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2 Charles Kuster Leadville, CO Personal Overview
3 Personal Overview Charles Kuster Leadville, CO OU to study meteorology
4 Charles Kuster Leadville, CO Personal Overview 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
5 Presentation Purpose: Review sources of weather info Weather aware Prepared Plan of action before the storms happen
6 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!
7 Storm Prediction Center (SPC) spc.noaa.gov
8 spc.noaa.gov Convective Outlooks
9 spc.noaa.gov Convective Outlooks
10 Convective Outlooks spc.noaa.gov May 23, 2018
11 Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov Categories
12 Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov Tornado Probabilities
13 Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov Severe Wind Probabilities
14 Convective Outlooks: Day 1 (Today) spc.noaa.gov Severe Hail Probabilities
15 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, pm CDT: May 20, 2013
16 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
17 Convective Outlooks: Day 2 (Tomorrow) spc.noaa.gov Issued at 1am CDT and 12:30pm CDT Forecast for May 24, 2018
18 Convective Outlooks: Day 3 (Day After Tomorrow) spc.noaa.gov Issued once per day 2:30am CDT Forecast for May 25, 2018
19 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)
20 spc.noaa.gov Mesoscale Discussions
21 Mesoscale Discussions
22 Mesoscale Discussions Threat summary Summary Likelihood of watch issuance (%)
23 Mesoscale Discussions May 20, 2013 Threat summary Summary Likelihood of watch issuance (%)
24 spc.noaa.gov Watches
25 spc.noaa.gov Watches
26 Watches Watch times Hazard likelihood Scroll down for text summary
27 Watches More info on hazard probability
28 Watch: May 20, 2013 Watch times Hazard likelihood Scroll down for text summary
29 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
30 National Weather Service (NWS) weather.gov
31 National Weather Service (NWS) weather.gov/oun
32 National Weather Service (NWS) weather.gov/tsa
33 National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
34 National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
35 National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
36 National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 29, 2018
37 National Weather Service (NWS) Example: May 20, 2013
38 National Weather Service (NWS) Example: Winter weather
39 National Weather Service (NWS) Local forecasts
40 National Weather Service (NWS) Current weather Forecast Scroll down for detailed text forecast
41 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.
42 National Weather Service (NWS): Warnings Severe thunderstorm warning: May 20, mph winds and/or 1.0 hail expected
43 National Weather Service (NWS): Warnings Tornado warning: May 20, 2013 Tornado expected. See text for other hazards
44 Warning text Warning type and affected counties Time, location, movement Warning time Hazard info Potential impacts Cities in warning Action statements Hazard tags
45 Warning text Tornado warning text for May 16, 2017 Elk City tornado Note that hazard tags indicate if tornado has been observed
46 Severe thunderstorm warning text Warning text
47 Have multiple ways to get warnings NOAA Weather Radio In transport center and/or in busses
48 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 Broadcast radio and/or television
49 Radar training class for public safety officials OK-First
50 Worth repeating: No overpasses!
51 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: richard.smith@noaa.gov Weather briefing e mail list Phone: (405) (Norman), (Tulsa) NWS Chat: Thanks! charles.kuster@noaa.gov
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