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December 2023 President’s Message

December 2023 President’s Message
[caption id="attachment_25303" align="alignleft" width="223"] Christina Crowe[/caption] Eleven months ago I made a confession at the start of my term as your NWA President: I’m a nerd. I also invited you to join me on a year-long journey of “Continual Growth & Development” where we embraced the phrase that: “You’re either green and growing or ripe…
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JOM: Convection Initiation Forecasting Using Synthetic Satellite Imagery from the Warn-on-Forecast System

JOM: Convection Initiation Forecasting Using Synthetic Satellite Imagery from the Warn-on-Forecast System
Forecasting convection initiation (CI) has advanced greatly during the past decade through the use of high-resolution satellite observations and model output. One of the primary CI products used in forecast operations is based on GOES-16 visible and infrared imagery along with GLM lightning flash detections to determine the location of growing ice-containing cumulus clouds that…
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Renewals Now Open

Renewals Now Open
It is time to renew your membership for 2024! If you have any questions, contact us by calling 405-701-5167 or email nwahelp@nwas.org. To Renew: Use this Membership Renewal Form and log in using your username. If you prefer to mail a check, include the invoice generated after completing the Membership form and mail it to…
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October 2023 President’s Message

October 2023 President’s Message
[caption id="attachment_25303" align="alignleft" width="223"] Christina Crowe[/caption] The first NWA Annual Meeting I attended was the 2005 meeting in St. Louis. I remember feeling lost as an undergrad, wandering around the halls with some fellow students and slightly overwhelmed by the professionals who surrounded me. I remember little else from that meeting except for one seemingly…
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