Meteorological Discussion: Classic Cold-Core Tornado Event in Iowa - January 16, 2023

Meteorological discussion on the cold-core tornado event that took place in eastern Iowa on January 16, 2023. At first, the ingredients for a tornado event looked like they may not come together, but intense surface heating and cold air aloft yielded strong low-level instability that aided tornadogenesis in a low-topped supercell from Williamsburg to Cedar Rapids, IA. A classic cold-core evolution!

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