Storm.plot_TCtors_rotated

Storm.plot_TCtors_rotated(dist_thresh=1000, save_path=None)

Plot tracks of tornadoes relative to the storm motion vector of the tropical cyclone.

Parameters

• dist_thresh (int) – Distance threshold (in kilometers) from the tropical cyclone track over which to attribute tornadoes to the TC. Default is 1000 km. Ignored if tornado data was passed into Storm from TrackDataset.

• save_path (str) – Relative or full path of directory to save the image in. If none, image will not be saved.

Returns

ax – Instance of axes containing the plot is returned.

Notes

The motion vector is oriented upwards (in the +y direction).