Eric Friedebach
EF2
By Bryon Okada, Star-Telegram Staff Writer, Apr. 19, 2005
Any North Texan can testify: A single cloud could turn into a raging thunderstorm in a matter of minutes.
Trying to predict where a thunderstorm will form an hour later, and how strong it will be, is a tall order even for veteran weather experts.
With the peak of thunderstorm season here, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth is testing a prototype computer system designed to increase the warning time before a storm forms.
"Even an hour in advance is useful," said Bill Bunting, meteorologist-in-charge. Getting severe-weather information out faster can keep residents, who are more likely to be outdoors this time of year, away from dangerous weather.
The Auto-nowcaster, developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, automatically compiles and processes more data than a human forecaster could to study the creation, life and eventual decay of thunderstorms
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/l...al/11431915.htm
Any North Texan can testify: A single cloud could turn into a raging thunderstorm in a matter of minutes.
Trying to predict where a thunderstorm will form an hour later, and how strong it will be, is a tall order even for veteran weather experts.
With the peak of thunderstorm season here, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth is testing a prototype computer system designed to increase the warning time before a storm forms.
"Even an hour in advance is useful," said Bill Bunting, meteorologist-in-charge. Getting severe-weather information out faster can keep residents, who are more likely to be outdoors this time of year, away from dangerous weather.
The Auto-nowcaster, developed by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, automatically compiles and processes more data than a human forecaster could to study the creation, life and eventual decay of thunderstorms
http://www.dfw.com/mld/startelegram/news/l...al/11431915.htm