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2024 DHTWN WEATHER OPERATIONS

ZoneCast
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
CoolWx.com
College of DuPage Forecast System
RTMA (Temp, DP, Wind, Vis, Temp change)
WRH Observations
Dewpoint Depressions
SPC Mesoscale Chart Analysis
Northeast River Observations/Forecasts
Power Outages
Current Visible Satellite
Current Infrared Satellite
Current Water Vapor
Current Radar
Current Radar Precip Type

DISCUSSIONS
SYNOPTIC
Boston AFD
Albany AFD
1DegreeOutside Discussions
Extended Forecast Discussion
New England River Forecast Center Discussion
Excessive Rainfall Forecast and Discussion
Tropical Weather Discussion and Forecasts

MESOSCALE
Mesoscale Precpitation / Flash Flooding Discussion
SPC Convective Outlook and Discussions
SPC Mesoscale Discussions
Heavy Snow/Icing Mesoscale Discussion

GUIDANCE
SYNOPTIC ENSEMBLES
Euro 500mb
Euro 500mb anomaly
Euro Surface Low Center Locations
Jet Stream (U.S.)

SYNOPTIC OPERATIONALS (Euro)
Temperature
Dewpoint Temp
Apparent Temperatures
Surface Pressure
Wind Speed / Direction
Wind Gusts
Low Level Jet Streaks NE
Jet Stream (NAM)
Precipitation Amounts
Snow Amounts (Wet/Marginal)
Snow Amounts (Dry/Arctic)

MESOSCALE ENSEMBLES
SREF (Precipitation)
HREF (Convective)

MESOSCALE OPERATIONALS (HRRR)
Cloud Cover All Types
Cloud Cover All Types (Canadian)
Cloud Cover All Types (NAM 4 panel)
Infrared Cloudiness
Weather Impact Transitions (Hampshire County)
Temperature
Dewpoint
Apparent Temperatures
Surface Pressure
Wind Speed / Direction
Wind Gusts
Low Level Jet Streaks NE
Jet Stream (NAM)
Precipitation Amounts
Snow Amounts Wet/Marginal
Snow Amounts Dry/Arctic
Future Radar/Precip Intensity, Onset, Exit Timing
Precipitation Type
Air Quality Smoke
Purple Air AQI

OTHER GUIDANCE
SPC Complete Tool Set

POSTMORTEMS
–Boston Historical Records
–Albany Historical Records
–Cocorahs Historical Records and Maps
–NWS Damage Reports and Surveys and Maps
–Snow Total Maps

WEATHER REPORTING-PHOTOS
Nancy Hebert
Mark Bowie
Jamie Malcolm Brown
Benjamin Willliamson
Janel
Eyes Above Franklin County
Steve Hamilton
Michael Blanchard
Life in Shelburne Falls
Mark Uchneat
Catherine Lee FB
Catherine Lee WP
Tony Rodriguez
Bob Labrie IG
Bob Labrie Portfolio
Paul Shoul
Rob Hincks
Linda Repasky
Hilary Ince
David Wornham
Trace Meek
Tom Adams

 

TIM KELLEY PROTOCOL
Jet Stream Earth Null
SPC CONUS Sector: Current Obs
500mb North American Vapor
Surface North American Vapor
500mb Northeast Vapor
Surface Northeast Vapor
500mb Anomalies: EURO
500mb Anomalies: GFS
500mb Anomalies: CMC
National Temperatures Current
National Dewpoints Current
National Temperatures EURO
National Dewpoints EURO
National Temperatures GFS
National Dewpoints GFS
National Temperatures NAM
National Dewpoints NAM
850mb Temperatures EURO
850mb Temperatures GFS
850mb Temperatures NAM
PWATS EURO
RH 850MB EURO
PWATS GFS
RH 850MB GFS
PWATS NAM
RH 850MB NAM

WX WORKFLOWS LINKS

NEWSLETTER WORKFLOW
PODCAST WORKFLOW
THE COMMONS WORKFLOW
DAILY WORKFLOW
REAL-TIME OBS WORKFLOW
SEVERE SUMMER WEATHER WORKFLOW
WINTER WEATHER WORKFLOW
HISTORICAL WX DATA WORKFLOW
SPACE WEATHER WORKFLOW
LIFESTYLE IMPACTS WORKFLOW
CLIMATOLOGY 1-4 WEEK WORKFLOW
FLOODING EVENT WORKFLOW
SEVERE WIND EVENT WORKFLOW

WX RESOURCES LINKS

PRO WX LOGINS
METS/ENTHUSIASTS
WX EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES
WX CONVERSION DATA RESOURCES

ZONECAST
OBS:
Air Quality
WRH Current Conditions
Visibility
RTMA WeatherBell
MORNING ALBANY RADAR
WINTERIZED RADAR

ZONE 1
Manchester, VT
Southern Greens
Bennington
Brattleboro
Keene
Jaffrey/Monadnock
Winchester
Alstead

ZONE 2
Williamstown
Savoy
Pittsfield
Great Barrington
Kent, CT
Greenfield
Northampton
Springfield
Orange
Barre, MA
Fitchburg, MA

ZONE 3
Bethlehem, CT
Hartford, CT
Tolland, CT
Putnam, CT
Worcester, MA
Sturbridge MA

SHORTCAST ADDITIONALS
HRRR Dewpoints
HRRR Wind Gust
NAM Cloud Cover 4-Panel
HRRR Comp. Reflectivity P-Type
NAM Comp. Reflectivity P-Type
NWS Albany Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Boston Area Forecast Discussion
NBC10 Boston MorningCast

CELESTIAL LINKS
TimeAndDate.com

TERRESTIAL GRAPHICS
1. Weather TAP
2. National InfSat
–3. Wind Gusts HRRR

HURRICANE WEATHER PACKAGE PROTOCOL
Ensembles low positions and strengths
EPS 500mb Heights
GFS 500mb Heights
EPS MSLP
GEFS MSLP
EPS Low Locations eastern Bahamas
GEFS Low Locations eastern Bahamas
GEFS Low Locations NW Atlantic
EPS Low Locations NW Atlantic

