People News

Brooks receives prestigious Science Communicator Award
Dr. Robert Detrick, NOAA Research Assistant Administrator has announced that our very own Harold Brooks received the OAR Dr. Daniel L. Albritton Outstanding Science Communicator Award.
Outreach News

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!
Warning Research News

May 2013 Oklahoma tornado outbreak through NSSL On Demand
NSSL’s On Demand Rotation Tracks product identifies areas of strongest circulation in May 2013 storms.
Radar Research News
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).
Forecast Research News

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.
Talks and Articles

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.
Facebook
RSS
Twitter