Synoptic-scale conditions and convection-resolving hindcast experiments of a cold-season derecho on 3 January 2014 in western Europe

Mathias, Luca; Ludwig, Patrick; Pinto, Joaquim G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1023-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1023-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-1023-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 5

Research article

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15 May 2019

Research article |

| 15 May 2019

Synoptic-scale conditions and convection-resolving hindcast experiments of a cold-season derecho on 3 January 2014 in western Europe

Luca Mathias, Patrick Ludwig, and Joaquim G. Pinto

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review for Synoptic-scale conditions and convection-permitting hindcast experiments of a cold-season derecho on 3 January 2014 in Western Europe', David Leutwyler, 03 Jan 2019
- AC2: 'Response to RC1', Luca Mathias, 25 Feb 2019
RC2: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 13 Feb 2019
- AC1: 'Response to RC2', Luca Mathias, 25 Feb 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (09 Mar 2019) by Ricardo Trigo

AR by Luca Mathias on behalf of the Authors (12 Mar 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Mar 2019) by Ricardo Trigo

RR by David Leutwyler (18 Mar 2019)

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Apr 2019)

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (16 Apr 2019) by Ricardo Trigo

AR by Luca Mathias on behalf of the Authors (18 Apr 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (29 Apr 2019) by Ricardo Trigo

Short summary

Convective systems producing severe winds occasionally affect Europe during wintertime and the majority of these storms develop along well-defined cold fronts of extratropical cyclones. However, on 3 January 2014, a storm formed in a postfrontal air mass over western Europe. This study analyses the prevailing environmental conditions and the predictability of this storm. Our results reveal the difficulty of forecasting cold-season convective storms when they are not associated with a cold front.