Wind Shear
Current Shear1
Current Shear2
ECWMF Wind Shear – NW Atlantic (850-250mb)</a
GFS Wind Shear – NW Atlantic (850-250mb)
ECWMF Wind Shear – Bahamas (850-250mb)
GFS Wind Shear – Bahamas (850-250mb)

National Hurricane Center
The Cone

Tropical Tidbits 
Hurricane Central
Ocean Page

Mike’s Weather Page Page
Spaghetti Models

SSTs
Sea Surface Temps Anomaly 7-Day Change (global)
Sea Surface Temps Anomaly 7-Day Change (local)

MID-UPPER LEVEL TROUGH / RIDGE POSITIONS
EPS 500mb Chart
GEFS 500mb Chart
CMC 500mb Anomaly
500mb Euro Ensemble Anomalies
500mb GEFS Anomalies

Flooding Impacts</strong
Excessive Rainfall Forecast
Excessive Rainfall Discussion
Broader WPC Discussions

Wind Impacts
Current RTMA Wind
Windy.com

–HRRR Wind

–NAM Wind

OTHER MODELS
HAFS-B

DAILY WORKFLOW
Legacy Daily Workflow

HISTORICAL STORM MAPS
PLYMOUTH STATE

BLIZZARD OF 78

NOAA CENTRAL LIBRARY

AVIATION WEATHER

TOMER BURG POLAR WX

VERMONT PLOW TRUCK OPERATIONS

Plymouth State Weather Center

STORM PREDICTION CENTER FORECAST TOOLS!!!!!!!!!

Northampton Hourly weather charts including sky cover

Flash Flooded Product

Weather Prediction Center: Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions (MPDs)

Frontal Boundaries NWS

Bean Hill Rd., Huntington Weather Station

WRH Observations for Chicopee KCEF

Vermont power outages

CIPS Guidance Tools
Historical Radar form NCDC
NWS Snowfall Reports

SREF Plumes

WEATHERBELL WINTER
SNOW TOTAL ODDS: ENSEMBLES
EPS odds for 3″+
EPS odds for 6″+
EPS odds for 12″+

GEFS(old) odds for 3″+
GEFS(old) odds for 6″+
GEFS(old) odds for 12″+

GEPS odds for 3″+
GEPS odds for 6″+
GEPS odds for 12″+

SNOW TOTALS: ENSEMBLES
EPS Snow Totals
GEFS Snow Totals
GEPS Snow Totals

SNOW TOTALS: NBM (Mesoscale)
NBM Snow Totals
SREF Snow Totals
NAM12km Snow Totals
HRRR Snow Totals
HRRR Snow Totals

LOW CENTER LOCATIONS: ENSEMBLES
EPS Low Locations
GEFS Low Locations
GEPS Low Locations

REFLECTIVITY/PTYPE/ISOBARS
NAM3km Reflectivity/PType
HRRR Reflectivity/PType
NBM Reflectivity (No PType)

LINKS TO ORGANIZE
WPC Extended Forecast Discussions
Model Biases
Cranky Real Time Obs Charts
Cranky Vapor from Wisc.edu
Cranky’s Vorticity Charts
WPC National Forecast Chart
Surface Analysis Tool WPC from Kelley
ENSO Graphics
Tomer Burg Polar WX
Citizens Weather Observer Program (CWOP)
HURRICANE WIND SHEAR TROPICAL ATLANTIC
Historical Storm Maps and Data Library
MORE POWER OUTAGES
Cocorahs MA Station List
NWS Weather Infographics
U.S. Tides and Flooding Charts and Graphs
UMass Library Cam
USDA Fire Map
Canadian Active Fire Map
Geo Color Satellite Images
Grand Solar Minimum

NEWSLETTER WORKFLOW

JET STREAM/250MB&300MB
1. Locate maxima, minima, right entrance/left exit regions
2. Observe orientation (Zonal, meridional)
Tropopause Map
Pacific Basin (GFS/EarthNullSchool)
EPS Jet Stream
GFS/Op Jet Stream
CMC/Op Jet Stream

COMPARE THAT DATA TO SATELLITES
SATELLITE: CONUS THEATRE
NOAA Satellite Main Page
NOAA Northeast Satellites

SATELLITE: NORTH ATLANTIC/OCEAN BASINS
Northern Atlantic and Ocean Basin Satellite

500MB HEIGHT ANOMALIES
1. Now identify heights of ridges and troughs
500mb EPS Anomalies
500mb GEFS Anomalies
500mb GEPS Anomalies

500MB HEIGHT ACTUALS
1. Identify high and low pressure centers at 500mb
2. How are they tracking?
3. Are the lows stacking and cutting off? Progressive flow?
4. What do the pressure gradients look like?
500mb GEFS
500mb EPS

ENSEMBLE SURFACE PRESSURE FIELDS
GEFS Surface
EPS Surface

OPERATIONAL SURFACE PRESSURE FIELDS
Euro MSLP (WM)
GFS MSLP (WM)
CMC/Canadian MSLP (WM)

MSLP AND PRECIP TYPE OPERATIONAL
GFS Precip Type + MSLP (WM)
ECWMF Precip Type + MSLP (WM)
NAM-3KM Sim Radar (WM)

CONTROL-ENS SURFACE PRESSURE FIELDS
EPS CONTROL ENSEMBLE
GEFS CONTROL ENSEMBLE

CYCLONE LOCATIONS
EPS Low Locations

850MB AND 500MB JET STREAKS
500mb EPS Ensemble
EURO Op 850mb Wind
GFS Op 850mb Wind
CMC Op 850 Wind

