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Event Details SFC LI      
SBCAPE      
850mb 700mb 500mb (400) jet level  Skew T  Case Study Pictures Surface obs
05-09-41 1830Z X X X X X X
XX X
06-09-41 0930Z X X X X X X XX X
05-29-42 2130Z X X X X X X XX
05-11-47 2130Z X X X X X X XX X
05-06-49 21Z -9
3000
X X  15Z     
03Z 7
X X X LBB
05-17-49 2130Z -11
3700
X X 15Z      15Z
03Z
X X X
06-06-51 21Z -12
4200
X X 15Z       03Z X X X
06-01-54 2330Z -8
3500
X 15Z
03Z
15Z     03Z 03Z X X
04-21-57
04-21-57
17Z20
00Z21
06Z
12Z
18Z
21Znew

21Z(coop)

-10
2900-3400
X 15Z 21
03Z 22
15Z20 03Z21   15Z21
03Z22
03Z 22 X details tx2      credit

tx1

LBB
05-15-57 22Z -8 to -10
3100 to 3600
X 15Z 15
03Z 16
15Z 15
03Z 16
03Z 16 X X
05-24-57 1230Z
1530Z   1730Z
2130Z
-10
3500
X 15Z
03Z
15Z     03Z 15Z X details X LBB
04-12-60 23Z -7 to -8
1700-2000
X 12Z 13
00Z 13
12Z 13
00Z 13
00Z 13 X X
06-03-61 21Z -10 to -11 X 12Z
00Z 
12Z
00Z 
00Z  X X LBB
06-11-64 17Z
22Z
-9 to -11 X 00Z 12 12Z 11
00Z 12
00Z 12 X X LBB
06-02-65 02Z -9 to -11
4000
X 12Z
00Z
12Z        00Z
12Z
00Z X X LBB
05-10-66 22Z -5 to -7 X 00Z 12Z      00Z 00Z X X
04-12-67 20Z X 00Z 12Z      00Z 00Z X X
04-02-68 22Z -7 to -8 X 12Z      00Z X X
05-31-68 22Z -9
3300
X 00Z 12Z      00Z 00Z X X
06-08-68 21Z -7
3000
X  00Z 12Z        00Z  00Z X X
05-06-69 21Z -10 X 12Z      00Z X X Earth
04-17-70 18Z        21Z    0Z          03Z -7 to-9
2900-3600
X 0Z 18 12Z 17
0Z 18
12Z18
0Z 18 X details X LBB
05-11-70 22Z       22Z   00Z
02Z
-7
3000
X 12Z
00Z
12Z       00Z
12Z
00Z X details X
04-18-71 00Z -7 to -8 X 00Z 00Z     12Z 00Z X X
10-17-71 23Z -7
2200
X 00Z 12Z       00Z
 
12Z
00Z X X
04-15-73 07Z -8
2000(LBB)-
2700(CVS)
X 00Z      12Z 00Z      12Z 00Z    12Z X X
03-09-74 19Z -8
3200
X 00Z 12Z       00Z 00Z X X
02-07-80 22Z -7 to -8 X 00Z 08 X X
05-28-80 21Z -8 to -9 X 00Z 29 00Z 29 00Z 29 X X
05-11-82 22Z -8 to -10 00Z
05-01-84  22Z -6 to -8 X 0Z 0Z 0Z X X
05-29-87   06 Z 28        18Z  00Z 29        12Z  16Z
18
       21Z  
22Z
0Z 0Z       12Z

0Z      12Z

0Z
0Z
06-03-89 12Z        15Z
18
       20Z  
00Z
0Z 12Z           00Z 0Z
06-06-89 21Z
X 00Z 12Z       00Z 00Z X X
05-29-90 16Z      17Z
19Z      21Z
X 12Z     
00Z 30
X X
05-10-91 15Z       17Z
19Z
21Z       23Z
X 00Z 12Z      00Z 00Z X details X
05-11-91 22Z X 00Z 12Z     00Z 00Z X X
03-27-92 22Z X 00Z  12Z       00Z 00Z X X
06-27-92 20Z 00Z 12Z    00Z 00Z
06-02-95 18Z         21Z
23Z
X 00Z 12Z        00Z 00Z X X
06-05-95 19Z X 00Z  00Z 00Z X X
05-25-96 21Z         00Z
03Z      06Z       09Z        12Z    14Z         16Z
18Z       21Z
00Z 12Z           00Z 00Z details








            Local outbreaks

            
Apr 21  1957    Well out ahead of upper trough with weak mid to high level flow

May 24  1957    strong shortwave trough

Apr 17  1970    strong shortwave trough
   

        Outflow boundary cases


May 17  1949

Apr 12  1967

May 31  1968

Jun 02  1965

Jun 03  1989

Jun 11  1964

May 29  1987

May 25  1996

Oct 17  1971



            L shaped frontal cases

Jun 01  1954

Apr 21  1957

May 24  1957

May 29  1990
      


    Upper trough well west
          


Apr 21  1957

May 10  1991

June 15  1965



        
Dryline cases

May 29  1942

May 11  1970

Jun 08  1968

Apr 12  1960

May 28  1980

Apr 15  1973


differential upslope cases

May 10  1991


    other warm or stationary frontal cases

May 06  1949

May 15  1957

Jun 03  1961

Apr 02  1968

Apr 17  1970

Feb 07  1980

Mar 27  1992


    approaching cold front
    

Oct 17  1971