NOAA researchers seek to learn more about tornado experiences to improve safety
Has a tornado hit your house or your community? Have you received a tornado alert? NOAA scientists want to hear your story. The new Tornado Tales citizen science tool is an online survey that provides...
View ArticleNew Bite-Sized Science Video: How Research Continued in a Virtual World
When COVID hit in March 2020, the future of the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed became unclear. However, researchers were able to rethink their work and conduct experiments virtually using new...
View ArticleDaNa Carlis named director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory
Dr. DaNa Carlis, newly appointed NSSL Director. Carlis is the first African American to be named a lab director in NOAA’s Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. DaNa L. Carlis, Ph.D., a research...
View ArticleSevere storm research campaign kicks off second year of data gathering
Researchers prepare to launch an experimental weather balloon on April 5, 2022, near a storm in Greenville, Alabama. (NOAA) This winter has brought multiple rounds of devastating severe weather to the...
View ArticleOUTFLOW Project uses weather drones to measure atmosphere ahead of summer...
Weather drones to measure atmosphere ahead of summer storms in Oklahoma, Texas Scientists from the National Severe Storms Laboratory and Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather...
View ArticleTornado Intercept: The Union City Twister and the Birth of Doppler Radar
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View ArticleNSSL Puts Next Generation of Weather Tools To the Test Close to Home
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View ArticleInnovation and Collaboration: Exploring the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
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View ArticleNSSL offers cutting-edge support as Tropical Storm Hilary makes landfall in...
Flash flooding in Arizona as a result of Tropical Storm Hilary. (photo credit NPS) As Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in California and affected the southwestern United States, researchers at the...
View ArticleNSSL celebrates Science and Engineering Day
NSSL researchers give a demonstration of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) or a “CopterSonde”, which is used to collect lower level atmospheric observations prior to severe thunderstorms. The NOAA...
View ArticleFAR AFIELD: Researchers seek out and study tornadoes and severe weather
Imagine you are tasked with conducting a science experiment. But not like a middle school science fair kind of experiment. You’re asked to figure out how one of the most complex systems on planet...
View ArticleNSSL’s Forecast Research and Development Division earns Department of...
The United States Department of Commerce announced on Tuesday that the Forecast Research and Development Division at NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) is a recipient of its highest...
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