SEVERE SUMMER WEATHER
SPC Weekly Outlook

PRECIPITABLE WATER (PWATS)
EURO Op
GFS Op
CMC Op
NAM

TEMPERATURES – DEWPOINT
GFS Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
ECWMF Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
NAM Dewpoints (WM)

TEMPERATURES – AIR/850MB
EURO 850mb Temps
GFS 850mb Temps
NAM 850mb Temps

TEMPERATURES – AIR/SURFACE
EURO Surface Temps
GFS Surface Temps
NAM Surface Temps

WIND – 10M WIND GUSTS
EURO 10m wind
GFS 10m Wind Gusts
NAM 10m Wind Gusts

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSIONS
Upton, NY
Albany, NY
Boston, MA
NBCBoston10
CrankyWeatherGuyTwitter

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PODCAST WORKFLOW

JET STREAM
GFS 250MB WIND / JET STREAM U.S. (WM)
GFS 250MB WIND / JET STREAM N.E. (WM)
EURO 300MB WIND / JET STREAM (WM)
CMC 250MB WIND / JET STREAM (WM)

JET STREAKS
GFS 850MB WIND / JET STREAKS (WM)
EURO 850MB WIND / JET STREAKS (PW)

SURFACE PRESSURE: OPERATIONAL
Euro MSLP (PW)
Euro MSLP (WM)
GFS MSLP + 10m WIND (PW)
GFS MSLP (WM)
CMC/Canadian MSLP +10m Wind (PW)
CMC/Canadian MSLP (WM)

SURFACE PRESSURE: ENSEMBLES
EPS: MSLP (PW)
EPS: MSLP (WM)
GEFS MSLP (PW)
GEFS MSLP (WM)
GEPS MSLP (TT)
CMCE-GEPS MSLP (PW)

500MB PRESSURE: OPERATIONAL
Euro 500mb (PW)
Euro 500mb (WM)
GFS 500mb Height + Wind (PW)
GFS 500mb Height (WM)
CMC 500mb Height + Wind (PW)
CMC 500mb Height + Anomaly (WM)

500MB PRESSURE: ENSEMBLES
EPS 500MB (PW)
EPS 500MB (WM)
GEFS 500MB (PW)
GEFS 500MB (WM)
CMC-GEPS 500MB (TT)
CMCE-GEPS 500MB (PW)

MESOSCALE MODELS
NAM-3KM Sim Radar (WM)
HRRR Sim Radar (WM)

PRECIPITABLE WATER
GFS PWATS (PW)

PRECIPITATION
GFS Precip Type + MSLP (WM)
ECWMF Precip Type + MSLP (WM)

WIND: SURFACE SUSTAINED AND GUSTS
GFS 10m WIND (PW)
GFS 10m WIND GUST (WM)
EURO 10m WIND (WM)
EURO 10m WIND GUST (WM)

TEMPERATURE: DEWPOINTS
GFS Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
ECWMF Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)

TEMPERATURE: AIR
GFS-Surface Temp-Northeast (WM)
ECMWF-Surface Temp-Northeast (WM)

WEEKLY DISCUSSIONS
NBC Boston 10 Weather Forecast
NWS Albany Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Albany 7-Day Forecast
NWS Boston Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Boston 7-Day Forecast
Crankyweatherguy Blog
–Ed Vallee Video Discussion (check email for latest)
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THE COMMONS WORKFLOW

TEMPERATURES – AIR/SURFACE
EURO Surface Temps
NAM Surface Temps
TEMPERATURES – DEWPOINT
ECWMF Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
NAM Dewpoints (WM)
WIND – 10M WIND GUSTS
EURO 10m wind
NAM 10m Wind Gusts
MSLP AND PRECIP TYPE OPERATIONAL
ECWMF Precip Type + MSLP (WM)
NAM-3KM Sim Radar (WM)
PWATS/Euro
EURO Op
SPC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
SPC Outlook Day 1 to Day 8
DISCUSSIONS
NBC 10 Boston 10-Day Video
NWS for Brattleboro, VT
NWS Mt. Snow, VT
SVT AFD BY NWS

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DAILY WORKFLOW

CURRENT WEATHER MAPS
7am Detailed Surface Map
7am Summary Surface Map
10am N.America Detailed Surface Map
5am NWS Day 1 General Forecast Map

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS
U.S. AIR TEMPS: NWS
U.S. DEWPOINT TEMPS: WRIGHT WEATHER
ASOS SITES: CURRENT OBSERVATIONS ALY
ASOS SITES: CURRENT OBSERVATIONS BOX
Wunderground Regional Temps/Dewpoints
SPC Northeast U.S. Current Obs
MSLP ECMWF
Earth School Wind/Ocean – GFS

SATELLITE-VISIBLE (College of DuPage)
Visible NATIONAL
Visible NORTHEAST U.S.

SATELLITE-INFRARED (College of DuPage)
Infrared NATIONAL
Infrared NORTHEAST U.S.

WATER VAPOR (College of DuPage)
NATIONAL Mid-Lvl Water Vapor
NORTHEAST U.S. Mid-Lvl Water Vapor

RADARS
UMass Amherst RADAR
Albany Radar: College of DuPage
Boston Radar: College of DuPage

FORECAST
JET STREAM (250MB/300MB)
EPS Jet Stream
GFS/Op Jet Stream

500MB PATTERN
500mb GEFS
500mb EPS

LOW LEVEL /850MB JET STREAKS
EURO Op 850mb Wind
GFS Op 850mb Wind

SURFACE MSLP
Euro MSLP (WM)
GFS MSLP (WM)
CMC/Canadian MSLP (WM)

SURFACE TEMPS (MESOSCALE)
NAM Surface Temps
HRRR Surface Temps

TEMPERATURES – DEWPOINT
GFS Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
ECWMF Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
NAM Dewpoints (WM)

