Recent Posts by Hulda Johannsdottir

Impacts of a University-led, On-demand Sounding Program on Human and Numerical Weather Prediction Model Forecasts in an Upper-air Observation Hole

This paper describes the forecasting impacts of a partnership between university faculty and students and forecasters in an on-demand supplemental radiosonde observations program in a data-sparse region. Impacts of the supplemental radiosondes and incorporation into forecast practices by forecasters in both severe convective weather and winter precipitation scenarios are described, with considerable influence found in…
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New Bylaws to Vote on!

Voting is now open. Votes must be cast by October 25. NWA President Alan Sealls wrote about new bylaws and a change in articles (certificate) of incorporation in his August President's Message. The National Weather Association Council is proposing these changes. This post, made on August 22, 2018, opens the 30-day review and comment period…
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Tropical Cyclone Tornado Basics and SPC Forecasts

The NWA August webinar will be held on Wednesday, August 1 at 12 pm CDT. The webinar will be given by Roger Edwards from SPC. The title of his talk is "Tropical Cyclone Tornado Basics and SPC Forecasts." Please join us and register to watch by clicking here!
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What a Wonderful World of Weather

What a Wonderful World of Weather Alan Sealls, NWA President  "I see skies of blue and clouds of white / the bright sacred day, the dark blessed night / And I think to myself, what a wonderful world"*…of weather.  Has there ever been a better time to be an operational meteorologist than now? Just consider the data available. We’ve got…
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