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About NSSL
Organization

History

NSSL @ 60

Awards

Scientific Challenges

Lab Review 2021

Events

Visitor Info

Weather Research
Thunderstorms

Tornadoes

Flooding

Lightning

Hail

Damaging Winds

Winter Weather

Social Science

Research Tools
Radar

Testbeds

Observation

Simulation

Decision Support

Warning

Forecast

Science Applications

NSSL Data Repository (PARR)

Projects
ANCHOR

ATD

CAMS

FACETs

NOAA HWT

mPING

MRMS

PHI

VORTEX-SE / VORTEX USA

Warn on Forecast

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Research at NSSL

Severe weather has touched every state in the United States. Hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, wildfires, floods and droughts are very real threats to our property and our lives. NSSL researchers work to observe, understand and predict severe weather in ways that will help our partners save lives and reduce property damage.

Thunderstorms

At NSSL we study all types of thunderstorms including supercell thunderstorms, mesoscale convective systems, quasi-linear convective systems and bow-echoes. We also study their environment and their life-cycle.

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Tornadoes

Much about tornadoes remains a mystery. They are rare, unpredictable and deadly. The U.S. has more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world. NSSL scientists study the lifecycles of tornadoes, why some supercells produce tornadoes and others do not, and what exactly causes a tornado to form. We also look for ways to improve tornado warning accuracy and lead-time.

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Flooding

Except for heat related fatalities, more deaths occur from flooding than any other hazard (NOAA Jetstream). NSSL flood research focuses on improving ways to monitor water levels and precipitation amounts in ways that will improve flood and flash flood forecasts and warnings.

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Lightning

Lightning not only injures and kills people, it also ignites forest and brush fires. NSSL scientists find unique ways to measure and study lightning in the field. We also create computer simulations of lightning, and look for ways to use lightning data in forecasts of severe weather.

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Hail

Hail can cause billions of dollars of damage to structures, crops and livestock. NSSL hail research focuses on improving detection and warning of hail to give people time to protect their property and seek shelter.

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Damaging Winds

Straight-line winds are responsible for most of the damage from thunderstorms. These winds can cause as much destruction as a strong tornado. NSSL works to better understand the thunderstorms that produce damaging winds, so the NWS can make better predictions and warnings for them.

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Winter Weather

Forecasting winter weather accurately is difficult because a degree or two of temperature change can mean the difference between snow or freezing rain. NSSL research includes looking for ways to make forecasting winter precipitation easier.

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Societal Impacts

NSSL researchers work to understand and provide the weather information society needs. NSSL social science research directly involves emergency managers, broadcast meteorologists, and operational forecasters, in addition to the United States public, to assure innovations in weather research are holistically integrated into the weather communication system.

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Why do some thunderstorms produce tornadoes, and others do not? [+]

Except for heat related fatalities, more deaths occur from flooding than any other hazard. [+]

Lightning is spectacular and dangerous. NSSL researchers are trying to understand more about how it forms and what it indicates about the potential severity of a storm. [+]

NSSL hail research focuses on improving warnings to give people time to protect their property and seek shelter. [+]

Freezing rain can lead to dangerous ice build-up. NSSL researchers are looking for ways to improve winter weather forecasting. [+]

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