A forensic study of the Lubbock-Reese downdraft of 2002

J. D. Holmes, H. M. Hangan, J. L. Schroeder, C. W. Letchford and K. D. Orwig

Abstract

This paper discusses engineering aspects of the rear-flank downdraft that was recorded near Lubbock, Texas on 4 June 2002, and produced a gust wind speed nearly equal to the design value (50-year return period) for the region. The general characteristics of the storm, and the decomposition of the time histories into deterministic

Key Words

downdraft; rear-flank; supercell; thunderstorm; turbulence; transmission-line.

Address

J. D. Holmes1,2 and H. M. Hangan2 1JDH Consulting, Mentone, Victoria, 3194 Australia 2University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B9, Canada J. L. Schroeder; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA C. W. Letchford; University of Tasmania, Private Bag 65, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia K. D. Orwig; Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA

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