NSSL Hydrometeorologist Suzanne VanCooten was invited as a panelist to the 2008 Dynamic Chickasaw Women Forum. The Chickasaw Nation, along with East Central University, hosted the event in Ada, Oklahoma recently. Other panelists this year…
A mobile X-band dual-polarized radar
NSSL and the University of Oklahoma have teamed up to build a mobile X-band dual-polarimetric radar, dubbed the NO-XP. The NO-XP is now operational and data has been collected on several events during the past…
The Shadow Forecast Program at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
NSSL scientists are shadowing NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) operational forecasters this spring to immerse themselves in the front-line operational and scientific challenges associated with forecasting mesoscale hazardous weather. The program enables NSSL scientists to…
Solving the problem of water prediction requires community effort
The problem of water prediction is vast and complex, requiring the expertise and experiences of many. The December 2007 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society featured the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory’s…
Notable in Norman this week
NOAA Central Region Team Meeting The NOAA Central Region team meeting will be held in Norman, Okla. on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. NOAA is expanding its existing regional coordination and communication efforts with a shift…
Scholastic News spotlights NSSL meteorologist
March 2008 Scholastic News features NSSL meteorologist and educational outreach coordinator Daphne Thompson in an article called “Storm Chaser!” Scholastic News is a kid-focused, curriculum-connected current events newsweekly for elementary students and their teachers. Second…
NSSL researchers receive honors
NSSL Staff have received recognition for their achievements over the past few months. Carl Hane, retired NSSL scientist, was honored by NOAA with a Distinguished Career Award for scientific achievement in the application of Doppler…
Museum of Science in Boston uses NSSL’s WDSS-II in nowcasting exhibit
The Museum of Science in Boston, with funding from the National Science Foundation, has developed a special exhibit on nowcasting, called WeatherWise – a short-term weather forecast covering zero to three hours. The exhibit is…
NSSL research shows deadly U.S. winter tornadoes are not rare
Deadly tornadoes tore through the Mid-South Tuesday, February 5, 2008 killing 58 people. NSSL scientist Harold Brooks studies the climatology of tornadoes, and noted, “While this is not a normal event, it’s not an incredibly…
NSSL’s SMART-R aids forecasters during record storm in California
The National Weather Service used experimental data from the Shared Mobile Atmospheric and Teaching Radar (SMART-R) in their decision to issue a flash flood warning during last weekend’s storm in southern California. The crew from…