NWS Norman, Oklahoma - Recent Local News from 2008

Recent News from 2008

(12/12/2008) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. A new issue of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The Adobe PDF version of the Autumn 2008 newsletter is now available on this website.

(12/11/2008) NWS Norman Spotter Training Schedule for 2009. NWS Norman now has a schedule for storm spotter training available via the SKYWARN page. The schedule comes in the form of a Google Map.

(12/11/2008) New Storm Data File. A new storm data files for the month of September 2008 is available through the Storm Data page.

(12/9/2008) Winter Weather Research Project If you live within 90 miles of Norman, Oklahoma, you are invited to participate in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. The project is called the Winter Precipitation Identification Near the Ground (W-PING) Project. More information about the project is available at the following link:

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/winter/

(11/21/2008) New Storm Data Files. New storm data files for the months of April 2008, May 2008, June 2008, July 2008 and August 2008 are available through the Storm Data page.

(11/12/2008) Oklahoma Winter Weather Preparedness Day - November 13, 2008. As temperatures continue to make their way toward or fall below the freezing mark, now is a good time for Oklahomans to become winter weather prepared. Toward that effort, Gov. Brad Henry has proclaimed Thursday, November 13, 2008 as Winter Weather Preparedness Day. The Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM), Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the National Weather Service (NWS) have teamed together to share information designed to assist the public in being better prepared for the season.

More information is available at the following websites:

NWS Norman Winter Weather Safety Page
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management - Winter Weather Preparedness Day

(10/24/2008) National Weather Festival - November 8, 2008. You're invited to attend the National Weather Festival on Saturday, November 8th, 2008 from 9AM until 1PM. Learn more about your National Weather Service in Norman by touring the Norman Forecast Office, which is located in the National Weather Center. Other organizations which are also located at the National Weather Center include the Storm Prediction Center, the Warning Decision Training Branch, the National Severe Storms Laboratory, the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, and the University of Oklahoma School of Meteorology. There will be interactive exhibits and hourly weather balloon launches. The festival is free and open to everyone! More information pertaining to the National Weather Festival can be found here.

(6/04/2008) New Storm Data Files. New storm data files for the months of January 2008, February 2008, March 2008 and April 2008 are available through the Storm Data page.

(3/29/2008) New Quarterly Weather Newsletter. A new issue of the Southern Plains Cyclone, a quarterly weather newsletter, has been published by WFO Norman. The Adobe PDF version of the Winter 2008 newsletter is now available on this website.

(3/20/2008) Hail Observation Research Project If you live within 90 miles of Norman, Oklahoma, you are invited to participate in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. The project is called the Hail Size Discrimination Experiment. More information about the project is available at the following link:

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/hail08/

(3/16/2008) National Flood Safety Awareness Week - March 17-21, 2008 Flooding is a widespread threat to the United States during all months of the year. National Flood Safety Awareness Week is intended to highlight some of the many ways floods can occur, the hazards associated with floods, and what you can do to save life and property. More information on floods and flood safety is available at:

http://www.weather.gov/floodsafety/

(3/12/2008) CoCoRaHS March Madness 2008 CoCoRaHS is a volunteer network of weather observers of all ages and backgrounds that work together to measure and map precpitation (rain, hail and snow) in their local communities. Each year, during the month of March, the coordinators for each state are challenged to increase the number of CoCoRaHS observers. Sign up today to provide useful precipitation information to your local communities and the National Weather Service in Oklahoma and western north Texas. More information is available at:

http://www.cocorahs.org/

(2/24/2008) February 24-March 1, 2008 has been designated as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas. The week of February 24 through March 1, 2008 has been proclaimed as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Texas. During this week, National Weather Service offices throughout Texas will feature severe weather information and safety rules through the issuance of Public Information Statements. More information on severe weather is available at:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lub/safety/swaw/

(1/29/2008) Winter Precipitation Research Project If you live within 90 miles of Norman, OK, you are invited to get involved in a National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) research project. NSSL scientists are looking for volunteers to observe and describe types of precipitation that occur during winter weather events. The project is called the Winter Hydrometeor Classification Ground Truth Field Program. More information is available here.