tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376789282008-02-20T14:26:00.830ZOscar van der VeldeBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678928.post-45166536469630300582008-02-10T23:15:00.000Z2008-02-10T23:25:10.582Z

Starting today, ESTOFEX will issue Extended Forecasts, offering a discussion and categorical map of a severe weather situation an extra day in advance, allowing visitors to become more aware of the developing situation early-on. The Extended Forecast is a product that will be offered depending on availability of forecasters and the apparent urgency of the weather pattern.

Oscar van der Veldetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678928.post-57643282209523509002007-09-06T16:24:00.000Z2007-09-06T16:48:10.131Z

Next week the 4th ECSS takes place in Trieste, Italy (10-14 September) ESTOFEX contributes to this conference with two oral presentations and a poster. Three forecasters additionally present a part of their own thesis work. Detailed results on the verification of our forecasts will be presented, as well as analyses of a few interesting recent large hail and tornado cases. Very interesting talks

Oscar van der Veldetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678928.post-78966423944315023222007-03-11T14:32:00.000Z2007-03-11T15:05:27.595Z

In the process of "learning how to forecast thunderstorms" ESTOFEX wants to monitor the quality of its forecasts. This is of course done by comparing the weather that was forecast with that what occurred in reality. Since the spring of 2006, lightning location data and (mostly unverified) severe weather reports from the European Severe Weather Database have been plotted on the maps of old

Pieter Groenemeijertag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678928.post-1165770021407259492006-12-10T16:07:00.000Z2006-12-21T19:51:48.316Z

At least once a year ESTOFEX comes together to talk and make decisions about forecasting procedures, verification, plans for our future, and outreach. The last meeting was from 3-6 November 2006 in Linkenheim, Germany. Four of the five forecasters were attending and one active member. A lot has happened over the year. In January 2006 we had a meeting in Toulouse where we decided to use newly

Oscar van der Veldetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37678928.post-1163881476106340122006-11-18T20:17:00.000Z2006-11-18T20:24:36.113Z

On this page we will issue news about ESTOFEX and we will have the opportunity for additional discussion on recent major severe weather events.

Oscar van der Velde