Location — National Weather Center
Start Date — 1 November 2024
End Date — 5 November 2024

This is the first test deployment of the TOTAL trailer in an operational-type setting. It allowed the team to conduct a full setup of trailer in a representative deployment. The deployment captured various rounds of rain over the weekend into Monday, which included a number of severe-warned convective elements. This test deployment allowed for the identification of a few minor issues with trailer operations and data collection. These will be addressed and evaluated during subsequent tests.

Instruments Utilized During the Test Deployment:

• NovaLynx 260-2500E-12 Heated Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (with Alter shield)
• OTT Pluvio2 S 400 mm Heated Weighing Gauge (with Alter shield)
• CoCoRaHS Cylinder Rain Gauge
• OTT Parsival2 Disdrometer
• Vaisala FD70 Forward Scatter Sensor
• Mobile Mesonet Rack (Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, Wind; permanently fixed to front of trailer)
• AllSkyCams ALLSKY7 360-Degree Camera