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Personal Overview Charles Kuster
Leadville, CO
Personal Overview Charles Kuster
Leadville, CO
OU to study meteorology
Personal Overview Charles Kuster
Leadville, CO
OU to study meteorology
Graduated in 2014 and now work at CIMMS
Focus on weather radar:
Learn more about storms
Work with decision makers to improve science and products
Presentation Purpose:
Review sources of weather info
Weather aware
Prepared
Plan of action before the storms happen
Starting with: Tornado climatology
Tornadoes can happen any month of the year
Peak activity: last week of March through second week of June
Luckily, we have a lot of resources!
Storm Prediction Center (SPC) spc.noaa.gov
Convective Outlooks spc.noaa.gov
Convective Outlooks spc.noaa.gov
Convective Outlooks spc.noaa.gov
May 23, 2018
Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov
Categories
Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov
Tornado Probabilities
Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov
Severe Wind Probabilities
Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov
Severe Hail Probabilities
Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov
Issued at 1am CDT, 8:00am CDT, 11:30am CDT, 3pm CDT, and 8pm CDT
1am CDT: May 20, 2013 8pm CDT: May 20, 2013
Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov
Issued at 1am CDT, 8:00am CDT, 11:30am CDT, 3pm CDT, and 8pm CDT
8am CDT Tornado Outlook: May 20, 2013
Significant severe weather forecasted
Convective Outlooks: Day 2 (Tomorrow)
spc.noaa.gov
Issued at 1am CDT and 12:30pm CDT Forecast for May 24, 2018
Convective Outlooks: Day 3 (Day After Tomorrow)
spc.noaa.gov
Issued once per day 2:30am CDT Forecast for May 25, 2018
Convective Outlooks: Day 4-8 spc.noaa.gov
Issued once per day at ~3am CDT Forecast for May 2, 2018 (issued on 4/29/18)
Mesoscale Discussions spc.noaa.gov
Mesoscale Discussions
Mesoscale Discussions
Threat summary
Summary
Likelihood of watch issuance (%)
Mesoscale Discussions
Threat summary
Summary Likelihood of watch issuance (%)
May 20, 2013
Watches spc.noaa.gov
Watches spc.noaa.gov
Watches
Watch times
Hazard likelihood
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Watches
More info on hazard probability
Watch: May 20, 2013
Watch times
Hazard likelihood
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National Weather Service (NWS)
122 local offices across country
Daily weather forecasts
Warnings and advisories Tornado warning, severe thunderstorm warning,
winter storm warning, etc.
Oklahoma: Norman
Tulsa
Check back in on forecasts frequently! Forecasts change
Generally better idea as event nears
National Weather Service (NWS) weather.gov
National Weather Service (NWS) weather.gov/oun
National Weather Service (NWS) weather.gov/tsa
National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 20, 2013
National Weather Service (NWS) Example: Winter weather
National Weather Service (NWS)
Local forecasts
National Weather Service (NWS)
Current weather
Forecast
Scroll down for detailed text forecast
National Weather Service (NWS): Warnings
Severe thunderstorm, tornado
Severe weather is happening now
Minutes before severe weather could impact you
Take last precautionary steps
Too late for major action
Also issue for other hazards
Flash flood, winter storm, heat advisory, etc.
National Weather Service (NWS): Warnings
Severe thunderstorm warning: May 20, 2013
60+ mph winds and/or 1.0” hail expected
National Weather Service (NWS): Warnings
Tornado warning: May 20, 2013
Tornado expected. See text for other hazards
Warning text
Warning type and affected counties
Warning time Time, location, movement
Hazard info
Potential impacts
Cities in warning
Action statements
Hazard tags
Warning text
Tornado warning text for May 16, 2017 Elk City tornado
Note that hazard tags indicate if tornado has been observed
Warning text
Severe thunderstorm warning text
Have multiple ways to get warnings
NOAA Weather Radio
In transport center and/or in busses
https://www.weather.gov/oun/radio
Have multiple ways to get warnings
NOAA Weather Radio
In transport center and/or in busses
Phone apps
Weather radio app (WDT)
National Weather Service website
weather.gov
National Weather Service social media
Twitter: @NWSNorman, @NWStulsa
Broadcast radio and/or television
Radar training class for public safety officials
OK-First
http://mesonet.org/index.php/okfirst/
Worth repeating: No overpasses!
Summary Have plan before storms develop (prepare)
SPC and NWS provide forecasts days ahead of storm event
Warnings multiple ways to receive
Lean on NWS and local emergency managers
Richard Smith e mail: [email protected]
Weather briefing e mail list
Phone: (405) 325-3816 (Norman), 918-838-7838 (Tulsa)
NWS Chat: https://nwschat.weather.gov/
Thanks! [email protected]
