A late tornado report has been received, so there’s now 1 tornado in the database for February 2010.
Photo of the Month – February 2010
The NO-XP team enjoys the view of the Canadian Rockies from Birch Bay, Washington. They are using the radar to support weather nowcasting for the Cypress Mountain venue at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
NOAA Weather Partners Virtual Tour
A new virtual tour of the NOAA Weather Partners allows visitors from all over the world to experience the unique building at: http://www.norman.noaa.gov/visitor/nwc-virtual-tour/.
Winter storm sparks discussion in NOAA’s Hazardous Weather Testbed
A brewing winter storm was the main topic at the “Map Discussion” on Monday during the last week in January, 2010.
Heinselman and Coniglio meet President Obama
NSSL’s Pam Heinselman (second row from the bottom, end) and Mike Coniglio (second row from the top, fifth from the left) in the official White House photo with President Obama from the Presidential Early Career…
NSSL taps community to make precipitation reports
The Winter Precipitation Identification Near the Ground (W-PING) project invites public observations of winter precipitation from volunteers within a 90-mile radius of Norman, Okla. Go to http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/winter/
NSSL researcher wins honors in AMS Artificial Intelligence competition
NSSL/CIMMS researcher Kim Elmore received second place in the American Meteorological Society Artificial Intelligence Competition.
SoCal rain events captured by NSSL radar team
NSSL’s mobile radar team and the SMART-R have captured seven heavy rain events in southern California.
VORTEX2 article published in Weatherwise
Weatherwise Magazine published an article about VORTEX2 in their January/February 2010 edition. To read the article, go to: http://www.weatherwise.org/Archives/Back%20Issues/2010/January-February%202010/vortex2-full.html.
5,000 people attend AMS WeatherFest in Atlanta
Over 5,000 people of all ages crowded into “WeatherFest” at the Georgia World Congress Center to enjoy an interactive science and weather fair.