Paraparap Tornado 9th January 2000
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| 3D Radar
Figure 12 - 3D - 1546AEDST Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section The 3 dimensional overview of the Paraparap thunderstorm showing tops at ~7 - 9 km.
PPI
Figure 13- PPI 1540AEDST Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section The PPI scan returns a small core of reflectivity equating to ~50mm/hr and about 48dBz. The small notch on the west flank may be updraft initiated on the short flanking line.
RHI
Figure 14 - RHI 1540AEDST Courtesy BoM - Severe Weather Section
The RHI scan shows the relatively small compact nature of this storm. DBz returns above 44dBz do not extend above 5.9km. Although a slight overhang is apparent at 4.4km, maximum reflectivity at 4.2km is 48dBz, with the strongest returns of 54dBz are below 2km.
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