Month: May 2008

The Weld County, Colorado Tornadoes of May 22, 2008 (Updated June 11, 2008)

by on May 30th, 2008

(Image courtesy of Eric Thaler, SOO WFO DEN/BOU.  Data source – NOAA/NWS; Map – FEMA) Jeff Braun Thursday, May 22, 2008 was truly a day the will live in infamy for many folks in and around the communities of western Weld County (and north eastern Larimer county), Colorado.  While the city of Windsor, Colorado sustained Continue Reading

Convection GOES Hail MODIS Satellites Severe Weather Tornadoes

Lightning as Proxy for VIL and/or Echo Tops (ET)

by on May 6th, 2008

J. Braun Here is a paper/discussion presented at this year’s 13th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology by Haig Iskenderian (from MIT) titled, “Cloud-to-Ground Lightning as a Proxy for Nowcasts of VIL and Echo Tops.”  Although geared toward the aviation community, this inforamtion can be valuable to any WFO with forecasting/warning duties in their CWA in Continue Reading

Aviation Weather Convection Lightning RADAR Severe Weather Watches and Warnings

Some Great Knowledge, Papers, and Training Materials That You May Have Missed

by on May 1st, 2008

Jeff Braun Below are some links to, or copies of, some perhaps lesser known meteorological training materials.  Many of these have been born out of Aviation Weather programs either here in the USA through the military Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA) or the FAA, or from up north and our Canadian Neighbors.  Although some of Continue Reading

Aviation Weather Convection Hydrology Miscellaneous News of Interest NWP Models (NCEP) Problems in Forecasting RADAR Research Satellites Severe Weather Tropical Cyclones Winter Weather