Severe Weather: Evolution, Prediction, and Risk Reduction

Dear Colleagues,

Severe weather is usually defined as the occurrence of large hail, tornadoes, strong convective winds, or heavy rains in thunderstorms. The increase in social networks and the improvement of mobile cameras have allowed the identification of a larger number of cases in recent years. However, the increment in remote sensing systems (weather radar, lightning location systems, or satellite) has also helped us to intervene in an increasing number of cases, not only associated with the human capabilities of observing them. In this way, the new systems have allowed us to have a better understanding of the processes associated with severe weather conditions. However, there are many issues that should be minimized to reduce the impact of severe thunderstorms in urban areas, especially if the current high risk increases in the short term because of atmospheric conditions and human activity. This Special Issue welcomes all manuscripts involving the analysis of severe weather cases, climatology of severe phenomena in a region, or new advances in techniques for modelling, identifying, or nowcasting severe weather.

Dr. Tomeu Rigo
Guest Editor

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• hail
• tornadoes
• straight convective winds
• heavy rain
• remote sensing
• numerical models
• supercells
• squall lines
• risk