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TC Inland Winds May 2013 Conference Call Notes

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

The TC Wind Group help their monthly conference call on 5/8/13 at 11:30 AM. Call Participants: Bryce Tyner (North Carolina State University), Reid Hawkins (ILM), Jonathan Blaes (RAH), David Glenn (MHX), John Billet (AKQ), Bob Bright (CHS), Frank Alsheimer (CHS) … Continue reading →

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Wind Gust Climatology for Southeast Georgia and Southern South Carolina

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Ryan Kramer, a 2012 Hollings student at WFO Charleston, SC, studied wind gust factors at several land and marine sites to help us develop a more effective Smart Tool for day-to-day forecasting. Prior to his study our primary means for … Continue reading →

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TC Winds Conference Call 3/13/13 Notes

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Participants:  Bryce Tyner (NCSU), Michael Brennan (NHC), Reid Hawins (ILM), Jonathan Blaes (RAH), David Glenn (MHX), Frank Alsheimer (CHS) The CSTAR TC Winds Team held their monthly conference call on Wednesday, 3/13/13.  Bryce began the meeting by noting that the … Continue reading →

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Bizarre Surface/Boundary Layer Forecast by the RAP during the 16 February Snowstorm

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

A winter storm impacted much of the Carolina’s and Virginia with periods of locally heavy wet snow on Saturday 16 February, 2013. The primary area of snow across central NC was drive by strong low and mid-level frontogenesis, a strengthening … Continue reading →

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Notes from the 2/13 CSTAR TC/QPF conference call

Posted on February 19, 2013 by

Notes from 2/13/13 CSTAR QPF conference call 6 participants Barrett Smith (RAH) Gary Lackmann (NCSU) Jordan Dale (NCSU) David Roth (HPC) Jonathan Blaes (RAH) Josh Palmer (SERFC) Most of the call covered the following topics: Jordan took a few minutes … Continue reading →

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Strong to Damaging Wind Potential in Eastern NC Friday Morning?

Posted on February 8, 2013 by

All, A potential for strong to damaging winds exists Friday morning across eastern NC, especially in northeast NC and southeast VA.  A 1007 mb surface low upstream near Savannah GA at 01Z is progged to begin a period of rapid … Continue reading →

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TC Winds Group Conference Call 2/6/13 Notes

Posted on February 6, 2013 by

Attendees:  Bryce Tyner (NCSU), Bob Bright (CHS), Carin Goodall (MHX), David Glenn (MHX), Jonathan Blaes (RAH), Reid Hawkins (ILM), Frank Alsheimer (CHS), Gail Hartfiled (RAH), Michael Brennan (NHS) The CSTAR TC Winds Group held their monthly conference call on Wednesday, … Continue reading →

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It’s going to feel like January again

Posted on January 14, 2013 by

This is my first ever post to the CIMMSE blog, but I wanted to write about the potential cold coming next week, and I hope to begin to contribute much more in the future. Over the last few days, many … Continue reading →

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26 December 2012 HSLC Tornado near Beaufort, NC

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

A previous CIMMSE post outlined the potential for severe weather on 26 December 2012.  Instability was the key limiting factor in this event which produced one tornado in the MHX CWA four miles north of Beaufort with EF1 damage. Numerous … Continue reading →

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CIMMSE 2012 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

The WordPress.com folks created a 2012 annual report and we thought we would share. Here’s for a safe and prosperous 2013 and for more collaborating! Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog … Continue reading →

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