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May 12th, 2009 | By James MurnanLots of info about the ground-breaking tornado research project. Includes insights from Lou Wicker and Don Burgess with the NOAA National Severe Storms Lab.
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2008 Hazardous Weather Testbed Spring Forecast-Scale Activities
May 5th, 2008 | By Susan CobbThis is the second week of the 2008 Hazardous Weather Testbed (HWT) EFP (Experimental Forecast Program) Spring Experiment held in the NOAA HWT at the National Weather Center in Norman, Okla. Each spring during the climatologically most active severe weather periods, multi-agency collaborative forecasting experiments known as the HWT EFP Spring Experiment have occurred since 2000. A strength of the program is the involvement of scientists and forecasters throughout the meteorological community. Participating in the EFP this week will include visiting forecasters from NOAA/NWS Pendleton OR, NOAA/NWS Amarillo TX, and researchers from NCAR, Boulder CO, Colorado State Univ., North Carolina State Univ., Mitre Corp./FAA, and Environment Canada.
NOAA National Weather Service, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management offer weather radio programming
Apr 5th, 2006 | By Keli TarpWhen the wind blows and storm clouds cover Oklahoma, residents can keep ahead of severe weather by tuning in to NOAA Weather Radio All-Hazards, a 24-hour source of weather forecasts, watches and warnings provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service.
Staff from the National Weather Service Norman Forecast Office, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management and the Oklahoma City Department of Emergency Management will be available to program weather radios from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday (April 8) near the escalator in the Center Court area of Penn Square Mall. The event is free and open to the public.
Commerce Department awards Gold Medal to weather event simulator concept and development team
Sep 15th, 2003 | By Keli TarpThe U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded its prestigious Gold Medal to the Weather Event Simulator (WES) Concept and Development Team for its pioneering work in creating nationwide simulation training capabilities for NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) forecasters. The team was made up of members from the NWS Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Norman, Okla.; the Warning Decision Training Branch (WDTB), also located in Norman; and, the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS), at the University of Oklahoma.
NOAA storm researchers working to improve severe weather forecasts
Jun 5th, 2001 | By Keli TarpThunderstorms with lightning, hail, strong winds and tornadoes can be devastating, resulting in hundreds of deaths and millions of dollars in damage each year. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers and forecasters in Norman, Okla., are working toward improving the tools used to predict such storms. Their aim is to provide the public more time to prepare for severe thunderstorm events.
Four additional counties now receiving NOAA weather radio coverage
May 17th, 2001 | By Keli TarpA new NOAA Weather Radio transmitter located in the Arbuckle Mountains of south central Oklahoma will now provide severe weather watch and warning coverage for four additional counties: Marshall, Love, Jefferson and Stephens. Signal strength tests conducted in the area indicated NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts can reach these areas. Coverage from this same transmitter will continue for Murray, Carter, Garvin, Pontotoc and Johnston counties.
Oklahoma groups honored by American Meteorological Society for efforts related to 1999 tornado outbreak
Jan 15th, 2001 | By Keli TarpThe National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Okla., the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, KFOR, KOCO and KWTV television, the Southwest Independent Repeater Association and the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, will all receive a special award from the American Meteorological Society for their actions before, during and after the deadly May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak.
The organizations are being honored “for outstanding and well-coordinated actions before, during and after the historic 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak in central Oklahoma, which prevented untold deaths and minimized the impact of the devastating storms.” The award will be presented Jan. 17 at the AMS 81st Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, N.M.
Weather Service employee to receive Commerce Department Bronze award
Sep 24th, 2000 | By Keli TarpThe U.S. Department of Commerce will award its Bronze Medal to National Weather Service (NWS) employee David Andra, Science and Operations Officer (SOO) at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, Okla., for his outstanding contributions to the short term forecast and warning capabilities of NWS forecast offices across the nation.
National Weather Service offers help programming NOAA weather radios
May 15th, 2000 | By Keli TarpStaff from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman will help NOAA Weather Radio owners program their units from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (May 20) at Crossroads Mall, 7000 Crossroads Boulevard, in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City area residents have purchased more than 13,000 life-saving NOAA Weather Radios through a special program that began three months ago. Operation Warn is an initiative to make available 100,000 specially-priced NOAA Weather Radios to Oklahoma City residents by the end of 2002 coordinated by Oklahoma City Emergency Management, Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service.
National Weather Service offers help programming NOAA weather radios
Apr 14th, 2000 | By Keli TarpStaff from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman will help NOAA Weather Radio owners program their units from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (April 15) at Quail Springs Mall, 2501 W. Memorial Road, in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City area residents have purchased nearly 9,000 life-saving NOAA Weather Radios through a special program that began two months ago. Operation Warn is an initiative to make available 100,000 specially-priced NOAA Weather Radios to Oklahoma City residents by the end of 2002 coordinated by Oklahoma City Emergency Management, Oklahoma Department of Civil Emergency Management and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service.