Group 2:  Pueblo CWA.  Interrogating two storms.  Were unable to use CI products as problems existed with cirrus shield and technical problems (AWIPS) delayed start of operations until after convection initiation.  Also dealing with data latency for overshooting top product.

Storm (1):  NE Crowley County.  Products used:   all-tilts, MESH, 50 dBZ core height, 50 dBZ at -20 C.  No warning at this time, though possible soon.  Also, keeping an eye of rotation track product for future use.  Examining overshooting top product, but difficult to interpret storm relationship due to parallax offset.

Storm (2):  SE Pueblo County.  Larger core, somewhat multicellular appearance and less strong aloft than storm (1).   (Using similar products as w/storm (1)).  Warning unlikely at current time.

Kristin Kuhlman (GOES-R/PGLM Principle Scientist)

Group 1:  Amarillo CWA.  Cirrus shield inhibited use of Convective Initiation products across the area.

Current radar scanning strategy not considered the best for ongoing convection.   Ongoing discussion of warning for hail and mark-up of warning; interrogating reflectivity at -10 C and MESH, POSH: 35% values.   [machine (Higgins) is slow to respond to data loading]

Kristin Kuhlman (GOES-R/PGLM Principle Scientist)

Tonight is a practice IOP.  Several AWIPS technical issues need to be worked out, but forecasters were able to view all the data sources.  Darren and David are working with the GOES-R personnel, while Ken and Matt are issuing warnings based on MR/MS and base data in AWIPS.   IOP began at 730pm and ended at 830pm.

Very good discussion on the way forecasters issue warnings ensured.  Details to follow.

Travis Smith (EWP Weekly Coordinator, 17-21 May 2010)

Teams are wrapping up their final archive cases.  We’ll look forward to a good discussion tomorrow.

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

Teams are running their last archive cases.

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

We are two hours into our IOP.  There has been an interesting QLCS case for the PAR.

We’ve also witnessed some intersting lightning features in the VILMA.

CASA had some good strong wind cases.

We plan on continuing on for the next hour, then take a dinner break.  After that, we’ll see if there is any significant redevelopment we’ll start another realtime IOP.  Otherwise, we’ll run archive cases this evening.

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

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)