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New hailstorm research program launches in Boulder
New hailstorm research program launches in Boulder

Yahoo

time18-05-2025

  • Climate
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New hailstorm research program launches in Boulder

DENVER (KDVR) — As Colorado approaches hail season, a new study is aiming to better detect these storms that can cause serious damage both physically and financially. It's a collaboration between 19 institutions both here in the US and around the world, including CU Boulder and CSU. They're calling it the In-Situ Collaborative Experiment for the Collection of Hail in the Plains, a mouthful that can be shortened to ICECHIP. Denver weather: Afternoon showers and storms, some severe Hailstorms like the many we get in Colorado can be costly. 'I think it was something, like, $16 billion last year due to hail damage and so we started to realize, yeah, you might not necessarily cost lives, but is a giant chunk of our economy here,' says Becky Adams-Selin, a senior scientist with Atmospheric and Environmental Research. That's why the National Science Foundation is funding ICECHIP, a chance to make a dent in that cost like hail on a car. 'It's going to pay big dividends in the long run,' says Adams-Selin. The program, which launched in Boulder on Saturday will last for the next six weeks around the country and the teams won't wait for the storms to come to them. Severe weather leaves at least 27 dead, including 18 in Kentucky 'We're heading out to Kansas tomorrow,' says Adams-Selin. 'There's supposed to be a chance of hail.' They'll be bringing with them cutting edge technology. 'Mobile radars like those you see behind me, including mobile everything now, mobile temperature sensors, mobile hail systems,' says Adams-Selin. All of this to learn more about these storms than ever before and use that to try and be proactive before the damage happens. 'How does that translate to damage that matters to me? Like, is my roof going to get destroyed? Is my car, is my Weather Beast going to get destroyed?' says Adams-Selin. Hopefully to eventually put some money back in your pocket in the long run. 'Let's try and reduce these homeowners' insurance premiums,' says Adams-Selin. 'Let's try and get faster warnings out and reduce our ag damage.' The study is also looking to the future of hailstorm science, training more than 50 students from universities around the country in field research that is critical to the program. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak
Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak

Yahoo

time17-05-2025

  • Climate
  • Yahoo

Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak

OKLAHOMA CITY - A trailing frontal boundary, which helped produce hundreds of severe weather reports this week, combined with a developing area of low pressure over the Plains, will trigger showers and powerful thunderstorms through the weekend and into the workweek, with the potential for more dangerous weather. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a heightened risk for severe storms each day through the middle of the week, with particular concern for Monday and Tuesday, when areas recently impacted by deadly tornadoes may once again face renewed threats. A new round of thunderstorms are expected to wait to begin blossoming until Sunday evening, with the majority of the activity occurring after sunset and likely after midnight for most areas. The nocturnal threat is one of the most dangerous times for tornadoes, as they are harder to see and often catch people off guard while they sleep. On Monday, a Level 3 out of 5 enhanced risk of storms exists for parts of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri. The designation means numerous severe storms are possible, with all modes of severe weather - large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes - likely. FOX Weather will be live with extended coverage tracking the severe storm threat live from the FOX Weather Beast on Sunday until 8 p.m. ET and Monday until midnight Tornado Outbreak Leaves At Least 21 Dead Across Kentucky, Missouri As the system shifts eastward on Tuesday, the severe weather threat is expected to expand into the Tennessee Valley. Cities across portions of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama could face strong to severe thunderstorms. But eastern Missouri and Kentucky, still dealing with fresh scars from Friday night's deadly tornado outbreak, are under a renewed severe weather threat as well. The primary threats will be large hail and damaging winds, though the risk of isolated tornadoes cannot be ruled out. The unsettled weather pattern is not expected to end on Tuesday, with rounds of showers and storms reaching the Eastern Seaboard by Wednesday. While the severity of the storms likely won't match what was experienced in the Plains and Mississippi Valley, rainfall totals could be locally heavy, and flash flooding may become a concern. Dust Storm Warning Issued For Chicago As Skies Turn Apocalyptic May typically sees more tornadoes than any other month of the year. An enhanced jet stream over the central U.S. creates ideal conditions for the development of supercell thunderstorms. Most of these tornadoes occur across the Plains, a region commonly referred to as "tornado alley." According to NOAA data, May averages just under 300 tornadoes annually, ahead of both June and article source: Multiday severe weather threat continues next week following deadly tornado outbreak

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