Snowy, Very Cold and Windy from the Northern Plains to Great Lakes; Critical Fire Weather in South Texas

Moderate to heavy lake effect snow is expected downwind of the Great Lakes, with the Chicago metro potentially receiving 6 to 12 inches of snowfall. A frigid airmass will bring very cold temperatures to the Central U.S. and Mississippi Valley today, migrating into the Eastern U.S. on Monday. Dry and windy weather will bring critical fire weather conditions to South Texas today. Read More >

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MTRG 4974 Assignments

Operational NWS Field Experience

Note: All Preparation Assignments must be accessed through the Commerce Learning Center (CLC) web page (https://doc.csod.com/client/doc/default.aspx). Some assignments may direct you from the Commerce Learning Center page to another web site (ie. MetEd) to view the training material. These sites will likely have a quiz at the end. However, to receive credit for an assignment, ALL quizes must be completed through the Commerce Learning Center (CLC) site.

Week 1: Course Orientation

Week 2: Remote Sensing

Week 3: Climatology of the Blacksburg County Warning Area

Week 4: IDSS: Impact-based Decision Support Services

Week 5: Hydrology

Week 6: Severe Weather / Radar / Warning Operations - Part I

Week 7: Severe Weather / Radar / Warning Operations - Part II

Week 8: Fire Weather

Week 9: Aviation Weather

Week 10: Tropical Weather

Week 11: Forecasting Shifts - Part I - Enhanced Short Term

Week 12: Forecasting Shifts - Part II - Mid to Long Term