November 04, 2002: Light Stratiform Precipitation Author: Pam Heinselman, CIMMS/OU Last Updated: 8 April 2003

Forecast/Weather:

Stratiform precipitation moved into southwestern Oklahoma during the late morning. During the afternoon the precipitation moved across the state into eastern Oklahoma.

Radar Operations:

Start time: 17:19 11/04/02 UTC (11:19 11/04/02 local time)
Stop time: 23:53 11/04/02 UTC (17:53 11/04/02 local time)

Radar/Operational Status:

Hydrometeor Classification Algorithm: Warm season

Operational Delivery:

Snapshots:

Figure 1: An region of weak radar reflectivity echo moved into southwestern Oklahoma during the late morning and early afternoon (19:02 UTC on 4 November is shown).	Figure 2: The differential reflectivity field at 19:03 UTC on 4 November shows a band of larger droplets near the leading edge of the precipitation.
Figure 3: Low values of specific differential phase at 19:02 UTC on 4 November indicate light rainfall is produced by the band of larger drops (see Fig. 2).	Figure 4: By late afternoon, the stratiform precipitation has moved into eastern Oklahoma (22:30 UTC on 4 November).