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Refereed Journal Articles:

Edwards, R., and S. J. Hodanish, 2005: Photographic Documentation and Environmental Analysis of an Intense, Anticyclonic Supercell on the Colorado Plains. Submitted to Monthly Weather Review.

Hodanish, S.J., Holle, R., and D. Lindsey. 2004: A small updraft producing a fatal lightning flash. Weather and Forecasting, 19, pp 627-632. (An informal write-up of this paper can be found here.)

Hodanish, S. J., and W. Gray. 1993: An observational analysis of tropical cyclone recurvature. Monthly Weather Review, 121 2665-2689.

Hodanish, S. J., Sharp, D., Collins, W., Paxton, C., and R. Orville, 1997: A 10 year monthly lightning climatology of Florida: 1986-1995. Weather and Forecasting. 12, 439-448.

McCaul, E., Buechler, D. E., Hodanish, S. J., and S.J. Goodman, 2002: The Almena Kansas tornadic storm of 3 June 1999: A long lived supercell with very little cloud-to-ground lightning. Monthly Weather Review,130, pp. 407–415.

Williams, E, Boldi, B., matlin, M., Weber, M., Hodanish, S.J., Sharp, D., Goodman, S., Raghavan, R., and D. Buechler. 1999: The behavior of total lightning activity in severe Florida thunderstorms.Atmospheric Research, 51, 245-265.

Non Refereed Articles (conference papers, NWS articles, etc):

Bedard, Jr., A. J., B. W. Bartram, B, Entwistle, J. H. Golden, S. J. Hodanish, R. M. Jones, R. T. Nishiyama, A. N. Keane, L. Mooney, M. E. Nicholls, E. J. Szoke, E. Thaler and D. C. Welsh, 2004: Overview of the ISNet data set and conclusions and rceommendations from the March 2003 workshop to review ISNet data. 22nd Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA., Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Boldi, R., Hodanish, S. J., Sharp, D., Williams, E., Goodman, S., Raghavan, R., Matlin, A., and M. Weber, 1998: The design and evaluation of the lightning imaging sensor data applications display (LISDAD). 19th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Edwards, R. and S. J. Hodanish, 2004: Environmental analysis and photographic documentation of an intense, left moving supercell on the Colorado plains. 22nd Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA., Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Goodman, S., Raghavan, R., Ramachandran, R., Buechler, R., Hodanish, S. J., Sharp, D., Williams, E.,  Boldi, R., Matlin, A., and M. Weber, 1998: Total lightning and radar storm characteristics associated with severe storms in central Florida. 19th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Goodman, S., Buechler D., Hodanish S., Sharp D., Williams E., Boldi R., Matlin A., and Weber M., 1999: Total lightning activity associated with tornadic storms. Preprints, 11th Int. Conf. on Atmospheric Electricity, Guntersville, AL, NASA, NASA CP/-1999-209261, 515–518.

Hagemeyer, B. C., D. Sharp, S. Spratt, and S. J. Hodanish, 1998:  The Use of Total Lightning Information to Improve Forecasts and Warnings at Melbourne, Florida. 14th International Conference on Interactive Information and Processing Systems for Meteorology, Oceanography, and Hydrology, Phoenix, AZ, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hagemeyer, B. C., and S. J. Hodanish, 1995: Florida tornado outbreaks associated with tropical cyclones. Preprints 21 Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Miami, Fl., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston MA.

Hagemeyer, B. C., and S. J. Hodanish, 1995: Florida tornado outbreaks associated with tropical cyclones. NOAA tech. attach. SR/SSD 95-17. 3pp

Hodanish, S. J., 2005: Meteorological case studies of lightning strike victims in Colorado. 85th Annual AMS conference, San Diego, CA., Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., 2004: Comparison of infrasonic data and Doppler velocity radar data: A case study of the 16 June 2004 tornadic supercell over thesoutheast Colorado plains. 22nd Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA., Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., 2004: The 10 May 2004 Limon, Colorado tornadic event: An examination of a cyclic tornadic supercell in a weak upper level flow environment. 22nd Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Hyannis, MA., Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., and B. Zajac, 2002: Documentation of the "first lightning flash of the day" associated with a weak convective updraft killing an 18 year old on top of Pikes Peak, Colorado 17th Intl. Lightning Data Conf., Touscon, AZ, Vaisalla/Global Atmospherics.

Hodanish, S. J., and J. Davies, 2002: The 29 May 2001 Lamar, Colorado tornadic event: A boundary driven significant tornadic storm in a high CAPE/low shear environment. 21st Conf. On Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., 2002: An overview of the 28-29 May 2001 severe weather outbreak over southeast Colorado. 21st Conf. On Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., 2000: The lightning program at National Weather Service, Pueblo. 20th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., 2000: Documentation of high based thunderstorms developing on a boundary which became tornadic. 20th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., and G. Stumpf, 2000: The supercell spectrum. 20th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (poster presentation only).

Hodanish, S. J. 1999: The lightning program at the National Weather Service in Pueblo, Colorado. Presented at the Third High Plains Weather Confence, Goodland KS. Amer. Met. Soc. and Nat. Wea. Assn.

Hodanish, S. J., 1999: The use of the words "Lightning Storm" in NWS public products. Presented at the Third High Plains Weather Confence, Goodland KS. Amer. Met. Soc. and Nat. Wea. Assn.

