April 2010 Issue

Jeff Kimpel

NSSL Director Jeff Kimpel to retire

Dr. Jeff Kimpel, NSSL director will retire on June 1, 2010 after 13 years of federal service.

HWT map discussion

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.

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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.

Probes I-70

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.