A new paper from NSSL and CIWRO discusses a new artificial intelligence model, WoFSCast, that can accurately predict how storms will evolve up to two hours in advance.
NSSL and CIWRO Pushing the Frontier of Thunderstorm-Scale AI Weather Prediction
Category: Collaboration
DELTA Project tests tornado hypotheses in the field
The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory is back in the field, testing tornado hypotheses with the DELTA Project.
NSSL celebrates Science and Engineering Day
The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) hosted its inaugural NSSL Science and Engineering Day recently, gathering lab staff for a full day of reflection, discussion and collaboration. With a focus on appreciating the history and achievements of the lab while also casting a vision for the future, the event gave lab staff a unique opportunity to share, collaborate and think about the future of NSSL.
NSSL offers cutting-edge support as Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in California
As Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in California and affected the southwestern United States, researchers at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) stepped into action, using a cutting-edge tool to lend support to forecasters.
New Bite-Sized Science Video: How Research Continued in a Virtual World
When COVID hit in March 2020, the future of the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed became unclear. In-person collaboration was off the table. With everyone working from home, could the Spring Experiment survive?
Researchers travel to Gulf of Mexico to study Hurricane Laura
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.
Q&A with Researcher Cassandra Shivers-Williams
Severe weather researchers focus on more than just storms. They also study how people interpret and react to severe weather warnings.
Experimental tool helps improve flash flood forecasts in the Northeast U.S.
Floods and flash floods kill more people each year than any other severe weather hazard. And a few extra minutes of notice can make a big difference — reducing deaths and economic loss. This is…
Collaboration with Taiwanese agency foundational to NSSL’s MRMS system
Collaboration is a fundamental aspect of research at NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory and recently a group from Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau and Soil and Water Conservation Bureau visited the lab in Norman, Oklahoma. The…
Hurricane Harvey offers unprecedented data for NSSL researcher
As Hurricane Harvey came ashore along the Texas coast, NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory Researcher Sean Waugh managed to do what no one has done before — he launched a weather balloon in the eye…