, during the mature stage of tornado 4, more and more precipitation was wrapped around to the west of the tornado. In contrast, the numerical simulation by Adlerman et al. We believe that the 8 June 1995 storm is not unique.
Environmental soundings indicate similarities in terms of high CAPE and strong low-level shear.
We are currently comparing Doppler radar data from both cases. This study was funded by National Science Foundation grant ATM-9612674. A numerical simulation of cyclic mesocyclogenesis. Preprints, 12th Conf. Cyclic tornadogenesis observed.