WIND GUSTS 10M (MESOSCALE)
HRRR 10m Wind Gusts
NAM 10m Wind Gusts

SKYCAST/STARCAST
Cloud Cover NAM
SUN/MOON DATA
AURORA/SOLAR

SIMULATED RADAR AND MSLP
GFS Precip Type + MSLP (WM)
ECWMF Precip Type + MSLP (WM)
NAM-3KM Sim Radar (WM)
HRRR Sim Radar (WM)
HRRR Northeast (TT)
NAM 3k Northeast (TT)

PRECIPITATION TOTALS FORECAST (MESOSCALE)
RGEM Mesoscale
HRRR Mesoscale
NAM Mesoscale
HREF 6 Hour Northeast U.S. Precip
HREF 24 Hour Northeast U.S. Precip
WPC: QPF 3 Day Forecast
NWS BOSTON FORECAST RAINFALL
NWS GRAPHICAL FORECAST-NORTHEAST

NWS METAR STATIONS (INPUT THE KORE ETC. AIRPORT CODES FOR EACH)
NORTHWEST
Stratton, VT
Bennington VT (KDDH)
Brattleboro VT Current NWS
North Adams, MA (KAQW)
Pittsfield NA (KPSF)
Salisbury, CT Current NWS
Keene NH (KEEN)

SOUTHEAST
Fitchburg, MA (KFIT)
Orange, MA (KORE)
Worcester MA (KORH)
Westfield MA (KBAF)
Chicopee MA (KCEF)
Hartford CT (KHFD)
Willimantic CT (KIJD)

DISCUSSIONS
NBC Boston 10 Weather Forecast
NWS Albany Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Albany 7-Day Forecast
NWS Boston Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Boston 7-Day Forecast
NWS Binghamton Area Forecast Discussion
NWS Upton Area Forecast Discussion

OTHER LINKS
METEOGRAMS IN MA
Active ASOS Meteograms
Meteogram Education

NWS TABULAR AND DATA FORECASTS
Northampton, MA TABULAR
Northampton, MA GRAPHICAL

NOAA GOES 16 SATELLITES
Northeast U.S. Sector

SREF PLUMES (NAM Ensembles for Temp, Dew, Precip)
North Adams, Pittsfield, Chicopee, Orange, Worcester

SREF Precip Totals (All Types)

METEOGRAM – Orange, MA (KORE)

HRDPS/Canadian Mesoscale

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REAL-TIME OBSERVATIONS WORKFLOW

RAP ANALYSIS

Visibility

WEATHER.US REGIONAL ASOS RECENT OBS LINKS
MSLP
Temps (Air)
Temps (Dew)
Relative Humidity
Cloud Coverage

STORM PREDICTION CENTER (SPC)
Northeast Region Real-Time Wx Data

NEW YORK/MESONET (UPSTREAM)
New York State
Regional Weather Obs (Albany)

RAP ANALYSIS
RAP Observational Tool

REAL-TIME MESOANALYSIS
RTMA: WeatherBell (90-min lag) (Visibility, Temp, Dewpoint, Wind/Gust)
RTMA: WeatherModels.com (90-min lag) (Wind Chill, Temp/Diff, Dewpoint, Wind/Gust)

CURRENT WIND
Wind (RTMA Graphical format)

CURRENT SATELLITES
SATELLITE-VISIBLE (College of DuPage)
Visible NATIONAL
Visible NORTHEAST U.S.

SATELLITE-INFRARED (College of DuPage)
Infrared NATIONAL
Infrared NORTHEAST U.S.

WATER VAPOR (College of DuPage)
NATIONAL Mid-Lvl Water Vapor
NORTHEAST U.S. Mid-Lvl Water Vapor

CURRENT RADARS
Binghamton Radar: College of DuPage
Binghamton Radar: NWS
Albany Radar: College of DuPage
Albany Radar: NWS
Boston Radar: College of DuPage
Boston Radar: NWS
Upton Radar: College of DuPage
Upton Radar: NWS
Montague NY Radar: College of DuPage
Montague NY Radar: NWS
Burlington VT Radar: College of DuPage
Burlington VT Radar: NWS

PWS REGIONAL STATIONS
Regional Link

VERMONT
Brattleboro/Orchard Hill
Whitingham, VT
Townsend/Harmonyville
Dover/Mt. Snow
Manchester, VT
Woodford, VT
Bennington, VT

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Keene, NH
Monadnock Region
East Alstead/Northern Cheshire County, NH

NEW YORK
Northern Taconics
Central Taconics
Southern Taconics

MASSACHUSETTS
WESTERN HILLTOWNS
Western Hilltowns/Franklin/Rowe
Western Hilltowns/Franklin/Leyden
Western Hilltowns/Franklin/Ashfield
Western Hilltowns/Franklin/Conway
Western Hilltowns/Hampshire/Plainfield
Western Hilltowns/Hampshire/Cummington
Western Hilltowns/Hampshire/Goshen
Western Hilltowns/Hampshire/Huntington
Western Hilltowns/Hampden/Blandford
Western Hilltowns/Hampden/Granville

BERKSHIRES
Savoy
Windsor
Great Barrington
East Otis

THE VALLEY
Greenfield
Deerfield
Northampton
Amherst
Belchertown
Springfield
Holyoke

EASTERN HILLS
North Leverett
Northfield
New Salem
Warwick
Pelham
Wales

WESTERN/NORTHERN WORCESTER
Barre
West Brookfield
Sturbridge
Gardner

CONNECTICUT
LITCHFIELDS
Salisbury
Sharon
Torrington
Colebrook

NORTH-CENTRAL CT
West Granby
Avon
Somers
Tolland

NORTHEAST CT
Putnam
Ashford

METARS (ASOS/COOP/GOVT)
Boston Area Roundup
Albany Area Roundup
ASOS/COOP/GOVT Station RoundUp Plus Historical

