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Local Research,
Studies, and Event Reviews
When we aren't making forecasts, issuing severe weather warnings,
and going out into the community to increase weather awareness,
our staff is perpetually working to improve the way we do things.
This page offers a glance into some of the research that we are
incorporating into daily operations and reviews of past weather
events. These notes, papers, abstracts, articles, and technical
memorandums are organized by topic.
Note: Many of these files are in PDF format (click
here to download a free PDF reader) and are several megabytes
in size.
Forecasting
Papers and presentations presenting research on new
forecasting techniques and discoveries, and forecast notes on weather
scenarios significant to Tennessee Valley weather forecasting.
- Allen, H., C.B. Darden, J. Mecikalski: The
Latency of Model Generated Precipitation in Winter Time Cyclones.
19th Conference on Hydrology, San Diego, CA, January 2005.(poster
presentation)
- Allen, H.: Utilizing
Mobile Integrated Profiling System Data for Operational Forecasting.
Abstract submitted to 19th Conference on Hydrology, San Diego,
CA, January 2005. (abstract)
- Darden, C.B.: Note
on Fall Frontal Passages. Forecasting Note, October 2005.
- Elliott, J.C.: A Rainfall
Climatology of the WFO Huntsville Hydrologic Service Area.
Submitted as NOAA Technical Memorandum, 2006.
- Jedlovec, G. J., S. L. Haines, R. J. Suggs, J.T. Bradshaw,
C.B. Darden, and J. E. Burks: Use
of EOS Data in AWIPS for Weather Forecasting. 20th Conference
on Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Seattle, WA, January 2004.
- Richter, M., W. R. Schaub, Jr.: Minimum
Temperature Study for Northeast Alabama: Preliminary Results for
the Winter and Spring Seasons. Forecasting Note, November
6, 2003.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Gravity
Waves: Those Important to Operational Weather Forecasting.
Forecasting Note, February 28, 2005.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Valley
to Ridge Temperature Differences in Northeast Alabama.
Forecasting Note, April 4, 2003.
General
Operational Topics
Papers and presentations researching and discussing topics pertinent
to operational meteorology.
- Carcione, B.C., T. Troutman, J.M. Coyne, J.E. Burks: The
WEBCEM- An Automated Dissemination Method for issuing Non-Weather
Related Hazardous Warnings via the Web. National Weather
Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, October 2006. (abstract)
- Darden, C.B., B. Carroll, S. Goodman, G. Jedlovec, B. Lapenta:
Bridging the Gap Between Research
and Operations in the National Weather Service: Collaborative
Activities Among the Huntsville Meteorological Community,
NOAA, Technical Memorandum NWS SR-222, 2002.
- Lapenta, W., R. Wohlman, J.T. Bradshaw, G. Jedlovec, S. Goodman,
C.B. Darden, J.E. Burks, P. Meyer: Transition
From Research To Operations: Assessing Value of Experimental Forecast
Products Within the NWSFO Environment.
Severe
Weather
Formal severe weather event reviews and experimental techniques
being integrated for use in an operational setting during severe
weather.
- Bridenstine, P., C.B. Darden, J.E. Burks, S. J. Goodman: The
Application of Total Lightning Data in the Warning Decision Making
Process. Conference on the Meteorological Applications
of Lightning Data, San Diego, CA, January 2005. (poster presentation)
- Buechler, D.E., S.J. Goodman, C.B. Darden: Total
Lightning data in Weather Forecasting: The SPoRT Perspective.
National Weather Association Annual Meeting, Fort Worth,
TX, October 2002. (abstract)
- Carcione, B.C., D.J. Nadler, A. Kula: A
Rare Early Fall Case of Non-Tropical Tornadic Supercells in North
Alabama. 6th Annual Southeast Severe Storms Symposium,
Starkville, MS, March 2007. (presentation slides)
- Darden, C.B.: Near Storm Environment
Parameters: A Review and Recent Case Study, February 2007.
- Darden, C.B., J.E. Burks, J.T. Bradshaw, D. Boccippio, S. J.
Goodman, R. Blakeslee, E. McCaul, D. Buechler, J.Hall, J.Bailey:
The Integration of Total
Lightning Information into National Weather Service Operations.
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA, December
2003. (abstract)
- Darden, C.B., P. Bridenstine, J.E. Burks, S. J. Goodman, D.
Buechler, J.Hall, J.T. Bradshaw: The
Integration of Total Lightning Information into National Weather
Service Operations. Conference on the Meteorological Applications
of Lightning Data, San Diego, CA, January 2005. (abstract)
- Goodman, S. J., R. Blakeslee, H. Christian, D. Boccippio, W.
