Currently, each one of our states has a StormReady Advisory board that has either been formalized or is nearing completion. Counties can apply for StormReady certification and receive recognition, StormReady road signs, and even a slight discount in flood insurance. Check out our website for the radar links. You can access our radar, surrounding radars, or any NWS office across the nation. Over the past year we have migrated our forecasting procedures to incorporate a new forecasting software technique.
All meteorologists rely heavily on the numerical model simulations of the atmosphere.
We take data directly from the models and review and revise their parameters for each county. The software then converts our numbers into a worded forecast. One of the great advantages of this technique is that you will begin to see a new suite of forecast products emerge from NWS offices. It contains hundreds of weather variables that are forecasted in 3-hourly increments. We also have a new suite of graphics products from this data.