–Chicopee, MA: KCEF

–Orange, MA: KORE

–Pittsfield, MA: KPSF

–North Adams, MA: KAQW

–Bennington, VT: KDDH

–Westfield, MA: KBAF

–Keene, NH: KEEN

–Jaffrey, NH: KAFN

–Worcester, MA: KORH

–Windsor Locks, CT: KBDL

–Hartford, CT: KHFD

–Willimantic, CT: KIJD

–Albany, NY: KALB

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SEVERE SUMMER WX WORKFLOW

EXTREME HEAT PRODUCTS
Heat Index (NAM)

SEVERE WEATHER DISCUSSIONS
SPC Home Page with SREF Data including Craven-Brooks
Skywarn WX1BOX Severe Weather Statements
SPC Mesoscale Discussions
SPC CONVECTIVE OUTLOOK
SPC Tornado Outlook
SPC Severe Outlook Massachusetts
SPC Severe Outlook Northeast U.S.
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Outlook Definitions
SPC Severe Weather Home

SATELLITE-VISIBLE (College of DuPage)
Visible NATIONAL
Visible NORTHEAST U.S.

SATELLITE-INFRARED (College of DuPage)
Infrared NATIONAL
Infrared NORTHEAST U.S.

WATER VAPOR (College of DuPage)
NATIONAL Mid-Lvl Water Vapor
NORTHEAST U.S. Mid-Lvl Water Vapor

RADARS
Albany Radar: College of DuPage
Boston Radar: College of DuPage

LIGHTNING STRIKES
BLITZORTUNG.ORG LIGHTNING MAP NORTHEAST
LIGHTNINGMAPS.ORG
MASSACHUSETTS LIGHTNING
NEW YORK LIGHTNING

LIGHTNING PRODUCTS TO LEARN
Vaisala Thunderstorm Page
Weather TAP

COLD FRONTAL POSITION/STRENGTH ANALYSIS
Horizontal surface temp gradient (OBS)
Horizontal dew point gradient (OBS)
Low/Mid level lapse rates (Thermo)
Wind Shear (Wind Shear)
PWATs (Heavy Rain)

LOW/MID LEVEL CONVERGENCE
Frontogenesis 850mb
GFS 850mb Frontogenesis
Frontogenesis 700mb

MID/UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE
Observing mid/high-level divergence/venting

PWATS
Euro Op

EXCESSIVE RAINFALL
WPC Excessive Rainfall Outlook

DEWPOINTS
GFS Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
ECWMF Dewpoint Temps-Northeast (WM)
NAM Dewpoints (WM)

WIND SHEAR
Effective Bulk Wind Shear 0-6km
Low Level 0-1km Wind Shear
SRH (Storm Relative Helicity, LL wind shear)

LAPSE RATES AND CAPE
Mid Level Lapse Rates
Surface Based Cape (SBCAPE)

HAIL/MICROBURST/OTHER SEVERE
Thermo/Shear/Composite/Multi-Params

COMPOSITES/INDICES

K-Index (20=storms, 30=strong, 40=severe)
Significant Tornado Parameter: HRRR
Significant Tornado Parameter: NAM
Supercell Composite: NAM
Supercell Composite: HRRR

STORM DAMAGE REPORTS
NWS Boston Reports/Statements
NWS Albany Reports/Statements
SPC Storm Reports MASSACHUSETTS DBase Search
SPC Storm Reports NEW YORK DBase Search
SPC Storm Reports VERMONT DBase Search
SPC Storm Reports NEW HAMPSHIRE DBase Search
SPC Storm Reports CONNECTICUT DBase Search
SPC Severe Weather Event Archive Search (Tornado, Wind, Hail, Flood)

TROPICAL WEATHER PRODUCTS
Hurricane/Tropical Storm Winds ASCAT
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
Mike’s Weather Page (Shear, Vorticity, etc.)

SEVERE SUMMER WEATHER RADAR WORKFLOWS/EDUCATION
IDENTIFY HEAVEST RAIN CORE
–Super-Res Reflectivity 30dbz or higher
–Radar-Tilt 3 and 4 from Albany, Boston and Upton
–Differential Phase Shift (high values equal slower return signal, which means higher particle concentration, which means more rain)
–Echo Tops shows 18dbz reflectivity or higher, high up in atmosphere, can show updrafts and/or areas of heaviest rain
–Hydrometeor Classification to show if storm is reaching up past the freezing layer to help indicate storm strength

IDENTIFY HAIL OR HAIL CORE
–If high Super-Res Reflectivity (40+dbz) and Differential Reflectivity near 0, hail mixed in with rain drops
–Correlation Coefficient of 0.80 to 0.95 can indicate smaller hail mixed in
–Correlation Coefficient of 0.80 or a bit less can indicate large hail mixed in
–Composite reflectivity can indicate strongest core where hail might be
–Hydrometeor Classification show if precip is above freezing layer as snow/ice/hail
–Echo Tops can show storm intensity highest up in the cloud

IDENTIFY POSSIBLE MICROBURST
–Super-res reflectivity with very high dbz
–Super-Res Velocity high values of green moving toward radar and red moving away, in a sudden, emergent radial pattern, can indicate microburst
–Super-Res Spectrum Width very low value equals straight line/wind flow

IDENTIFY IN-STORM ROTATION / MESOCYCLONE / TORNADO
–Storm Relative Velocity can ID velocity couplets indicating rotation
–Super-Res Spectrum Width very high value equals rotational/chaotic flow
–If Correlation Coefficient is significantly less than 0.80 and shows debris ball signature along with strong rotation, tornado is on the ground most likely

OTHER LINKS
Multi-Radar Multi-Sensor (MRMS) System
K Index – East Coast

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SEVERE WINTER WEATHER WORKFLOW

