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🚨 WE'RE LEVELING UP 📡📡📡 Mobile radars are critical to getting hi-resolution scans of the lowest levels of storms; where 🌪️ tornadoes form and damage occurs. This new fleet unleashes opportunities for more and better data. THE SCIENCE :
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory15,422 views • 2 months ago

A new tool is helping us better understand how hail forms and falls 🧊☁️ — aiming for improved forecasts to protect people, homes, and property 🏠⚠️ 🎥 Full video: PS:👀 with an assist from 🥎Oklahoma Softball + ⚾Oklahoma Baseball! NOAA NOAAResearch
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory56,611 views • 1 year ago

Do you know what to do if you're caught on the road during a tornado? As seen in the new #TwistersMovie, overpasses are NOT safe shelters. Learn about the real science behind tornadoes, & get more safety tips here: NOAA NOAAResearch National Weather Service #TwistersNOAA
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory57,025 views • 1 year ago

Ever wonder who's actually studying tornadoes? 🙋For 60+ years we've been advancing the science & creating the tools forecasters use to keep you safe. Learn about real tornado science and the scientists who study them: NOAA @noaaresearch #TwistersNOAA
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory49,730 views • 1 year ago

🚨 Forecasters LOVE faster radar updates from Phased Array Radar! Inside NOAA's Hazardous Weather Testbed, we’re testing dual-pol PAR data to see how quick scans & better detail help improve warnings. ⚡ Fast updates = smarter alerts! NOAAResearch
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory31,474 views • 1 year ago

🌪️When tornadoes threaten, time is safety.🌪️ Warn-on-Forecast is bridging the information gap between ⚠️ watches and warnings ⚠️ , turning minutes of lead time into potentially hours. 🌩️ Check out what WoFS accomplished in 25! 🏆 🔗: NOAA NOAAResearch
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory12,230 views • 4 months ago

🌪️🌩️ Storm warnings⚠️ are only useful if you can easily access, understand and act on them. We're working on ways to make severe weather info more effective for the public & building tools forecasters use to keep people safe! NOAA NOAAResearch National Weather Service 🔗:
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory11,014 views • 3 months ago

Phased array radar 📡 ➕ adaptive scanning 🛜 🟰 faster, smarter storm tracking. Phased array radar can use adaptive scanning to focus on the part of the atmosphere where storms are happening 🌪️. Faster updates + more info to keep you safe! NOAA NOAAResearch CIWRO
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory24,352 views • 1 year ago

Did you see phased array radar in #TwistersMovie this summer? That bit of Hollywood magic is actually based on real NSSL science. We've been hard at work developing the next gen of radar technology. 🌩️ Faster updates 🌩️ Flexibility and adaptability 📝:
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory29,952 views • 1 year ago

🌪️ When tornadoes threaten, time is safety. Equipped with WoFS, on 3/14/25 NWS Paducah, KY forecasters and emergency managers issued special safety messages roughly 2 hours ahead of an EF3 tornado in Carter County, Mo. The Tornado That Didn't Surprise 🔗:
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory23,130 views • 1 year ago

🌪️#TwistersMovie Is it possible to tame a tornado? NSSL scientist Dr. Sean Waugh explains why it's not so simple... Learn about the real science behind tornadoes, and meet the scientists who study them here: NOAA @NoaaResearch National Weather Service #TwistersNOAA
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory20,706 views • 1 year ago

🌪️ Incredible EF‑3 Tornado Data Captured 🌪️ ICYMI: On May 18, 2025 a tornado touched down near the town of Arnett, Oklahoma. Our researchers were in place to intercept the storm and capture stunning data of the EF3-rated tornado from beginning to end. 🌪️🔬
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory11,063 views • 11 months ago

🌪️🌩️ Studying tornadoes in the field has always been at the heart of the NSSL mission. With roots in the 90s, the VORTEX-USA project continues to blaze a trail in tornado science with the ultimate goal to protect lives and property. 🌪️ UP CLOSE:
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory13,874 views • 1 year ago

🌪️🌩️ Severe weather warnings⚠️ are only useful if easily accessed and understood by the public. Did you know NSSL has a Social & Behavioral Science Team?🤔 👍 We work to find ways to make severe weather info more effective. 👍We build tools to help forecasters keep you safe!
NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory11,792 views • 1 year ago
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