Koshak, J. Bailey, J. Hall, M. Bateman, E. McCaul, D. Buechler,
C.B. Darden, J.T. Bradshaw, and R. Boldi: The
North Alabama Severe Thunderstorm Observations, Research, and
Monitoring Network (STORMnet). 17th International Lightning
Detection Conference, Tucson, AZ, October 2002.
- Goodman, S. J., R. Blakeslee, H. Christian, W. Koshak, J. Bailey,
J. Hall, E. McCaul, D. Buechler, C.B. Darden, J.E. Burks, and
J.T. Bradshaw: The North Alabama
Lightning Mapping Array: Recent Results and Future Prospects.
12th International Conference on Atmosphere Electricity, Versailles,
France, June 2003.
- Kula, A., A. Duncan: Documentation
of a rare low precipitation supercell in the Tennessee Valley.
6th Annual Southeast Severe Storms Symposium, Starkville, MS,
March 2007. (presentation slides)
- Weber, K.T.: Severe Weather
Climatology of Huntsville Weather Forecast Office County Warning
Area. Technical Memorandum, 2003.
- Zika, M., C.B. Darden, M. Richter: The
Hail Outbreak of 02 May 2003: An Overview of One of Alabama’s
Costliest Hailstorms. National Weather Association Annual
Meeting, Jacksonville, FL, October 2003. (abstract)
Event
Reviews
A variety of event reviews (some informal) offering a "behind-the-scenes"
glimpse into our meteorological thinking before, during, and after
some notable weather events that affected our area.
Note: These are sorted by event date rather
than alphabetically by author.
- Zika, M.: The Severe Weather
Outbreak of 02 May 2003: An Overview of One of North Alabama's
Costliest Hailstorms. Event Review (presentation slides),
October 2003.
- Bridenstine, P.: Heavy
Rainfall and Flash Flooding of May 6, 2003. Event Review, May
2003.
- Bradshaw, J.T.: May 17, 2003
Squall Line and Tornadoes. Event Review (presentation
slides), May 2003.
- Darden, C.B.: January
8th Ice Event: A Brief Overview. Event Review, January
2004.
- Richter, M.: Event
Review of Low Temperatures Across the Huntsville CWA on 01/14/2004.
Event Review, June 2004.
- Bridenstine, P.: Rain "non-event"
of February 1, 2004. Event Review, February 2004.
- Richter, M.: Meteorological
Review of the 05 Feb 2004 Rainfall and Flooding Event.
Event Review, February 2004.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R., J.T. Bradshaw, B.C. Carcione, S. Shumway,
K.T. Weber: Post-Mortem Review of
the 15 February 2004 Snow Event. Event Review, June 2004.
- Darden, C.B.: May 30th-31st
Severe Weather Review: Radar Sampling Issues. Event Review
(presentation slides), June 2004.
- Carcione, B.C.: Severe
MCS of 4 July 2004. Event Review, July 2004.
- Bridenstine, P.: Marginally-Severe
Hail Event of December 10, 2004. Event Review, December
2004.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: December
22-23, 2004 Freezing Rain Event. Event Review, December
2004.
- Bridenstine, P., B.C. Carcione, A. Kula, M. Zika: February
21, 2005 Hail Storms. Event Review, March 2005.
- Kula, A.: A Meteorological Review
of the 22 April 2005 Severe Weather Event in Northeast Alabama
and Southern Middle Tennessee. Event Review, May 2005.
- Carcione, B.C.: Isolated
Severe Thunderstorms of May 14, 2005. Event Review, May 2005.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Severe Weather
Event of 20 May 2005. Event Review, May 2005.
- Kula, A.: June 6, 2005
Pulse Severe Hail and Wind Storms. Event Review, June
2005.
- Darden, C.B.: June 20th 2005
Severe Weather Review. Event Review (presentation slides),
July 2005.
- Kula, A.: July
12, 2005 Local Strong Winds and Flash Flooding. Event
Review, July 2005.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Severe
Weather Event of 22 July 2005. Event Review, July 2005.
- Kula, A., W.R. Schaub, Jr.: Severe
Weather Event of September 25, 2005 (Remnants of Hurricane Rita).
Event Review, March 2006.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Severe
Weather Event of 15 November 2005. Event Review, November
2005.
- Carcione, B.C., C.B. Darden: Severe
Weather Event of November 28, 2005. Event Review, December
2005.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Severe
Weather Event of March 13, 2006. Event Review, March
2006.
- Nadler, D.J.: April 2-3,
2006 Severe weather - event overview. Event Review, April
2006.
- Schaub, Jr., W. R.: Severe Weather
Event of 7 April 2006. Event Review, April 2006.
- Elliott, J.C., B.C. Carcione: A
Review of the 03-04 April 2007 Severe Weather Event. Event
Review, April 2007.
- Darden, C.B.: South
Huntsville Flooding, August 29th 2007. Event Review, August
2007.
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