A member of the meteorology community, Leslie “Les” Lemon, passed away in late May. Lemon was an eminent radar meteorologist during his career and saw it as his mission to aid forecasters.
Creator of instrumental radar techniques passes away
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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.
Q&A with Researcher Thea Sandmael
Researchers constantly study new ways to help weather forecasters utilize the vast amount of data provided by the nation’s Doppler radar network.
NOAA NSSL announces new director
A collaborative leader in the meteorological community and expert in weather modeling is returning to NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma, as its new director. John “Jack” Kain starts in this new position…
Severe weather luminary, former NOAA NSSL director passes away
The weather community mourns the loss of leader and luminary Jeff Kimpel, who passed away Saturday morning. He was the NSSL director for 13 years.
Researcher awarded at international radar conference
The American Meteorological Society recently awarded a researcher for his contributions to the weather radar community.
Researcher awarded by AMS
The American Meteorological Society announced the 2020 award and honor recipients.
NSSL instrumentation meteorologist retires after 47 years
Sherman Fredrickson retired in early December after working over 40 years. He remembers a time atmospheric measurements were made via pen and pad.
NOAA welcomes Hollings student participants
This summer the National Weather Center has four visiting Hollings students and six REU students working with NOAA entities in the building.
April 12th Reddit AMA: What’s On the Radar? | Talk Weather Research with NOAA
When severe weather strikes anywhere in the United States, weather radar is one of the most important tools forecasters use to track storms and warn the public. The current system, known as the WSR-88D radar…