2014 Tropical Storms: Norbert vs. Odile - Southwest Impacts

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Mike Crimmins and Zack Guido talk about the specific factors that fed into Norbert vs. Odile, as well as the differential impacts of these storms (in Sept 2014).

Taken from the CLIMAS Southwest Climate Podcast

  • Mike Crimmins - CLIMAS: Climate Assessment for the Southwest & University of Arizona Cooperative Extension
  • Zack Guido - University of AZ International Research and Application Program (IRAP)
  • Ben McMahan - CLIMAS: Climate Assessment for the Southwest
  • Emily Huddleston - CLIMAS: Climate Assessment for the Southwest

Image Credits (in order of appearance)

  • Hurricane Norbert off coast of Baja Source: NASA GSFC GOES Satellite
  • Norbert Moisture Incursion - Source: NBC Channel 4 Action News
  • Precipitable Water 9/14/2014 - Source: Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies
  • Space Science and Engineering Center / University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Hurricane Dolly - Source: First Alert 5 Storm Center (Texas)
  • Norbert Moisture Incursion - Source: Accuweather.com
  • Phoenix Monsoon Rain Plot - Source: Climate Science Applications Program
  • Phoenix Flooding - Source: KSHB
  • Phoenix Flooding - Source AP - Arizona Republic - Michael Chow
  • Odile Projected Path - Source: NBC News
  • Odile Circulation - Source: NASA EOSDIS Worldview
  • Odile Flood Potential - Source: Accuweather.com
  • Odile Flood Potential - Source: Accuweather.com
  • Odile Precip Forecast - Source: NOAA/NWS
  • Odile Track Swing - Source: KVOA Channel 4 News (Jeff Beamish)