GridRad-Severe - Three-Dimensional Gridded NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar Data for Severe Events

5-minute event-based volumes of radar reflectivity, differential reflectivity, specific differential phase, correlation coefficient, velocity spectrum width, azimuthal shear, and radial divergence data. This data encompasses ~100 of the most severe events in the US each year based on tornadoes, hail, and wind from 2010 to the Present, with domains that vary to encompass each event. The storm track data are included for each of the events.

Data for 2010-2012 do not include differential reflectivity, specific differential phase, and correlation coefficient, which are only observed following the dual-polarization upgrade to the NEXRAD network that was completed in early 2013.

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  • Chi-Fan Shih
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    NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange

Temporal Range

  • Begin:  2010-01-21T00:00:00Z
    End:  2023-12-11T23:55:00Z

Keywords

Resource Type dataset
Temporal Range Begin 2010-01-21T00:00:00Z
Temporal Range End 2023-12-11T23:55:00Z
Temporal Resolution N/A
Bounding Box North Lat 49.99
Bounding Box South Lat 24.01
Bounding Box West Long -124.99
Bounding Box East Long -66.01
Spatial Representation grid
Spatial Resolution 0.021 degree
Related Links N/A
Additional Information N/A
Resource Format NetCDF4
Standardized Resource Format NetCDF
Asset Size 0.00 MB
Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Access Constraints None
Software Implementation Language N/A

Resource Support Name Chi-Fan Shih
Resource Support Email chifan@ucar.edu
Resource Support Organization NSF NCAR - Geoscience Data Exchange
Distributor NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange
Metadata Contact Name N/A
Metadata Contact Email datahelp@ucar.edu
Metadata Contact Organization NSF NCAR Geoscience Data Exchange

Author School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma
Publisher NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
Publication Date 2021-10-19
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) https://doi.org/10.5065/2B46-1A97
Alternate Identifier d841006
Resource Version N/A
Topic Category climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Progress onGoing
Metadata Date 2025-10-03T01:51:05Z
Metadata Record Identifier edu.ucar.gdex::d841006
Metadata Language eng; USA
Suggested Citation School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma. (2021). GridRad-Severe - Three-Dimensional Gridded NEXRAD WSR-88D Radar Data for Severe Events. NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research. https://doi.org/10.5065/2B46-1A97. Accessed 04 October 2025.

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