This presentation from the TOWR-S Satellite Book Club details TOWR-S RPM 22 additions to AWIPS (additions spearheaded by Tim Schmit and Bill Line, both from NOAA/STAR) that add Level 2 product readouts to RGBs in AWIPS. Thus, for example, the Airmass RGB, above, is underlain by Level 2 products: Cloud Mask and Total Precipitable Water (TPW) and... Read More

A thunderstorm over Jackson County, Oregon late in the day on 5 April 2020 produced abundant hail that accumulated to depths in excess of an inch over a wide swath of the county.  Visible animation from 1500 UTC on 5 April through 0300 UTC on 6 April show the region experiencing plentiful... Read More