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 why researchers at NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory and University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies are partnering with the NOAA National Weather Service Weather Prediction ...go to article
Posted - August 19, 2019
The NWS Operations Proving Ground: Q&A With Ryan Difani
The Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies at the University of Oklahoma is highlighting a CIMMS researcher outside of its main office at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma.Ryan Difani is a CIMMS research associate based in Kansas City, Missouri, where his work supports the National Weather Service Operations Proving Ground and the NWS Training Center. Difani completed his masters ...go to article
Posted - July 11, 2019
TORUS Project Expects “Groundbreaking” Results
“We will make scientific breakthroughs with this project.”After 32 days on the road, more than 9,000 miles, 19 supercells storms and eight of those storms produced tornadoes , researchers expect results from the Targeted Observation by Radars and UAS of Supercells, or TORUS project, to be groundbreaking.From May 15 to June 15, researchers and students on the project deployed a wide-ranging suite of instruments ...go to article
Posted - June 03, 2019
Laser Light System Among the Armada of Tools in TORUS
Researcher Elizabeth Smith sits in the backseat of a white Chevy pick-up truck surrounded by computer equipment on a windy day in Oklahoma.Smith works as a University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies researcher supporting NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory. On this day she’s testing equipment after a recent deployment on TORUS, or Targeted Observation by Radars ...go to article
Posted - May 03, 2019
Scientists to Launch New Tornado Research Mission
Researchers to discuss supercell study during press conference, public open house.Researchers are about to embark on a new research project aimed at understanding the relationships between severe thunderstorms and how tornadoes form across the Great Plains with the goal of improving forecasts.The upcoming project, Targeted Observation by Radars and Unmanned Aircraft Systems of Supercells, or TORUS, will be discussed ...go to article
Posted - May 02, 2019
Path to Understanding: How Sharing Tornado Stories Impacts Severe Weather Research
Researcher Kim Klockow-McClain absorbs the sights and sounds around her at Providence Baptist Church in Lee County, Alabama — almost one month since tornadoes devastated the community.Klockow-McClain wants to tell people’s stories. They guide her effort to create a more complete picture of storms — not just how they happen meteorologically, but the impression they leave on people’s lives.As ...go to article
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