May 2011 Issue

May 24, 2011 Oklahoma tornadoes

NSSL scientists study tornadoes in their own backyard

Seven destructive tornadoes struck Oklahoma on May 24, 2011. The tornadoes were well forecast by the National Weather Service (NWS), and NSSL was in position to capture the storms in several ways.

Murnan at work

NSSL videographer wins national award

NSSL videographer James Murnan was just awarded a 2011 INDUS Excellence Award. Murnan was one of five recipients in the entire company of 500 employees. INDUS holds the federal Information Technology contract at NSSL.

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Valuable severe weather dataset collected by students

The NSSL/CIMMS Severe Hazards Analysis and Verification Experiment (SHAVE) are collecting hail, wind damage and flash flooding reports through phone surveys from now through mid-August.