An Overview of Environmental Conditions and Forecast Implications of the 3 May 1999 Tornado Outbreak

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  2000

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  Weather and Forecasting

• Publication date

  2000-12-01

• Fields of study

  Mathematics, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1175/1520-0434(2000)015<0682:AOOECA>2.0.CO;2
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