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Author: Emily Jeffries

Leader, engineer, and innovator in Doppler radar passes away

Posted in News on March 19, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.
Research radar from the 1970s

Richard “Dick” Doviak, a renowned radar engineer and professor, passed away recently. Research conducted by Doviak and others at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory helped convince the NOAA National Weather Service of Doppler radar’s…

Tags: Dick Doviak, Featured, in memoriam, Radar Research News

Researchers developing experimental winter forecasting tools

Posted in News, Research News on March 9, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.
A road covered in snow.

Last month, millions of people across the United States were impacted by several inches to feet of snow and the coldest temperatures in decades. Thousands lost power and water, and travel was treacherous as multi-vehicle…

Tags: Featured, winter weather

New rating system charts a path to improved tornado forecasts

Posted in Forecast Research News, News on March 3, 2021 by Emily Jeffries.
A tornado touching down on the ground.

All tornadoes — whether small or large — originate from thunderstorms, but not all thunderstorms are the same. Different environments and situations create forecasting challenges.

Tags: AMS, Featured, Forecast research, tornadoes

WoFS at the AMS, and the 2020 Iowa Derecho

Posted in Guest Contributor, People News on February 19, 2021 by Patrick Burke.

The Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society is the largest recurring conference in our field. In January 2021, the 101st AMS took place virtually, but that didn’t stop the experimental Warn-on-Forecast System from taking center stage.

Tags: Guest Contributor, warn-on-forecast

New data product offers a more complete picture of storms

Posted in News, Research News on December 17, 2020 by Emily Jeffries.
lightning from the sky striking the ground.

Researchers are excited to announce the release of a new, extensive data product that combines a multitude of data sources to help researchers, forecasters, and weather enthusiasts.

Tags: Featured

Researchers study lower atmosphere to answer remaining questions

Posted in News, Research News on December 14, 2020 by Emily Jeffries.
A mobile research trailer parked in a grassy field. The sky is cloudy and blue above.

While scientists have learned a lot about our planet, questions remain about the lowest part of the atmosphere where we live. Researchers at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory are looking for answers.

Tags: CLAMPS, Featured, NWS, OU CIMMS

National Weather Festival goes virtual Oct. 26-31!

Posted in News, Outreach News on October 19, 2020 by Emily Jeffries.
A weather balloon being launched in front of the National Weather Center building.

Join us online for a behind-the-scenes look at the National Weather Center! Ask research scientists your questions, go behind the scenes with NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory’s mobile research tools, and much more!

Tags: events, Featured, NWF

NSSL mourns innovator and idealist Doug Forsyth

Posted in News on September 15, 2020 by Emily Jeffries.
Doug Forsyth sitting at a table with family.

The weather community lost a caring innovator and leader this month when retired NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory employee Doug Forsyth passed away.

Tags: Featured, in memoriam

Researchers travel to Gulf of Mexico to study Hurricane Laura

Posted in Collaboration, News on August 26, 2020 by Emily Jeffries.
A truck with weather instruments attached on the top.

Researchers from NOAA NSSL and the University of Oklahoma traveled to the Texas-Louisiana border near the Gulf of Mexico to collect data during the landfall of Hurricane Laura.

Tags: Featured, hurricane, research

Leader of early Doppler radar development passes away

Posted in News on June 24, 2020 by Emily Jeffries.

A NSSL founder and instrumental leader of early Doppler radar development has passed away. Kenneth Wilk helped establish NSSL’s reputation as the leading federal laboratory focused on weather radar.

Tags: Featured, in memoriam, NEXRAD radar

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