COMET Web-Based Case Study Library

COMET Web-Based Case Studies are a collection of meteorological data for specific events. They include WSR-88D radar, GOES-8 or 10 satellite data, NCEP model data, Family of Services text data, upper-air and profiler data, and any contributed data sets. These case studies are being used in National Weather Service Offices and university classrooms across the United States.

Available Web-Based Cases

Case #001: 11-13 March 1993
(Storm of the Century)		 Case #002: 06 December 1995
(Midwest Snow Event)
Case #003: 1-3 August 1995
(Hurricane Erin)		 Case #004: 05 May 1996
(Bow Echo over Paducah, Kentucky)
Case #005: 4-5 January 1995
(Lake Effect Snow)		 Case #006: 17-19 July 1996
(Chicago Flood and Oakfield, WI Tornadoes)
Case #007: 13-14 March 1996
(High Plains Snow Event) 		Case #008: 31 December 1996 - 3 January 1997 (California Flood)
 

 

Case #009: 06 March 1996
(Severe Icing Event) 		Case #010:  27 May 1997
(Southeastern US Severe Weather and Jarrell Tornado)
Case #011: 28 July 1997
(Fort Collins Flood)		 Case #012:  27 March 1994
(Gravity Waves)
Case #013: 23 February 1998
(Southern California Floods and Florida Tornadoes)		 Case #014: 17 - 18 October 1996 (Midwest Cold Season Synoptic Storm)  Developed by the University of Washington
Case #015: 28 April 1998
(Southeast US Cyclogenesis)		 Case #016: 04 July 1995
(Moberly, Missouri Tornado)
Case #017: 07 August 1997
(Desert SW Severe Weather)		 Case #018:  31 May 98
(Upper Midwest Severe Weather)
  Case #019: 03 May 1999
(Oklahoma City Tornado)		   Case #020: 15-18 September 1999 (Hurricane Floyd)
  Case #021: 31 October 1998
(Wichita Halloween Flood)		   Case #022: 02 June 1998
(Northeastern US Severe Weather)

Case #023: 9-11 November 1998
(Winter Severe Weather)		  

Case #024: 24-26 January 2000
(East Coast Explosive Cyclogenesis)
  Case #025: 11 August 1999 (Salt Lake City Tornado and Long Island Flash Floods)   Case #026: 23-26 November 1999
(Pacific Northwest Winter Storm)
  Case #027: 01 January 1999
(Southern Louisiana Tornadoes)		   Case #028: 28 March 2000
(Fort Worth Tornadoes)
  Case #029: 31 October 1999
(Montana Fire Weather - Dry Cold Front)		   Case #030: 20 March 2000
(Pseudo-Null Event - Eastern Colorado Snowstorm)
  Case #031: 18 April 2000
(Null-event - Central Plains Severe Weather)		   Case #032: 20 November 2000
(Buffalo Lake Effect Snow)

 

 Case #033: 21 May 2000
(Missouri Severe Weather)		   Case #034: 12 August 2000
(New Jersey Flood)
  Case Study 035: San Antonio Flood Case #035: 17 October 1998
(San Antonio Flood)
   Case #036: 16 Febraury 2001
(Seattle Snow Storm)

 

 Case Study 037: Tropical Storm Allison Case #037: 06-19 June 2001
(Tropical Storm Allison)
   Case #038: 08 April 1998
(Birmingham Tornado)
  Case #039: 29 June 1998
(Iowa Bow Echo)		   Case #040: 04 October 1998
(Kansas City Flash Flood)
  Case #041: 2 September 1998 (Southern California Severe Weather)   Case #042: 28-30 January 2002
(Kansas Winter Storm)
  Case #043: 1-15 June 2002 (Colorado Fire Weather)

Case #044: 10-11 November 2002
(Fall 2002 Tornado Outbreak)

 

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Last Updated: 1 April 2003

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