…. This blog documents the field operations of VORTEX-SE from 2016 through 2019. VORTEX2 News This legacy blog contains posts and photographs from the Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) project, 2009–2010. VORTEX2 was the largest tornado re…
VORTEX2 NSSL Home Projects VORTEX2 VORTEX2 The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) was the largest tornado research project in history to explore how, when and why tornadoes form. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a…
VORTEX2 NSSL Home Projects VORTEX2 VORTEX2 The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) was the largest tornado research project in history to explore how, when and why tornadoes form. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) a…
…ience NSSL's Bite-Sized Science video series focuses on specific activities and projects from the NOAA Weather Partners in Norman, OK. Share Your Tornado Tales! HWT in the Virtual World Studying Tornado Damage with UAS VORTEX Southeast Threats in Motion Exploring the Supercell Ad…
… the NASA HS3 (2012-2014), NOAA SHOUT (2015-2016), and the 2017 NASA/NOAA EPOCH projects. Inform NOAA regarding the usefulness of the new minisonde as a possible replacement for the RD-94 on standard surveillance and reconnaissance missions. EMC NOAA/OAR/AOML OWAQ17-JTTI-I-6 Trop…
…erial, e-mail the webmaster at that office. If you want hardcopies for research projects, the best bet is to download and print public-domain images from a high-quality color printer. Even when using public-domain images, you should give proper credit to the source. Historical ar…
…erial, e-mail the webmaster at that office. If you want hardcopies for research projects, the best bet is to download and print public-domain images from a high-quality color printer. Even when using public-domain images, you should give proper credit to the source. Historical ar…
… algorithms that remove the bioscatter clutter to see the weather more clearly. VORTEX2 (2009–2010) The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment (VORTEX2) was the largest field tornado research project in history. Ten mobile radars, 40 other instrumented ve…
…tornado formation. We continue to study the vast amounts of data collected from projects like these to learn more about tornado intensity, what specific ingredients thunderstorms need to form a tornado, what causes tornadoes to die, and why some rotating thunderstorms produce tor…
…ay Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Simulation Decision Support Warning Forecast Projects CI-FLOW FACETs Field Projects (present and past) TORUS (2019–2020) VORTEX Southeast (VORTEX-SE) (2016–2018) EPIC (2017) RiVorS (2017) PECAN (2015) Southwest Colorado Radar Project (2010) VORT…
NSSL Projects NSSL Projects NSSL Projects NSSL researchers work on a variety of projects to increase understanding and improve forecasts and warnings for severe weather to help save lives and property. Improving Severe Weather Warnings & Forecasts FACETs Forecasting a Continuum o…
Field Projects A core part of NSSL research is the development of field research projects to collect weather data that will increase our knowledge about hazardous weather. The list of projects that NSSL has led or contributed to is long and extends back to our inception. The rich…
VORTEX @ NSSL NSSL Home Projects VORTEX @ NSSL A Timeline of VORTEX @ NSSL VORTEX @ NSSL Tornado research has been an integral part of the work done by NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory for many years. Tornadic storms are rare, unpredictable, and deadly, but our knowledge …
VORTEX @ NSSL NSSL Home Projects VORTEX @ NSSL A Timeline of VORTEX @ NSSL VORTEX @ NSSL Tornado research has been an integral part of the work done by NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory for many years. Tornadic storms are rare, unpredictable, and deadly, but our knowledge …
…eteorological Development Lab to invite collaboration and discussion on current projects being developed. NSSL launches a new Web site to reach out to a wider audience including students, researchers, colleagues, media and the public. The NOAA HWT identifies two interrelated area…