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Posted - August 10, 2021

A field of crops is almost completely leveled due to tornado damage.

Researchers Study Costliest Severe Thunderstorm Event

One year ago, a severe thunderstorm with extreme winds — called a derecho — tore through the Midwest United States. The event brought extensive damage — snapping power poles and damaging an estimated 37.7 million acres of farmland. NOAA estimates indicate this is the costliest thunderstorm event in recorded history for the United States, causing more than $11 billion in damage.Researchers at the ...
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Posted - August 10, 2021

The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory research radar collects data on a downburst-producing thunderstorm in Norman

Guest Contributor: Using a Dual-Pol Radar Feature to Anticipate Downburst Development

Downbursts — an area of strong winds in a thunderstorm — can damage trees and buildings, disrupt air travel, and cause loss of life. Decades of work by scientists has revealed a lot of information about downbursts including certain features seen on radar, known as precursor signatures, that can help forecasters anticipate when a downburst might develop. However, downbursts are still quite challenging ...
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Posted - July 07, 2021

A screenshot of the Bite-Sized Science opening.

New Video: Studying Tornado Damage With Un-Crewed Aircraft Systems

Researchers at the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory and the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies are using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to study storm damage in rural areas. In March, researchers captured aerial photos and video of storm damage from hard-to-reach locations using UAS, or drones. Learn about the multispectral camera on the UAS, and how the camera provides imagery showing ...
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Posted - June 15, 2021

OU CIMMS Research Associate and student Nolan Meister releases a weather balloon with instruments attached to measure aspects of the upper atmosphere. (Photo by Mike Coniglio/NOAA NSSL) | The TORUS Windsond team from the University of Oklahoma Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies supporting NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory. The team is near the hail core of a storm in May 2019. (Photo by Christiaan Patterson

OU Earns Lead for up to $208 Million NOAA Severe Weather Research Institute

Researchers at the NOAA National Severe Storms Lab and the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies are using Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to study storm damage in rural areas.
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Posted - May 21, 2021

Research framework (Graphic provided) | Probabilistic Hazard Information (PHI) showing the forecasted risk of a tornado hazard. (Graphic provided) | Machine-learning based geodatabase creation using multiple geodata

Researchers Studying Impacts of Severe Weather Threats on Community Assets, Including Critical Infrastructure

Severe weather hazards such as hail, high wind speeds, and tornadoes, can impact essential community infrastructure. Researchers are studying the impacts of severe weather threats on a range of community assets.
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Posted - May 17, 2021

A map of participants of the Radar & Applications Course-in-the-Cloud (RITC). This graphic highlights the spatial diversity of participants and instructors for three of four RITC workshops. (Graphic provided by Dale Morris

Researchers Utilize the Cloud to Train Forecasters

Researchers and instructors took traditional National Weather Service Forecaster training to the cloud this year, virtually trekking thousands of miles.
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