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The Objective Use of Observed and Forecast Thickness Values to Predict Precipitation Type in North Carolina
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The Local Objective Guidance for Predicting Precipitation Type (LOG/PT) consists of regression equations and nomograms. LOG/PT was designed to address problems inherent in forecasting wintry precipitation across North ...
Winter Weather Forecasting throughout the Eastern United States. Part III: The Effects of Topography and the Variability of Winter Weather in the Carolinas and Virginia
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Winter weather in the Carolinas and Virginia is highly variable and influenced by the area's diverse topography and geography. The Gulf Stream, the highest mountains in the Appalachians, the largest coastal lagoonal system ...
Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Warnings at Raleigh, North Carolina
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The National Weather Service issues public warnings for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes when these storms appear imminent. A study of the warning process was conducted at the National Weather Service Forecast Office at ...
Winter Weather Forecasting throughout the Eastern United States. Part II: An Operational Perspective of Cyclogenesis
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The complex combination of synoptic and mesoscale interactions, topographic influences, and large population densities poses a multitude of challenging problems to winter weather forecasters throughout the eastern United ...