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Alrighty…

We left the debrief to start LMA training and then right into a LMA IOP over the DC LMA.  We were paid a visit by OS&T chief Don Berchoff

We then did some CASA training until things startewd initiating in DDC, ICT and OUN CWAs.  The southern most storms (OUN CWA) struggled against the cap so we opted against a PAR IOP and stuck with a MRMS IOP for DDC and ICT.

We had problems with the AWIPS server (load issues) but eventually got going.  Unfortunately, it was too late to capture the tornado E of the KDDC radar that V2 was on.

As of 0035z (10 June), we are relocalizing from DDC to TSA as storms enter Osage Co.  OK.

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)

Wrapping up the IOP.  Teams are finalizing last warnings and we’re about to begin the discussion.

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)

Just switched Daniel/Dan from GRR to IWX for the last 30 minutes or so.  They are now “WDSSIIC”.

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)

Rebooted the px1 server about 45 minutes ago due to load issues.  Each team had to restart their WeatherCase Browsers to allow the notification to work properly.

Storms have generally moved out of the GRR CWA (though some echoes remain) and into the DTX CWA.  Warnings for DTX continue.

Gail Hartfield has just joined us and we threw her into the WDSSIIB team (DTX) since they are the most active.

We’ll wrap up in about 30 minutes.

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)

DTX feed went down from abour 2223z to 2250z.  This affected WDSSIIB (Steve/Bill), though they didn’ catch it immediately since the MRMS data continued to update.  DTX has since returned.

WDSSII (Daniel/Dan) are trying a 4-panel setup with “All-Tilts” REF, “All-Tilts” VEL, MESH and another MRMS product.  They also inquired about the biased corrected MESH.

Steve just noticed that the MESHB values he is looking at is lower than the regular MESH. (less than half inch)

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)

Greg is showing some of the MRMS products on the AWIPS display to the forecasters.  We are going to run an IOP for Michigan.  We have sectorized to GRR and DTX.

Daniel (N.) and Dan (M.) are running the WDSSIIA over GRR and Bill and Steve are the WDSSIIB team (DTX).

We are analyzing as of 2220z.

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)

This is the last week of the HWT.  Forecasters are:

Bill Ward (HNL), Daniel Nietfeld (OAX), Gail Hartfield (RAH), Steve Keighton (RNK), and Dan Miller (DLH)

Gail had a delayed flight and will be arriving into OKC around 6 pm.

The overall weather outlook this week has a stalled front drapped across OK.  This should provide good potential for the Central OK observing platforms (PAR/CASA/LMA).  We will examine the potential for severe weather outside of C OK for MRMS simply to avoid being too “Okla-centric”.

Kevin Manross (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 8-12 June 2009)