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Operational NWP Resolution and Sensitivities Study Using HSLC Event Hindcasts Summary

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

At last month’s CSTAR workshop, I shared the results and analysis of my thesis project as well as some thoughts on related future work. I would like to provide a summary of my and Dr. Lackmann’s work with this post … Continue reading →

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Updated List of NC State-NWS CSTAR Publications

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

Shown below is a list of publications and abstracts developed as a part of the most recent NC State-NWS CSTAR project entitled “Understanding and Prediction of High Impact Weather Associated with Low-Topped Severe Convection in the Southeastern U.S.” Note that additional … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Matthew Gust Factors

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

To evaluate the performance of CSTAR related research to operations activities, the sustained winds, wind gusts, and gust factors for Hurricane Matthew (2016) were examined across coastal and eastern Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The image above or … Continue reading →

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Tropical Storm Hermine Follow Up with Lessons Learned, Wind Gusts and Gust Factors

Posted on October 4, 2016 by

To evaluate the performance of CSTAR related research to operations activities, members of the CSTAR Tropical Cyclone (TC) wind team recently discussed experiences with Tropical Storm Hermine (September 2016).  In addition, the sustained winds, wind gusts, and gust factors for … Continue reading →

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Forecasts of Winds and Wind Gusts Associated with Tropical Cyclone Hermine Using CSTAR Research

Posted on September 2, 2016 by

The approach of Tropical Cyclone (TC) Hermine provides WFOs in the Carolinas and Virginia with another opportunity to use and evaluate a technique to forecast tropical cyclone winds and wind gusts. A Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied Research (CSTAR) project … Continue reading →

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New Paper Comparing ASOS Near-Surface Winds and WSR-88D-Derived Wind Speeds in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones

Posted on August 26, 2016 by

A new article in Weather and Forecasting by Krupar et al. entitled “A Comparison of ASOS Near-Surface Winds and WSR-88D-Derived Wind Speed Profiles Measured in Landfalling Tropical Cyclones” may be of interest to some collaborators. The researchers made 22 comparisons … Continue reading →

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Mesonet Data Captures Impressive Nocturnal Surface Theta-E Rise Immediately Ahead of QLCS EF1 Tornado in Ohio (June 23rd, 2016)

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

During the nighttime hours of June 22nd/23rd, a cluster of severe thunderstorms expanded (QLCS) as it moved from Indiana into Ohio ahead of a seasonably strong shortwave trough shifting through the Great Lakes.   This cluster of storms had previously been responsible … Continue reading →

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