(updated 21 August 2003)
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KOUN Database for 2002 and 2003 Events :

  • April 7, 2002: Stratiform Precipitation
  • April 12, 2002: Convective cells w/ heavy rain and hail
  • April 13, 2002: Stratiform precipitation w/ a few convective cells in south-central OK
  • May 12, 2002: Frontal Passage with light precipitation
  • May 16, 2002: Biological Scatterers around KOUN in Clear Air
  • May 17, 2002: Line of Convective Cells associated with Cold Front, and flying creatures
  • May 25, 2002: Precipitation bands associated with a Cold Front, and AP NW of KOUN
  • May 26, 2002: Convective and Stratiform Precipitation with a Bright Band
  • May 27, 2002: "Splitting" Convective Line w/ AP behind it
  • May 28, 2002: Rainbands Evolve Around Upper-Level Low
  • June 4, 2002: Mature Squall Line w/ Hail and Heavy Rain
  • June 5, 2002: Mature Squall with Heavy Rain Decays as it moves Across Eastern Oklahoma
  • June 8, 2002: Convective Cells and Biological Scatterers
  • June 9, 2002: Convective Cells, Stratiform Precipitation, and Biological Scatterers
  • June 12, 2002: Convective Cells w/ Hail Signatures in Woods and Kay Counties
  • June 13, 2002: Two Squall Lines with AP (some embedded) and Biological Scatterers
  • June 16, 2002: Mature Squall Line w/ Hail
  • June 18, 2002: Moderate Stratiform Precipitation with Bright Band
  • August 12, 2002: Weak line of cells with Biological Scatterers SE of KOUN
  • August 13, 2002: Multiple Squall Lines, Gust Fronts, AP, and Biological Scatterers
  • August 14, 2002: Convective and Stratiform Precipitation and Biological Scatterers around KOUN
  • August 24, 2002: Convective cells, Gust Fronts, AP, and Insects
  • August 27, 2002: AP behind and embedded w/in stratiform precipitation
  • August 28, 2002: Significant Anomalous Propagation around KOUN
  • August 29, 2002: Significant Anomalous Propagation around KOUN
  • September 8, 2002: Stratiform Precipitation
  • September 9, 2002: Stratiform Precipitation
  • September 13, 2002: Stratiform with convective line
  • September 14, 2002: Multiple convective lines w/ Copious Biological Scatterers
  • September 15, 2002: End of 14 Sept event w/ Copious Biological Scatterers
  • September 18-19, 2002: Convective Line ahead of a Cold Front with flying biological scatterers
  • October 01, 2002: Light Stratiform Precipitation
  • October 03, 2002: Flying Creatures ahead of Squall Line
  • October 06, 2002: Convective Cells embedded w/in KOUN clutter
  • October 08, 2002: State-wide Stratiform Precipitation
  • October 09, 2002: Light Stratiform Precipitation
  • October 18, 2002: Moderate Stratiform Precipitation with Bright Band
  • October 19, 2002: Two Moderate Stratiform Precipitation Systems, A Bright Band, and Biological Scatterers
  • October 20, 2002: Weak Cells embedded in AP
  • October 23, 2002: Moderate Stratiform Precipitation with a bright band
  • October 24, 2002: Moderate Stratiform Precipitation with a bright band, Chaff, AP, and Biological Scatterers
  • October 25, 2002: End of 24 Oct '02 Stratiform Precipitation with AP/BS
  • October 27, 2002: Stratiform Precipitation and AP/BS
  • October 28, 2002: Asymmetric Squall Line
  • October 29, 2002: End of 28 Oct precip and AP/BS
  • November 1, 2002: Light Stratiform Rain over southern Oklahoma
  • November 2, 2002: Light Stratiform Rain over Oklahoma
  • November 4, 2002: Light Stratiform Rain over Oklahoma
  • November 5, 2002: End of 4 November Stratiform Rain and AP/BS
  • December 3-4, 2002: Winter Storm with Snow, Freezing Rain, and Rain
  • December 9, 2002: Light Stratiform Precipitation w/ embedded non-meteorological scatterers
  • December 10 2002: End of 9 Dec '02 Light Stratiform Precipitation w/ non-meteorological scatterers

    List of 2003 Events :
  • January 12, 2003: Snow bands
  • January 16, 2003: Cold front with light snow
  • January 18, 2003: Example of Interference NW of KOUN
  • February 06, 2003: Snow bands in central OK
  • February 18, 2003: Light Stratiform Precipitation
  • February 20-22, 2003: Light Stratiform Precipitation
  • February 23, 2003: Heavy snow (20" in Ponca City!)
  • February 24-25, 2003: Red River Snow
  • February 26-27, 2003: Freezing drizzle / Light snow
  • March 4, 2003: Strong Cold Front w/ weak convective cells
  • March 13, 2003: Intensifying Squall line w/ hail
  • April 19, 2003: Morning squall line with afternoon convective cells and dry line
  • April 23, 2003: Convective Cells w/ hail
  • April 24, 2003: Supercell that evolves into bow-shaped echo
  • April 28, 2003: Stratiform Precipitation
  • April 29, 2003: Convective cells w/ hail in far southwestern OK
  • May 1, 2003: Convective cells w/ hail, followed by Biological Scatterers around KOUN and Anomalous Propagation
  • May 4, 2003: Biological Scatterers in Clear Air, followed by Convective Cells w/ Hail Signatures
  • May 5, 2003: Biological Scatterers Around KOUN
  • May 6, 2003: Convective Cells w/ Hail Signatures
  • May 8-9, 2003: Tornadic Supercell w/ Biological Scatterers Afterward
  • May 9-10, 2003: Tornadic Supercell w/ Hail Signatures
  • May 10, 2003: Convective Line w/ Hail Signatures
  • May 14, 2003: Several Convective Cells w/ Large Hail
  • May 15, 2003: Stratiform Precipitation in Northern Oklahoma
  • May 16, 2003: Nighttime MCS, Biological Scatterers, and an afternoon tornadic storm
  • May 17, 2003: End of 16 May event: A few weak cells develop around KOUN
  • May 18, 2003: Biological Scatterers
  • May 19, 2003: Biological Scatterers and AP around KOUN with convective line over far NW Oklahoma
  • May 20, 2003: Line of Convective Cells with Hail
  • May 21, 2003: Stratiform Precipitation Over Southern Oklahoma
  • May 22, 2003: Biological Scatterers
  • May 23, 2003: Stratiform Precipitation w/ Embedded Convective Cells
  • May 24, 2003: Multiple Squall Lines w/ AP/BS
  • May 25, 2003: MCS over Red River and Southern Oklahoma w/ AP/BS during early development stage
  • June 1, 2003: Convective Cells East of KOUN
  • June 4, 2003: Biological Scatterers and MCS
  • June 5, 2003: MCS over southern Oklahoma
  • June 6, 2003: Squall Line w/ Biological Scatterers Ahead and Behind the Line near KOUN
  • June 10-11, 2003: Squall Line w/ Hail, Heavy Rain, and AP Behind Line
  • June 12, 2003: Hail Producing Cells, Followed by an MCS w/ AP Behind It
  • June 13, 2003: AP around KOUN, Followed by Convective Cell Development over Southwest to Central OK
  • June 14, 2003: AP around KOUN, Followed by Convective Cell Development over OK
  • June 15, 2003: End of 14 June Precipitation, Followed by AP and Biological Scatterers around KOUN
  • June 25-26, 2003: Two MCSs
  • July 13, 2003: Insects Along Convergence Boundaries