Winter Storm Severity Index
Winter Storm Outlook

–PATTERN RECOGNITION
–MACRO PICTURE WORKFLOW: Medium-Term
–MACRO PICTURE WORKFLOW: Short-Term
–REAL-TIME OBSERVATIONS
–REAL-TIME IMAGING (VAP, SAT, RADAR)
–TEMPERATURES
–WIND & WIND CHILL
–MOISTURE
–TRACKING: MID-LEVEL TROUGH AND RIDGE POSITIONS
–TRACKING: SURFACE/MID-LEVEL LOW/HIGH POSITIONS
–LIFT/FRONTOGENESIS/VERTICAL VELOCITY/SKEW T
–PRECIPITATION TYPE/AMOUNTS
–POWER OUTAGE MAPS
–TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS (HIGH TERRAIN SNOW)
–FORECAST DISCUSSIONS
–CLIMATOLOGICAL OUTLOOKS (8 TO 30 DAY)
–OTHER

PATTERN RECOGNITION
Where are highs/lows, surface/mid level?
How fast is jet stream moving?
Split Flow upstream?
Joined Flow near New England?
Zonal/Meridional?
EARTH NULL
WATER VAPOR
IR SAT
NAM MSLP

MACRO PICTURE WORKFLOW: Medium-Term
Is there cold air in southeast Canada to tap and send southward?
NORTH AMERICA TEMPS

Is there a cold high pressure to the north, and/or a strong 50/50 low to the east-northeast aiding in northeasterly flow to tap this cold air? Is one expected to move into place in time?
SPC
EARTH NULL

Is a storm producing lots of convection to our southwest, and pumping latent heat into the atmosphere as it tracks northeast toward New England?
IR SATELLITE

Is a strong, digging trough moving into place to our west?
How far/close to us will it track?
Is it likely to be negative to neutral before it reaches our longitude?
Will it be positive? How deep? Where is its kicker?
WATER VAPOR
500MB ANOMALIES EPS
500MB ANOMALIES GEFS

Is there any amplified flow in the western or central/northern Atlantic Ocean to slow storms down, or will they be progressive and keep moving?
EARTH NULL

How mild is the air to our south and where is it positioned? Will it be tapped at any level?
U.S. Temps NWS
Mid-Atlantic Temps HRRR
Ohio Valley Temps HRRR

How are key teleconnections trending?
EPO
AO
–Add MJO and ENSO and others later, such as QBO

MACRO PICTURE WORKFLOW: Short-Term
Are we within 48 hours? Can look to HREF for precip type potentials
HREF OBSERVATIONS

Have you examined the precipitation onset trends to see if the storm is slowing down or speeding up? Is there a dry slot?
NAM PRECIP/MSLP
EURO PRECIP/MSLP

Where is storm track trend?
GEFS MEMBER LOW LOCATIONS
EPS MEMBER LOW LOCATIONS
GEPS MEMBER LOW LOCATIONS

REAL-TIME OBSERVATIONS
Northeast U.S. Temps
Northeast Dewpoints
Northeast Dewpoint Depressions
Current Wind Gusts

REAL-TIME IMAGING (VAP, SAT, RADAR)
Water Vapor (Low)
Water Vapor (Mid)
Water Vapor (Hi)
Satellite (IR-Long)
Satellite (VS)
Radar ALBANY
Radar UMASS
Radar PTYPE 

TEMPERATURES
Review 850, 925, and Surface Temps to ID lapse rates and inversions for wind mixdown or prevention.
Flash Freeze possible? Black ice? Melting/Flooding?
NORTH AMERICA/MC-France Temps
NORTH AMERICA/NWS Temps
U.S./MESONET Temps
U.S./NWS Temps
NAM 925MB TEMP
NAM 850MB TEMP
NAM 700MB TEMP (like to see -3 or -4C or colder for all snow)
NAM 850MB (Run to Run Change)
EURO 850mb Temps
GFS 850mb Temps
HRRR 850mb Temps

WIND & WIND CHILL
Identify low level jet streaks for wind/lift (right entrance/left exit regions)
NAM WIND GUST
HRRR WIND GUST
NAM 925MB WIND
NAM 850MB WIND
NAM 700MB WIND
EURO Wind Chill
GFS Wind Chill
NAM Wind Chill
HRRR Wind Chill

MOISTURE
Is it dry or wet throughout the entire column? Is it wet low down, but dry mid/high so as to produce drizzle, snow grains or freezing drizzle? Will snow production shut off and result in freezing drizzle with dry punch? Will horizontal trajectory of moisture cause orographic enhancement on west/east slopes?
925MB RH NAM
4PANEL RH NAM (850, 700, 500, 250mb)
925MB RH EURO
4PANEL RH EURO (850, 700, 500, 250mb)

TRACKING: MID-LEVEL TROUGH AND RIDGE POSITIONS
EPS 500mb Chart
GEFS 500mb Chart
CMC 500mb Anomaly
500mb Euro Ensemble Anomalies
500mb GEFS Anomalies

TRACKING: SURFACE/MID-LEVEL LOW/HIGH POSITIONS
GFS 700MB + Vorticity
Euro 700MB + Vorticity
Euro with Precip Type and MSLP
NWS Low Track Ensembles
EPS MEMBER LOW LOCATIONS

LIFT/FRONTOGENESIS/VERTICAL VELOCITY/SKEW T
Moisture within, and lift into the DGZ are two different matters. How much moisture is being lifted into the DGZ? Is it being lofted above it, or below it? What types of snowflakes are generated below and above the DGZ? For heavy snow, you want very moist air being lifted into the DGZ with cold temps thru column.

