Information on the 10 May 2010 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma and Kansas
NSSL Director Jeff Kimpel to retire
Dr. Jeff Kimpel, NSSL director will retire on June 1, 2010 after 13 years of federal service.
NOAA HWT: Incubating New Ideas for Better Storm Forecasting
NOAA World online magazine posted an article called “The Hazardous Weather Testbed: Incubating New Ideas for Better Storm Forecasting” in their latest issue under the “Science and Technology” category.
Chase StormDawg
Chase StormDawg is VORTEX2’s new special correspondent for kids.
Photo of the month: April 2010
Chase StormDawg, VORTEX2 special correspondent to kids, is showing mammatus clouds he saw in front of his house. He joined VORTEX2 in the field on May 1 to report on what he sees.
New enhanced radar scanning strategy to be tested
Focused observations of storms lead to faster updates since the radar does not waste time scanning clear-air regions.
Tornado project enters second data collection phase
The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment – 2 will begin the second year of data collection on May 1 and run through June 15.
Some brief notes on the 24 April 2010 long-track tornado
Preliminary information on the long-track tornado that went from eastern Louisiana across much of Mississippi. 1. It had a path length of at least 97 miles. Over the last 40 years, we’ve averaged about one…
Can tornado activity through April portend May?
Short answer: apparently not! Longer answer follows. Few tornadoes have occurred to date in 2010, especially when compared to very active recent years such as 2008. The adjusted annual tornado trend shown below indicates that…
NOAA World spotlights NSSL winners
NSSL’s Pam Heinselman and Mike Coniglio, winners of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers were spotlighted in NOAA World. To see the story, go to: http://www.noaaworld.noaa.gov/people/feb2010_people_4.html.