http://hmt.noaa.gov//news/ NOAA HMT Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/042712.html The Hydrometeorology Testbed at the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HMT-HPC) hosted its second annual Winter Weather Experiment from January 9 – February 10, 2012. This year's experiment focused on using ensemble systems to better quantify and communicate uncertainty in winter weather forecast. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/042712.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/041312.html Ellen Sukovich, of HMT at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory, visited the National Center for Environmental Prediction's (NCEP) Hydrometeorological Prediction Center (HPC) in Camp Springs, MD from January 29, 2012 to February 3, 2012 to participate in the 2012 Winter Weather Experiment (WWE). Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/041312.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/033012.html As part of the HMT-Legacy Project with the California Department of Water Resources, HMT engineering staff from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory installed two new award-winning, snow-level radars in northern California in November/December 2011. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/033012.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/032312.html At the request of the National Weather Service (NWS) Western Region, a webinar was held March 7, 2012, at 10 AM MST. The webinar was hosted by Brian Garcia with Wallace Clark and Tara Jensen presenting, with a focus on object analysis relevant to Western Region coastal forecasting. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/032312.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/031912.html During the late fall and early winter of 2011, the U.S. West Coast experienced extremely dry conditions resulting in a short-term drought. Relief came between 18-21 January 2012, from major storm activity over the eastern North Pacific. This stormy period featured two prominent atmospheric rivers (ARs) and led to heavy rain and snowfall over the coastal mountains of the Pacific Northwest and California. Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/031912.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/030512.html During the late fall and early winter of 2011, the U.S. West Coast experienced extremely dry conditions resulting in a short-term drought. Relief came between 18-21 January 2012, from major storm activity over the eastern North Pacific. This stormy period featured two prominent atmospheric rivers (ARs) and led to heavy rain and snowfall over the coastal mountains of the Pacific Northwest and California. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/030512.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/022412.html A journal article entitled Winter Floods in Britain are Connected to Atmospheric Rivers by David Lavers, Richard Allan, Eric Wood, Gabriele Villarini, David Brayshaw, and Andrew Wade appeared in Geophysical Research Letters in December 2011. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/022412.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/021712.html A journal article entitled Winter Floods in Britain are Connected to Atmospheric Rivers by David Lavers, Richard Allan, Eric Wood, Gabriele Villarini, David Brayshaw, and Andrew Wade appeared in Geophysical Research Letters in December 2011. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/021712.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/021012.html A journal article entitled Physical Processes Associated with Heavy Flooding Rainfall in Nashville, Tennessee, and Vicinity during 1-2 May 2010: The Role of an Atmospheric River and Mesoscale Convective Systems , by Ben J. Moore, Paul J. Neiman, F. Martin Ralph and Faye E. Barthold appeared in the February issue of Monthly Weather Review. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/021012.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/012712.html A journal article entitled Polarimetric Radar-Based Estimates of Spatial Variability in Characteristic Sizes of Raindrops in Stratiform Rainfall , by Sergey Y. Matrosov appeared in the December 2011 issue of the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/012712.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/012012.html David Reynolds, a meteorologist recently hired by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory , retired from the federal government in December 2011 after 32 years of service. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/012012.html http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/010612.html A journal article entitled NOAA's Rapid Response to the Howard A. Hanson Dam Flood Risk Management Crisis , by Allen B. White, Brad Colman, Gary M. Carter, F. Martin Ralph, Robert S. Webb, David G. Brandon, Clark W. King, Paul J. Neiman, Daniel J. Gottas, Isidora Jankov, Keith F. Brill, Yuejian Zhu, Kirby Cook, Henry E. Buehner, Harold Opitz, David W. Reynolds, and Lawrence J. Schick will appear in the February 2012 issue of the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society . Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:00:00 MST http://hmt.noaa.gov/news/2012/010612.html