The Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) is a convection-allowing ensemble prediction system designed to primarily provide guidance on thunderstorm hazards from the meso-beta to storm-scale in space and from several hours to less than one hour in time. This article describes ...
An object-based verification method for short-term, storm-scale probabilistic forecasts was developed and applied to mesocyclone guidance produced by the experimental Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) in 63 cases from 2017 to 2018. The probabilistic mesocyclone guidance was generated by calculating grid...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — After experiencing an atmospheric river that soaked Northern California New Year's weekend, Bay Area residents prepared for another, even stronger storm system set to arrive Wednesday that weather forecasters warn could have catastrophic impacts. ATMOSP...
President Donald Trump's threat to expand tariffs to the EU risked igniting a trade war that would harm consumers on both sides of the Atlantic. European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said if the U.S. and Europe started a trade war "then the one laughing on the side is Ch...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Extremely heavy fog in several Chinese provinces on Thursday led to dangerously low visibility, closing highways, delaying flights out of Shanghai and prompting weather forecasters to release a string of warnings and advisories. Dense fog affected Shandong, Hubei, ...
In Western Australia, a severe weather warning is also in place, as a low-pressure system will bring more severe weather to the capital of Perth and throughout most of the southwest land division. Heavy rainfall which may lead to flash flooding is forecast in Jurien Bay, a coastal town in...
The report adds that the forecast gap between SEND funding and spend will grow to between £2.9 billion and £3.9 billion in 2027-28. It says that, moving on from its Safety Valve programme, the government should provide “specific support and guidance so all local authorities can effecti...
This often leads SkywarnPlus users to believe that their SkywarnPlus-enabled system is not functioning correctly when an alert is visible on the NWS website, but SkywarnPlus has not processed it yet. This discrepancy is due to the different alert processing times based on the chosen TimeType...
With more record-breaking temperatures in the forecast for parts of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children aremore susceptible to heat illnessthan adults are — even more so when they're on the athletic field, living without air conditioning, or waiting in a parked car...
Railroads have until Dec. 31 to install an automated train navigation system known as Positive Train Control (PTC), which regulates the speed and track movements of trains. Freight and passenger rail companies have warned Congress that they will likely have to shut down traffic on major trai...