Analysis of the 12 April 2020 Northern ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Tornadic QLCS
Abstract
On 12 April 2020, a tornadic quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) produced two EF-3 tornadoes in Ouachita Parish, ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ in close proximity to instrumentation operated by the University of ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Monroe’s (ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ) Atmospheric Science program. In addition to the in situ environmental information, a high-resolution aerial damage survey was conducted by the ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Unmanned Aerial Systems program. In this paper, these datasets are used to provide a comprehensive environmental and storm-scale analysis of the tornadic QLCS through northern ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ. In addition, we discuss the importance of aerial damage surveys, and how Doppler radar-derived tornado intensity estimates compared to the damage survey.
Tyler Fricker
Assistant Professor of Geography
I am an environmental geographer and climatologist who focuses on applied climatology and human-environment interaction through the study of natural hazards using computational and statistical methods.