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> Well, here in the Northeast a tornado is a rare occurrence. However,
straight line
> gust fronts, nor-easters, and hurricanes are real threats. A gust front,
> mini or macro burst, may stay together long enough to be a useful piece of
> info on NEXRAD.
> Our high wind warnings are more likely to be a product of a low
> pressure system than convection.

In that case you would want _base_ velocity, not storm-relative. A
gust-front containing 50mph winds, that are associated with a cell moving at
40mph, would show up as 10mph with SRV. Base-velocity would show the correct
speed if it were moving towards / away from the radar site.

Rob

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