Final Mission: The Long Island Sea Breeze Front
The final mission of the DREAMS Project, Mission #12 if you are keeping track, took place on Monday, July 8th. The goal of the mission was to target the Long Island sea breeze front and any possible pop-up convection in the area. The forecast was very supportive of a...Mission #10: DOW 6 is Sick and Mission #11: 4th of July Fireworks
Mission #10 of the DREAMS Project at Stony Brook University was originally scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 2nd but was cancelled because of a lack of activity. The atmospheric pattern was generally stable which inhibits convection so any precipitation in the...Mission #9: Surprise Strong Storms Strike Early!
The DREAMS Project started off the month of July with a mission. Mission #9 took place on July 1st and a lot earlier in the day then the organizers had anticipated. Strong-to-severe thunderstorms developed early in the morning and propagated northeastward over Long...Mission #8: A Quick Trip to the South Shore
The DREAMS Project celebrated the end of the month of June by having Mission #8 on Sunday, June 30th. The forecast was for scattered thunderstorms and the impromptu decision was made Sunday morning to try our luck at Smith Point beach in Mastic Beach. The students...Mission #7: Scattered Convection Over Connecticut
The DREAMS Project completed another mission out in the field on Friday, June 28, 2013. Their goal was to study scattered convection (i.e. thunderstorms) that was, yet again, forecast to develop throughout the daytime hours and into the evening. The targeted location...Mission #6: The MCV That Took Too Long!
The DREAMS Project mission for Thursday, June 27th was contingent upon hoping that convection developed out ahead of a larger-scale thunderstorm system called a mesoscale convective vortex or MCV. The actual MCV was forecast to move across Long Island close to...Mission #5: Scattered Convection From the North Shore
The DREAMS Project had a down day on Tuesday, June 25 after the exciting mission of the previous day. During the afternoon, Dr. Colle held a weather briefing that connected students and the National Weather Service’s Science Operations Officer Jeffrey Tongue to...Mission #4: Scattered Convection Near NYC
The DREAMS Project started its second week with a mission, to keep the DOW busy of course! The forecast for Monday, June 24 called for a slight chance of scattered severe thunderstorms in the New York City vicinity and an enhancement of the New York Bight Jet....
Stony Brook University Hosts NSF Funded Storm Chasing Project
Photo above: Pictured in front of the Doppler on Wheels 6 from left to right are: Professor Brian Colle, SoMAS at Stony Brook University; Joshua Wurman and Karen Kosiba of the Center for Severe Weather Research; and Kelly Lombardo, SBU Postdoctoral researcher....