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The National Severe Storms Laboratory is one of NOAA's internationally known research laboratories, leading the way in investigations of all aspects of severe weather. Headquartered in Norman OK, the people of NSSL, in partnership with the National Weather Service, are dedicated to improving severe weather warnings and forecasts in order to save lives and reduce property damage.
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Who would have imagined that radar technology designed to detect and locate hostile aircraft and missiles in WWII would serve as the basis for today's advanced weather radar systems. At that time, storms were a nuisance that obscured valuable data. Later, however, users realized the potential benefits of radar for weather detection. Now, the NOAA National Weather Service relies daily on radar to detect, locate and measure precipitation inside clouds. In fact, today's radars are so advanced they can even identify types of precipitation, detect important weather features that make a storm severe, and track and predict the motion of storms. NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory Much of the credit for modern weather radar systems should be given to the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Okla., which celebrated its 40th anniversary in mid-October. "We want to take this time to savor our accomplishments over these past 40 years and look optimistically toward the future," said James F. Kimpel, NSSL director. Complete list of stories in the series. |
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Radar Development Highlight of NSSL's First 40 Years