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Then and Now: 25 years ago

Posted in News on November 26, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.
A lab group photo from 1995

Twenty-five years ago today, NSSL joined the information superhighway with the creation of the lab’s first website in November 1994.

Tags: Featured, history, NSSL

Researcher awarded at international radar conference

Posted in News, People News on October 8, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.

The American Meteorological Society recently awarded a researcher for his contributions to the weather radar community.

Tags: AMS, award, Radar Research News

Researcher awarded by AMS

Posted in News, People News on September 30, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.

The American Meteorological Society announced the 2020 award and honor recipients.

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Researchers are gathering data on Hurricane Dorian to improve forecasts

Posted in News on August 30, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.
Mobile mesonet in the field

A team of scientists from NOAA and the University of Oklahoma are heading to Florida to collect weather data during the landfall of Hurricane Dorian.

Tags: Featured, hurricane, Hurricane Dorian

Equipment deployed to study the impact of burn scars, flash flooding

Posted in News on August 30, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.

To find ways to better protect people from flash floods, researchers are spending this summer evaluating methods of observing rain and flash floods.

Tags: Colorado, Featured, flood, flooding, mobile radar, NOXP

Experimental tool helps improve flash flood forecasts in the Northeast U.S.

Posted in Collaboration, News on August 26, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.

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…

Tags: Featured, flooding, Nusrat Yussouf, warn-on-forecast, weather prediction center

Researchers honored for achievements in research, outreach

Posted in News on August 2, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.

Two NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory researchers were recently recognized for their outstanding achievements in research and outreach.

Tags: award, Featured, Outreach News, PECASE

Laser light system among the armada of tools used in TORUS

Posted in News, Research News on June 4, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.
The LiDAR system pick-up truck in front of a storm.

The LiDAR team collects observations for TORUS, utilizing the device to track how quickly all the dust, dirt and particles move in the atmosphere.

Tags: Elizabeth Smith, Featured, LiDAR, TORUS

Scientists to launch new tornado research mission

Posted in News on May 3, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.
Tornado in field

Targeted Observation by Radars and Unmanned Aircraft Systems of Supercells, or TORUS, will be discussed during a news conference and open house.

Tags: Featured, media advisory, news conference, open house, TORUS

NOAA researcher studies how communicating tornado information impacts lives

Posted in News, Research News on April 29, 2019 by Emily Jeffries.
Kim Klockow-McClain interviews a resident of the area of Alabama that experienced deadly tornadoes in early March to learn more about what kind of information is most effective at saving lives and property.

Severe weather alerts like tornado warnings are aimed at keeping people safe during a storm. But how do people in the path of storms use alerts?

Tags: Featured, societal impacts, VORTEX-SE

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