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<br />Many hours after the passage of the storm some isolated convection developed. <br /> <br />The rain band was extensively studied by the Wyoming Queen Air and by the MRL-5 <br />radar with digitized recording. <br /> <br />The aircraft observations extended over a 3-h period and contained two periods <br />over which the vertical structure of the echo band was documented in detail. <br />Over the first of these studies the cloud was observed to be fairly homogeneous, <br />with only traces of liquid water content and with moderate ice concentrations. <br />By the time of the second series of studies the band was of more cellular str~c- <br />ture with greater vertical velocities. Liquid water content of up to 0.7 g/m <br />developed and ice crystal concentrations also reached up to a few hundred per <br />liter. There is evidence for secondary ice generation during this phase of the <br />cloud1s life. <br /> <br />The radar coverage is fairly complete throughout the whole life of the system. <br />Digitized CAPPI recordings were taken at 15-minute intervals. <br /> <br />Soundings are available from Villanubla just before and after the passage of the <br />rain band. In addition, the regular synoptic network, the surface observations <br />and precipitation records are available. <br /> <br />This storm has already received a fair amount of attention. The data appear to <br />be comprehensive enough to characterize the essential features of the storm on <br />all scales. <br /> <br />23. <br />