Randy Chase

Mar 22, 2024 | journals.ametsoc.org | Randy Chase |Amy McGovern |Cameron R. Homeyer |Peter J. Marinescu

Keywords: Severe storms; Radars/Radar observations; Operational forecasting; Deep learning; Regression1. IntroductionWeather hazards in the United States cost billions of dollars annually (NCEI 2023). A majority of the billion-dollar disaster events involve hazards directly created by convective storms (e.g., hail, tornadoes, floods, straight-line winds). Convective weather hazards are ultimately connected to the fast current of upward moving air, also known as an updraft.