How much moisture is in the atmosphere?
PWATS Euro

Where is the DGZ forecast to reside? (click a point on the map to generate SkewT and ID height layer where -10 to -20C resides. Then look at FGEN and VV, or consult Twitter follows)
Skew T

How much lift is occurring? It is like to make it into the DGZ?
850mb Vertical Velocity
700mb Vertical Velocity
850MB Frontogenesis
700MB Frontogenesis

PRECIPITATION TYPE/AMOUNTS
NWS Boston Winter Page
NWS Albany Winter Page
NWS Gray, ME Winter Page (Cheshire County)
Past Snowfall/Precip Events NWS Boston
NCDC Snow Cover
Total Snowfall Euro
Ice and Snow Cover Weather Bell
NAM sleet
NAM freezing rain
NAM Snowfall Total
NWS UPDATED SNOW STITCH FOR NEW ENGLAND
SPIA SNOW
SPIA ICE
NWS Total Snow Forecast
Snow Cover (Current)
Current Snow Cover NESDIS
Ice Accumulation forecast
Chance of 1”+ Snow
Chance of 3”+ Snow
Chance of 6”+ Snow (MA ONLY)
Chance of 12”+ Snow
Total Snowfall Euro
GFS Total Snowfall

POWER OUTAGE MAPS
National Grid
Eversource

TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS – HIGH TERRAIN SNOWS
Berkshire County Peaks
Hampshire County Peaks
Franklin County Peaks
Hampden County Peaks
Worcester County Peaks
Windham County VT Peaks
Bennington County VT Peaks
Cheshire County NH Peaks
Litchfield County CT Peaks

FORECAST DISCUSSIONS
WPC Snowfall Discussion
NWS BOSTON AFD
NWS ALBANY AFD
NWS UPTON AFD
Hudson Valley Weather

CLIMATOLOGICAL OUTLOOKS
LONG TERM CFS
Tropical Tidbits Climate Products
6-10 Climate Prediction Center Temp and Precip Outlook
8-14 day CPC Outlook for Temp and Precip
CPC 6-14 Dayk Forecast Discussion
CPC Monthly Outlook (30 Days)
CPC Monthly Outlook Discussion
CPC Seasonal Outlook (90 Days)
CPC Seasonal Outlook Discussion
Northeast Regional Climate Center
Northeast Monthly Climate Data
United States Climatology – Cornell

OTHER
NWS Boston Watch/Warning/Advisory Criteria
NOHRSC Detailed Snow Data
NOHRSC New England Snow Data
WRF (4KM) Reflectivity and Wind Barbs
Tomer Burg Conditions Maps

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HISTORICAL WX DATA WORKFLOW

WRITE OUT INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TOOLS TO GET THE DATA BELOW
–Max/Min high temps (max is high temp record)
–Max/Min low temps (Min is low temp record)
–Rain totals
–Snow totals
–Precip totals (Snow/Precip = snow ratio)
–Highest wind gust
–Max/Min MSLP pressure
–For a day, week, or month, compared to average

THREADEX

HISTORICAL WEATHER DATA NEW ENGLAND
NWS GRAY
Keene NH NWS Historical

NWS BOSTON
Boston NWS Historical
Max/Min Temp, Precip, Last 24 hours: Boston
Past Precip Events: NWS Boston
3-Day Wx History: Chicopee MA

NWS ALBANY
Albany NWS Historical
Max/Min Temp, Precip, Last 24 hours: Albany
Albany Snowfall and Rainfall Reports

MULTI-STATION DATA
Historic Weather Data

COCORAHS/REGION-WIDE
MA Cocorahs Home
VT Cocorahs Precip Data
CT Cocorahs Precip Data
NH Cocorahs Precip Data
COOP SITES

NWS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS
Boston, MA PIS
Albany, NY PIS
Weather Observations for Southern New England, including Peak Wind Gust

HISTORICAL STORMS
Great Appalachian Storm of 1950
Historic Snow Storms
Great Burgy Flood of 1874
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SPACE WEATHER

Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA)
EarthSky.org (Conjunction Maps)
AURORA/SOLAR
SpaceWeatherNews.com
SuspiciousObservers.com
SUN/MOON DATA
Daily Moon Position
EarthQuakes USGS
2030 Solar Min

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LIFESTYLE IMPACTS

Lifestyle Impacts (wind chill, heat index, soil moisture, drought, pollen, UV, ETC.)
New England Foliage Forecast
New England Drought Monitor: Current
USDA Topsoil Moisture
Soil Moisture Anomalies
Allergies/Pollen
Air Quality Index/Respiratory
Air Quality Explanations by EPA
SPC Fire Weather Outlooks
UV Index: WxModels.com
UV Index: NWS
Heat Index Chart/Home Page
Wind Chill Index Chart/Home Page
Foliage Forecast

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CLIMATOLOGY: MEDIUM/LONG RANGE OUTLOOKS

Tropical Tidbits Climate Products
6-10 Climate Prediction Center Temp and Precip Outlook
8-14 day CPC Outlook for Temp and Precip
CPC 6-14 Dayk Forecast Discussion
CPC Monthly Outlook (30 Days)
CPC Monthly Outlook Discussion
CPC Seasonal Outlook (90 Days)
CPC Seasonal Outlook Discussion
Northeast Regional Climate Center
Northeast Monthly Climate Data
United States Climatology – Cornell

TELECONNECTIONS
WEATHER BELL
AO (EPS)
AO (GEFS)
AO (GEPS)
NAO (EPS)
NAO (GEFS)
NAO (GEPS)
EPO (EPS)
EPO (GEFS)
EPO (GEPS)
PNA (EPS)
PNA (GEFS)
PNA (GEPS)

WEATHER MODELS DOT COM
NAO
WPO
EPO
PNA
AO
GFS STRATOSPHERE
EURO STRATOSPHERE

NOAA MODELS
QBO
AO
NAO/EPO/PNA/WPO 15-Day Charts
PDO
MJO
Phases 2
MJO Phases (8, 1 and 2 are cold for New England)
MJO-2
TELECONNECTIONS MASTER

EL NINO / SOUTHERN OSCILLATION: ENSO
ENSO: Current SST and SST Anomalies
ENSO: Animation Trend SST and SST Anomalies
ENSO: Current Vertical Ocean Temps/Anomalies
Historical ENSO Data
ENSO: SST Forecasts
El Nino / La Nina historic info
ENSO Master Page Climate Prediction Center

