University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology students wrapped up their semester course putting their skills to the test with hands-on training.The “Applications of meteorological theory to severe thunderstorm forecasting” course partook in training normally provided to NOAA National Weather Service forecasters by the NWS Warning Decision Training Division.“The students are bridging the gap between ...go to article
Posted - April 29, 2019
CIMMS Researcher Studies How Communicating Tornado Information Impacts Lives
When a tornado threatens a community, NOAA National Weather Service forecasters issue a tornado warning. Local emergency management agencies sound emergency tornado sirens or send out phone alerts. Broadcast meteorologists tell everyone to take shelter. But how does all of this help the public and how does the public respond?This scenario played out in southeast Alabama about a month ago, when a devastating tornado ...go to article
Posted - April 11, 2019
Students Participate in Forecaster Training
University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies researchers supporting work at the National Weather Service Warning Decision Training Division hosted a different type of training one Thursday in April.Instead of NWS forecasters flocking to the fourth floor training area at the National Weather Center, students took some time in the forecaster hot seat.The OU Oklahoma Weather Lab ...go to article
Posted - March 25, 2019
Women of CIMMS: Kodi Berry
To celebrate Women’s History Month in March, the cooperative institute and its federal partners at NOAA are publishing videos highlighting some women working at the lab.Video by James Murnan with NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory.go to article
Posted - March 18, 2019
Women of CIMMS: Kristin Calhoun
To celebrate Women’s History Month in March, the cooperative institute and its federal partners at NOAA are publishing videos highlighting some women working at the lab.Video by James Murnan with NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory.go to article
Posted - March 14, 2019
Radar Experts Publish New Book on Weather Radar Technology
When it comes to Doppler weather radar, scientist with NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory wrote the book. Literally. Publications authored and co-authored by researchers at NSSL and the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies expanded knowledge on radars and provided strategies used by weather forecasters today.Now more than three decades, those scientists have done it again. A new book by ...go to article
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