Researchers at NASA work to solve forecasting's toughest problems
Friday, October 15, 2010 - 09:20
in Earth & Climate
Late January 2010. Powerful storms blow into Huntsville, Ala. Forecasters at the National Weather Service move to monitor nearly 20 storms developing over the land that stretches from northern Alabama to southern Tennessee. Data floods their computer screens -- radar, satellite, ground observations, balloon observations. As the storm worsens, NASA scientists Dr. Geoffrey Stano and Dr. Kevin Fuell rush to join their fellow meteorologists.