Hodanish, S. J., D. Sharp, E. Williams, R. Boldi, S. Goodman, R. Raghavan, A. Matlin, and M. Weber, 1998: Comparisons between total lightning data, mesocylone strength, and storm damage associated with the Florida tornado outbreak of February 23 1998.19th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J. ., D. Sharp, E. Williams, R. Boldi, S. Goodman, R. Raghavan, A. Matlin, and M. Weber, 1998:  Observations of total lightning associated with severe convection during the wet season in central Florida. 19th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Hodanish, S. J., .M. Spratt, A.J. Cristaldi, D. Decker, and B.C. Hagemeyer, 1998: Total Lightning Information Initiative at NWSO Melbourne. Presented  to: Southern Region Operational Applications of Lightning Data Workshop. Ft. Worth, TX.

Hodanish, S.J., D.W. Sharp, and S.M. Spratt, 1998: Using Total Lightning Information for Local Severe Storm Discernment. Presented to: Southern Region Operational Applications of Lightning Data Workshop. Ft. Worth, TX.

Hodanish, S. J., 1997: WSR-88D characteristics of tornado producing convective cells associated with tropical cyclones. Preprints, 22nd conf. on hurricanes and tropical meteorology, Amer. Met. Soc., Ft Collins, CO.

Hodanish, S. J., 1996: Forecasting lightning for the 1996 Olympic events in Orlando, Florida, Presented at the 21st NWA meeting, Cocoa Beach, Fl.

Hodanish, S. J., 1996: Analysis of the 30 March 1996 severe weather event over East Central Florida. Presented at the 21st NWA meeting, Cocoa Beach, Fl.

Hodanish, S. J., 1996: Analysis of an experimental lightning system at the NWS in Melbourne, Florida. Presented at the 21st NWA meeting, Cocoa Beach, Fl.

Hodanish, S. J., 1996: Integration of lightning detection systems in a modernized national weather service office. Preprints 18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms. San Francisco, Ca., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston Ma.

Hodanish, S. J., 1993: Documentation of a long lived supercell occurring over Georgia and South Carolina. Preprints 18th Annual Natl. Wea. Ass. Mtg., NWA, Raleigh NC.

Hodanish, S. J., and W. Gray., 1993: An observational analysis of tropical cyclone recurvature. MS Thesis. Colo St, Univ., Ft Collins, CO., 122 pp.

Hodanish, S. J., and W. Gray., 1991: An observational analysis of the zonal wind fields of sharply recurving, slowly recurving and non-recurving cyclones. Preprints 19 Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. Miami, Fl., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston MA.

Hodanish, S. J., 1989: Upper tropospheric influences on tropical cyclone recurvature. Preprints 18 Conf. on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. San Diego CA., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston MA.

Raghvan, R., S. Goodman, P. Meyer, B. Boldi, A. Matlin, M. Weber, E. Williams, D. Sharp, S. Hodanish, J. Madura, and C. Lennon, 1996: A real time examination of the incremental value of lighting data in diagnosing convective storm characteristics. Preprints, 7th Conference on Aviataion, Range and Aerospace Meteorology, Amer. Meteor. Soc.  Also printed in NOAA tech. attach. SR/SSD 96/47. 4pp.

Sharp, D., Spratt, S. M., Hodanish, S. J., Cristaldi, A., Decker, D., and B. Hagemeyer, Total lightning information initiative at NWSO Melbourne. Operational applications of lightning data workshop, NWS S. Region Hdqtrs.

Sharp, D., and S. J. Hodanish, 1996: A survey of supercells over east central Florida. Preprints, 18th Conf. on Severe Local Storms. San Francisco, Ca., Amer. Meteor. Soc., Boston Ma.

Sharp, D., J. Medlin, S. M. Spratt, and S. J. Hodanish, 1997: A spectrum of outer spiral rainband mesocyclones associated with tropical cyclones. Preprints, 22nd conf. on hurricanes and tropical meteorology, Amer. Met. Soc., Ft Collins, CO.

Spratt, S., Sharp, D., and S. J. Hodanish, 1998: Lightning detection and ranging (LDAR). Operational applications of lightning data workshop, presented at NWS Southern Region Hdqtrs.

Spratt, S.M., D.W. Sharp, and S.J. Hodanish, 1998: Observed Relationships Between Total Lightning Information and Doppler Radar Data During Two Recent Tropical Cyclone Tornado Events In Florida, Preprints, 19th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Minneapolis, MN, pp 659-662.

Spratt, S., D.W. Sharp, and S.J. Hodanish, 1998: Tropical Cyclone Josephine (1996) - Radar and Total Lightning Signatures. Presented to the Hurricane Research Division, Key Biscayne, FL.

Spratt, S.M., S.J. Hodanish, D.K. Petersen, D.W. Sharp, 1997: KMLB WDSS "Cool Season" Evaluation, AMU Tasking Report, July 1997.

Spratt, S., and S.J. Hodanish, 1997: Summary of AMS 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. May 19-23, 1997, Ft. Collins, CO. SR/SSD 97-33. 3 pp.

Spratt, S. and S. J. Hodanish, 1996: A spectrum of mesoscale circulations observed within tropical cyclone rainbands. Poster presentation, 21st NWA meeting, Cocoa Beach FL.

Williams, E.,  Boldi, R., Matlin, A., and M. Weber, Hodanish, S. J., Sharp, D., Goodman, S., Raghavan,  R. and R. Buechler, 1998: Total lightning as a severe weather diagnostic in strongly baroclinic systems in central Florida, 1998: 19th Conf. On Severe Local Storms, Bloomington, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.