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Severe storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering

Posted in News on February 9, 2023 by Wes Moody.
Balloon launch

Researchers prepare to launch an experimental weather balloon on April 5, 2022, near a storm in Greenville, Alabama. (NOAA) This winter has brought multiple rounds of devastating severe weather to the southeastern U.S., with more…

Tags: dual-pol, Featured, flash flood, lightning, NOAA, NSSL, NWS, PERiLS, Radar Research News, tornado, tornadoes, VORTEX-SE

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

TORUS project expects “groundbreaking” results

Posted in Research News on July 11, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.
A supercell thunderstorm with lightning and a barn.

After 32 days on the road, 19 supercell storms and at least eight tornadoes, researchers expect results from a recent field project.

Tags: Featured, field projects, tornadoes, TORUS

Low Tornado Numbers and Low Tornado Deaths, May 2012-April 2013

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on May 1, 2013 by Harold Brooks.

Updated 10 May 2013 to add new information from April 2013 Updated 2 May 2013 to correct typo on date of previous low tornado count The 12-month period from May 2012 to April 2013 was…

Tags: deaths, severe storms, tornadoes

The Tornado “Drought” of 2012

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on August 2, 2012 by Harold Brooks.

UPDATE (14-Aug-2012): Graph corrected to indicate 2006 as previous 15 Apr-31 Jul minimum. The 2012 tornado season in the United States got off to a quick start with well-above average numbers in January, February, and…

Tags: climatology, tornadoes

No Tornado Deaths in May 2012

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on June 7, 2012 by Harold Brooks.

In May 2012, there were no tornado deaths in the United States. How unusual was that? We can look at the record of tornado deaths, discussed here, dating back to 1875. The last time there…

Tags: deaths, tornadoes

NSSL scientists study tornadoes in their own backyard

Posted in Forecast Research News, Research News on June 1, 2011 by Susan Cobb.

Seven destructive tornadoes struck Oklahoma on May 24, 2011. The tornadoes were well forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS), and NSSL was in position to capture the storms in several ways.

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: May 2011, NOXP, oklahoma, PAR, supercell, tornadoes, wdssii

PAR Captures Long-lived Tornado in May 24, 2011 Outbreak

Posted in Radar on May 25, 2011 by NSSL Webmaster.

The tornado outbreak forecasted by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center and the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Oklahoma became a reality as five damage-producing tornadoes struck central Oklahoma between 3 pm and 7…

Tags: PAR, PARISE, Radar Research News, tornadoes

10 May 2010 tornado outbreak

Posted in U.S. Severe Weather Blog on May 11, 2010 by Harold Brooks.

Information on the 10 May 2010 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma and Kansas

Tags: deaths, tornadoes, vortex2

Tornado project enters second data collection phase

Posted in Research News, Warning Research News on April 26, 2010 by Susan Cobb.
Probes I-70

The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment – 2 will begin the second year of data collection on May 1 and run through June 15.

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: April 2010, tornadoes, vortex2, Warning Research News

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