NSSL’s Bob Rabin was a volunteer judge at the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference in Denver, Colo., earlier this month. Rabin judged both oral and poster presentations.
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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.
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 coming!
Worldwide diversity in the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Experiments
Record low estimated tornado counts from May 2012 to April 2013
NSSL tornado climatology expert, Harold Brooks has written a blog post about the remarkable absence of tornado activity during the 12-month period from May 2012 to April 2013.
Renowned physicist to speak at National Weather Center
The National Weather Center will host renowned physicist Dr. Francis Slakey, Associate Director of Public Affairs at the American Physical Society, at 4 p.m. April 23 in Room 1313.