Bite-sized science: NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
The latest video in the “Bite-Sized Science” series highlights the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2013 Spring Experiments.
Tag: Issue: Spring 2013
The 40th anniversary of the Union City, OK tornadic storm
May 20, 2013 tornado outbreak experimental forecast products
The Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecast Experiment was in full operation on May 20, 2013 as the tornado tore through Newcastle and Moore, OK.
Radars capture valuable scans of May 2013 tornadoes
On both May 19 and May 20, 2013, NSSL researchers collected data on storms that produced tornadoes using both the NWRT Phased Array Radar (PAR), and the mobile dual-polarized radar.
May 2013 Oklahoma tornado experimental warning products
The experimental Tornado Debris Signature algorithm uses dual-pol radar data to map areas of debris.
Scientists re-visit the Tri-State Tornado
Scientists have re-examined the March 18, 1925 Tri-State Tornado was unusually severe, killing 695 people while it was on the ground for a record 219 miles crossing parts of Missouri, Illinois and Indiana.
Field project begins to improve thunderstorm prediction
Today, researchers launched the Mesoscale Predictability EXperiment (MPEX) field project to collect data on pre-storm and post-storm environments in an effort to better predict where and when thunderstorms will form. MPEX runs from May 15 – June 15, and is funded by the National Science Foundation.
10K Followers on Twitter
On May 9, 2013 @NSSL snagged our 10,000 Twitter follower! We have 23K folks on Facebook. Thank you so much for your interest in our work. We will keep it…
Worldwide diversity in the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiments
2013 NOAA National Weather Radar Testbed Spring Experiments
During the 2013 central Oklahoma severe weather season, researchers will demonstrate and evaluate new capabilities developed for the NOAA National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar (NWRT/PAR).