A team of NSSL/CIMMS scientists were awarded the prestigious Professor Dr. Vilho Vaisala Award for their Outstanding Research Paper, “Rapid Sampling of Severe Storms by the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar.”
Video released on improved flood forecasting with CI-FLOW
The collaborative Coastal and Inland-Flooding Observation and Warning Project (CI-FLOW) released a new video demonstrating how their prototype total water level simulation system can help improve NWS flood forecasting and save lives of people residing and working in coastal watersheds.
2010 Southwest Colorado Radar Project
The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) deployed a mobile radar near Durango, Colorado, during the month of August to collect data on thunderstorm rainfall and resulting flash flooding.
Valuable severe weather dataset collected by students
Over the past five summers, students have been making thousands of phone calls to collect reports of severe weather from the public as part of the Severe Hazards Analysis and Verification Experiment (SHAVE).
The Kimpel Symposium
The Kimpel Symposium was held on June 18, 2010 in honor of the retirement of Dr. Jeff Kimpel, former Director of NSSL.
NSSL welcomes summer interns
It is that time of year again! Please welcome the 2010 Hollings and REU Student interns!
Photo of the Months: May and June, 2010
A Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching Radar scans a supercell thunderstorm near Artesia, NM during VORTEX2 2010 operations.
NSSL’s social connections
Through Facebook, Twitter and blogs, more people are hearing about NSSL’s science than ever before.
VORTEX2 data collection wraps up
Preliminary numbers show VORTEX2 intercepted about 30 supercells, and 20 weak or short-lived tornadoes.
NSSL shares radar research across the border
Environment Canada scientists visited NSSL on June 7 and 8 to learn more about dual-polarization research in preparation for the dual-polarimetric upgrade to their weather radar network.