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Rapid-Scanning Doppler On Wheels Keeps Pace With Twisters
June 16, 2005 — A multibeam Doppler radar that scans storms every 5 to 10 seconds is prowling the Great Plains through June in search of its first close-up tornado. The National Center for Atmospheric Research ... > full story -
Researchers Demonstrate NEXRAD Radar Helps National Weather Service Forecasters Save Lives
June 11, 2005 — Tornado warnings have improved significantly and the number of tornado casualties has decreased by nearly half since a network of Doppler weather radars were installed nationwide by the National ... > full story -
Rapid-Scanning Doppler On Wheels Keeps Pace With Twisters
June 3, 2005 — A new Doppler radar instrument that can scan tornadoes every five to 10 seconds is prowling the Great Plains this spring in search of its first close-up twister. Newly enhanced for season-long ... > full story -
Funnel Vision: Student Storm Chasers Seek Tornadoes
April 13, 2005 — They dodge twisters in Dodge City, witness big storms in Big D and follow hailstorms to Hale Center. Talk about your great field trip – this is it. Texas A&M University’s student ... > full story -
Scientists Unravel Midwest Tornado Formation
April 11, 2005 — Although tornadoes are usually thought of as springtime storms that develop in early evenings out of isolated weather cells, storm watchers now say that conception often fails to hold, especially in ... > full story -
NOAA Reports Record Number Of Tornadoes In 2004
January 4, 2005 — The total number of tornadoes reported in the United States reached a record high during the year 2004, surpassing the previous record by almost 300, according to officials at the NOAA Storm ... > full story -
New NASA Technology Helps Forecasters In Severe Weather Season
April 29, 2004 — NASA is providing new technology and satellite data to help forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) create the best possible forecasts of severe springtime ... > full story -
Award-Winning Video Captures Water, Oil, Mixing
March 9, 2004 — A team consisting of an art student and mechanical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has made an award-winning movie that captures for the first time the fluid mechanics phenomenon of ... > full story -
Tornado Outbreak Shows Need For Stuctural Improvements
July 1, 2003 — Tornadoes have a reputation for being unpredictable. However, the pattern of destruction that occurs when a tornado interacts with a building is predictable, and that makes it preventable, according ... > full story -
In-Home Shelter Could Ease Chaotic Hurricane Evacuations
June 23, 2003 — A researcher at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering has designed a hurricane shelter that can be built inside most conventional homes to withstand winds of ... > full story
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