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Extratropical Cyclones Forming East of the Rocky Mountains
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Example of an Alberta Clipper:
View animations of sea level pressure and temperature, national radar, and 850mb and 300mb
upper air maps of an Alberta Clipper.
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2004 Rocky Mountain Cyclone:
A strong Rocky Mountain cyclone developed in 2004. Some of the severe weather that
developed as a result included one tornado, large hail and high winds in the vicinity of Lake Michigan.
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Example of Cutoff Low:
Observe the persistence of a cutoff low by viewing visible satellite imagery and radar animations
of the entire United States and a zoomed in view of the Midwest, where the low was centered.
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Example of Rocky Mountain Cyclone:
View the evolution of a Rocky Mountain cyclone in animations of 300mb and
850mb upper air maps, surface temperature and dewpoint temperature, national radar,
sea level pressure and wind vectors, and satellite animations of the visible, infrared, and water vapor channels.
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