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Storm of the Month Webinars

Introduction

To help implement the use of WSR-88D Dual-Pol information in National Weather Service Weather Forecast Offices, WDTB has started a series of Dual-Pol "Storm of the Month" webinars. These webinars are short (20 minute presentations with 10 minutes of questions and answers afterwards) and focus on a single event or topic. The purpose of these informal webinars is to provide National Weather Service forecasters access to operational Dual-Pol subject matter experts, so that we may all share lessons learned and best practices with this new operational system as it is deployed over the next couple of years.

Next Session

Presenter: Stan Czyzyk (WFO Las Vegas, NV)

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 (1700-1730 UTC)

Topic: "Not Staying in Vegas: Our Story of Intense Rainfall and Hail in the Valley"

Photo of Welcome to Las Vegas sign in rain storm

Photo courtesy of Chris Stachelski (NWS)

During the evening of Oct. 11, 2012, multiple, intense bands of thunderstorms moved northward through the Las Vegas Valley. Although rainfall in many locations only lasted 15 to 20 minutes, the rainfall was so intense that flash flooding resulted. Several interesting features were noted in terms of intense rainfall, hail, accumulating hail and an interesting band of contrasting ZDR values that was correlated with hail. A brief comparison will also be done with respect to the performance of rain estimates from both the legacy PPS and the dual pol QPE. Finally, a ZDR signature associated with strong convection that is currently of high research interest will be briefly presented.

Registration: To attend this webinar, use the following button to register in advance in the NWS Learning Center:

Click this button to register for the November Storm of the Month webinar

Archived Sessions

Links to the archived Storm of the Month sessions are provided below. NWS employees will need to launch the course using the cyan "Launch Course" buttons in order to receive credit for completion. All other users can launch the session using the orange "Launch" buttons.

  • October 2011: Hurricane Irene: Tropical Nature of ZDR and Tornadic Debris Signatures
          Launch the October 2011 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the October 2011 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)
     
  • November 2011: The Arizona Monsoon: Water and Dust!
          Launch the November 2011 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the November 2011 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)
     
  • December 2011: Precipitation Types: Dual-Pol's Added Value During Winter Events
          Launch the December 2011 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the December 2011 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • January 2012: Diagnosing Hydrometeors at Radar Beam Level in Real Time Using the WDTB Dual-Pol Radar Decision Aid
         Launch the January 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the January 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • February 2012: Tri-State Winter Storm: Transitioning Precipitation over Long Island
         Launch the February 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the February 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • March 2012: Tornadic Debris Signature (TDS) Application in Weak QLCS and Stronger Supercell Events
         Launch the March 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the March 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • April 2012: Leap Day 2012 Tornadoes Across Southwestern Missouri
         Launch the April 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the April 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • May 2012: An Evolution of Recognizing and Communicating the TDS during Warning Operations
         Launch the May 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the May 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • June 2012: Central New York Hailstorm: An Analysis of Hail and Updraft Signatures
         Launch the June 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center           Launch the June 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • July 2012: Small Hail, Big Impacts, and Dual-Pol's Added Value
         Launch the July 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the July 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • August 2012: Fire and Rain: A Closer Look at the Little Bear Wildfire
         Launch the August 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the August 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • September 2012: How Wet Can Wet Hail Get?
         Launch the September 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the September 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • October 2012: Fall River, MA, Flash Flood
         Launch the October 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the October 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • November 2012: Extreme Rainfall Event of August 25, 2012
         Launch the November 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the November 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • December 2012: Winter Weather Operational Applications
        Launch the December 2012 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the December 2012 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • January 2013: The Christmas Day Wanna Be Blizzard
        Launch the January 2013 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the January 2013 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • February 2013: Dual-Pol Winter Applications to Aviation Weather
        Launch the February 2013 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the February 2013 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

  • March 2013: Non-Precipitation Echoes Across Coastal South Carolina and Georgia
        Launch the February 2013 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       

  • April 2013: The Challenges of Using QPE Operationally
        Launch the February 2013 Storm of the Month Session in NWS Learning Center       Launch the April 2013 Storm of the Month Session from the WDTB Web Page (Completion Will Not Be Tracked!)

Feedback

WDTB welcomes your feedback on this series of webinars and how well they supported your understanding of the dual-polarization WSR-88D. Please send us your comments at the following e-mail address:

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