ANOMALIES
MONTH TO DATE 2M TEMP ANOMALY FROM AVERAGE (1987-2016)
YEAR TO DATE 2M TEMP ANOMALY FROM AVERAGE (1987-2016)
CMC 2M TEMP ANOMALY FROM NORMAL
GFS 2M TEMP ANOMALY FROM NORMAL
WM: GFS-Surface Temp Anomalies-Northeast
GEFS 500MB (TT)
GEFS MSLP (TT)
Euro 500MB (TT)
Euro MSLP (TT)
CMC 500mb + Anomaly (TT)
CMC/Canadian MSLP (TT)
GFS 500mb + Anomaly (TT)
GFS MSLP (TT)
Euro 500mb (TT)
Euro MSLP (TT)

LONG RANGE OUTLOOKS
Larry Cosgrove Long Range
Judah Cohen Long Range
Rebecca Ladd Winter/Other Outlooks
Bobby Martrich/EWAPA Long Range

OTHER CLIMATE SITES
CLIMATE DATA HOME
State of the Climate/Climatology Reports
Regional Climate Centers NOAA
http://prism.oregonstate.edu (PRISM CLIMATE DATA)
CanSIPS

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FLOODING EVENTS WORKFLOW

WMass Rivers
Northeast River Forecast Center (RFC)
National Hydrology
Dam Control Sites for US Army Corps of Engs
NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT ARMY CORPS

COASTAL TIDES
Boston Harbor
Gloucester, MA
Scituate, MA

COASTAL FLOODING / EROSION / OCEAN WAVES / ANOMALIES
Coastal Flood Threat Advisories/Warnings
Cape Cod Wave Heights
Montauk Buoy
Block Island Buoy
The Benchmark Buoy
Buzzards Bay Buoy
Nantucket Sound Buoy
SNE Buoy Observations List

OCEAN TEMPS AND ANOMALIES
SST Anomalies
SST + Anomaly Data

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES / AQUIFERS
MASS Active Water Level Network
USGS Groundwater Watch
Pelham, MA Hydrologic Unit
Lenox, MA Hydrologic Unit
Whately, MA Hydrologic Unit
Shutesbury, MA Hydrologic Unit
Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service
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SEVERE WIND EVENT WORKFLOW

Windy.com Northeast
Earth School Wind/Ocean GFS
Real-Time Meso Analysis Weathermodels.com
Northeast Wind Streamline Current Obs
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EWeatherCT: FB
Chris Glonginger: Twitter
Ryan Hanrahan: FB
Ryan Hanrahan: Twitter
Ryan Hanrahan: Blog
John Homenuk: Twitter
Tim Kelley: Twitter
Rebecca Ladd on FB
Bobby Martrich: Twitter
Bobby Martrich: Blog
Matt Noyes: Twitter
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Jack Sillin: Twitter
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Dual-Pol radar product education

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RadarScope Blog on Radar education
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Elevated Mixed Layers
CAPE TUTORIAL
June 18, 2018 N. New England Severe Wx Analysis
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WINTER WEATHER EDUCATION
Precip Type Forecasting: Thicknesses
DYNAMIC COOLING TUTORIAL
DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE
HOW TO MEASURE SNOWFALL
SNOWFLAKE FORMATION

GENERAL EDUCATION
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LIFT: EXIT AND ENTRANCE REGIONS
ATMOSPHERIC THICKNESSES
THE BERGERON PROCESS
THE BERING SEA RULE
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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

WINTER
Blizzard/Nor’easters/Extreme Cold: Ready.gov
Ice Storms

SUMMER
Tornado/Microburst Preparedness SPC
Hurricanes/Tropical Storms: Ready.gov
Lightning Safety: NWS
Flooding: Ready.gov

REGIONAL/NATIONAL
Western Massachusetts Red Cross
Jamie Caplan
MEMA’s website
FEMA’s website
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WX CONVERSION DATA

Latitude Longitude Map Tool
Wind: Knots to MPH Tool
TEMP: F to C Calcuator
Relative Humidity Table
Dewpoint Temp Table
Dewpoint/RH Calculator
NWS PRESSURE CALCULATOR

TROPOSPHERE
Surface = 6 feet
1000MB = 360 feet
925MB = 2500 feet
850MB = 4800 feet
700MB = 10,000 feet
500MB = 18,000 feet
300MB = 30,000 feet
250MB = 34,000 feet

STRATOSPHERE
100MB = 52,000 feet
10MB = 85,000 feet

Z TIME INDEX
0Z = 8PM/7PM (DST/ST)
6Z = 2AM/1AM (DST/ST)
12Z = 8AM/7AM (DST/ST)
18Z = 2PM/1PM (DST/ST)

F/C DEGREE INDEX
-45C = -49F
-40C = -40F
-35C = -31F
-30C = -22F
-25C = -13F
-20C = -4F
-15C = 5F
-10C = 14F
-5C = 23F
0C = 32F
5C = 41F
10C = 50F
15C = 59F
20C = 68F
25C = 77F
30C = 86F
35C = 95F
40C = 104F
45C = 113F

MODEL INDEX (Daily Print Time of each Model)
EURO

GFS

CMC

HRRR

NAM

WRF

GEPS

EPS

GEFS

OTHER SITES
Weather Nerds Models
http://www.theweathercenternews.com/nws-enhanced-data-display
Another surface pressure product

http://www.stormhamster.com/index.html
https://www.aviationweather.gov/trafficflowmgmt/portal
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/temp-and-precip/
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/
https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/forecasts/reforecast2/teleconn/
http://meteocentre.com/numerical-weather-prediction/forecast-systems.php?lang=en&map=na&mod=gfs
https://cocorahs.org/
http://wright-weather.com/
http://www.pivotalweather.com/
http://www.weathernerds.org/
http://climatereanalyzer.org/
http://www.weather.gov/forecastmaps
https://lab.weathermodels.com
http://weather.cod.edu/analysis/
MeteoCentre Canada Maps

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