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Supercell thunderstorm near Moscow, Kansas
NSF-supported scientists continue to improve extended-range weather forecasting, identifying patterns halfway around the globe that will heighten the probability for hail and tornado-producing storms weeks later in the U.S. In this image, a supercell thunderstorm is seen near Moscow, Kansas, on May 21, 2020.
[Research supported by U.S. National Science Foundation grant AGS 2048770.]
Learn more in the NSF Research News story Scientists hone long-range forecasting of U.S. tornadoes, hail. (Date of image: May 21, 2020; date originally posted to NSF Multimedia Gallery: June 11, 2022)
Credit: Victor Gensini, Northern Illinois University
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