A Mesoscale Low-Level Thunderstorm Outflow Boundary Associated with Hurricane Luis

John A. Knaff NOAA/CIRA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

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Abstract

A large, low-level thunderstorm outflow boundary was observed as it exited from beneath the cirrus canopy of Hurricane Luis following a period of intense convection in the storm’s eyewall. A description of the feature and a short summary of its behavior are presented.

Corresponding author address: John Knaff, NOAA/CIRA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.

Email: Knaff@cira.colostate.edu

Abstract

A large, low-level thunderstorm outflow boundary was observed as it exited from beneath the cirrus canopy of Hurricane Luis following a period of intense convection in the storm’s eyewall. A description of the feature and a short summary of its behavior are presented.

Corresponding author address: John Knaff, NOAA/CIRA, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.

Email: Knaff@cira.colostate.edu

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