Weather Forecast Accuracy Gets Boost with New Computer Model

BOULDER—An advanced forecasting model that predicts several types of extreme weather with substantially improved accuracy has been adopted for day-to-day operational use by civilian and military weather forecasters. The new computer model was created through a partnership that includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and more than 150 other organizations and universities in the United States and abroad.

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Hopefully, it will also help predict tornadoes sooner, as tornadoes give far less warning than hurricanes do, and while not ladting as long, have more violent winds. They are still not understood.