SMART Radars

Updates of the activities of the @UofOklahoma Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching (SMART) Radars.

[Jeffrey Stevenson @wxjeffrey]

Heading out with the @OU_SRs today as there is a big risk of supercells in the area this evening. Everyone stay safe! #okwx

[University of Oklahoma Research @OUResearch]

A research team led by Michael Biggerstaff, a professor in @OUAGS, successfully captured data with mobile radars and other weather instruments as Hurricane #Ida made landfall in Louisiana. https://t.co/fJSLOe2Fzb

[Oklahoma Meteorology @ousom]

From the @OU_SRs team: Location of OU radars and surface stations relative to Ida track.   Areas within gray circles are where the radars are able to retrieve the winds in high resolution.

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

The SMART Radars (and likely MAX) are collecting high vertical resolution cross sections of Ida’s remnant eye.

[Sean Waugh @MesonetMan]

And our sonde is up in the remnants of the eye! Hoping @OU_SRs and @UAHSWIRLL can hit it with some RHIs. Spoiler alert: it’s very moist.

[UAH SWIRLL @UAHSWIRLL]

The @UAHSWIRLL has teamed up with @OU_SRs & @NOAANSSL for a comprehensive mobile radar & weather balloon sounding network. Here’s a quick diagram of our dual-Doppler radar network in the path of #HurricaneIda #lawx #mswx #alwx

[Jeffrey Stevenson @wxjeffrey]

We've got SR2 set up collecting data in conjunction with our other truck, SR1, up north. We are just starting to get into the outer rainbands #Ida #lawx

[Sean Waugh @MesonetMan]

Yes it’s 3am. Yes I’m gonna do a #science anyway. First sounding of #idahurricane is coming up shortly. @OU_SRs

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

@ClimateWeave @NIST We are very grateful to @NIST for supporting this project and the combined multi-institution effort to understand wind hazards in landfalling TCs.

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

(3/3) We encourage everyone in the path of Ida to visit https://t.co/85vqIwjWVg and consult local @NWS offices for the latest forecast.

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

(1/3) The team is approaching southern Louisiana now to select sites to deploy both C-band SMART Radars in #HurricaneIda . This effort is supported by @NIST and a collaborative effort by @NOAANSSL and @UofOklahoma.

[University of Oklahoma Research @OUResearch]

OU meteorology researchers heading to Louisiana to study Hurricane #Ida. Read more via #KOCO at https://t.co/mwPsLq867s

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

(2/3) The team is led by Dr. Mike Biggerstaff (@ousom) and Dr. Sean Waugh (NSSL) and is comprised of 4 SoM/@OUDGES M.S. students, 1 SoM Ph.D. student, 1 @OUCIMMS Postdoc, and 1 SoM Research Scientist. Stay tuned for real-time data that will be available later.

[Jeffrey Stevenson @wxjeffrey]

Had the opportunity to speak to some San Antonio 3rd graders this morning about the @OU_SRs! Thanks so much for having me!!

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

Great animation of our data. Thanks for sharing @BMcNoldy! #HurricaneDelta

[Brian McNoldy @BMcNoldy]

There's still a regional radar loop going for #HurricaneDelta, but two others are complete, including one using data from the @OUCIMMS mobile radar. https://t.co/O5tXQxhxEP
@NWSLakeCharles @addisonalford @UMiamiRSMAS @capitalweather #Delta #Louisiana

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

The website is back up again, but may have a few issues while we continue to work through the problems.

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

Intensity slowly decreasing especially in the NE eyewall on the last few scans from SMART Radar 2. Very gusty here at the radar site. Estimated 50 mph with higher gusts based on radar data very near the site. #lawx
@NWSLakeCharles

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

Intensity slowly decreasing especially in the NE eyewall on the last few scans from SMART Radar 2. Very gusty here at the radar site. Estimated 50 mph with higher gusts based on radar data very near the site. #lawx
@NWSLakeCharles

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

2205 UTC: Mesovortex near Cameron, LA (cursor in image). @NWSLakeCharles

[SMART Radars @OU_SRs]

Intensity of NE eyewall continues to hold S of 22 UTC. 50+ m/s at about 1 km above ground. Region of strongest winds is heading toward Gueydan and Kaplan, LA. #lawx @NWSLakeCharles