NSF Project LEE

The last of the LEE facilities has left the Tug Hill with the @GTRI LMA units taken down :(. It was nice hanging out with Mark and JD!

Me think the background environment was too dry and windy to get an organized band over the Tug Hill turbines to get lake-effect lightning today. Maybe a deeper boundary layer might have helped too! Good bull case! #NYwx

Sounding into lake-effect band in Oswego at 6:30 am. #NYwx @NWSBUFFALO

Tonight’s 07Z Oswego sonde south of lake-effect band! #NYwx @NWSBUFFALO

Possible LEE operations (soundings, LMA operational) Sat night into Sunday as an unusual late season lake-effect setup may occur!

I miss my field work friends! I hope many of you enjoy the @PERiLS_Project !

Gave the @GTRI LMA units some TLC so they are ready to detect lightning over the Tug Hill through March! #NYwx

Amazing lake-enhanced event to wrap up our @NSF field project! Several lightning flashes over lake, KTYX and @DOWFacility radars, and wind turbines! The Grand Finale! It is a dream come true to do this with all involved, especially 22 awesome @sunyoswego undergraduates!

Last IOP success!! Launched EFM within 6 minutes of thundersnow from the Oswego County fairgrounds. What a night!

Video by Sam Karlsson of particle imager being launched today in very heavy lake effect snow! Also launched an electric field meter near Henderson. #NYwx

Intense lake snow observed near Henderson during @nsf_lee operations. Approaching 3” per hour this afternoon! #NYwx @NWSBUFFALO

Talk about a close call😱😱 @nsf_lee Windy conditions in Oswego made for a tricky launch and barely cleared the stacks!! But, we got the data and had success! See sounding/@DOWFacility data below⬇️

18Z observed sounding from Oswego in support of our ongoing IOP. #nywx @NWSBUFFALO

Hey! …there is snow at my new @nsf_lee site ❄️😁. #TeamDOW to the rescue!

LEE IOP10 is already taking place! This is the view from Shineman in Oswego of the lake-effect band that’s organizing to the north. The DOW is sampling currently in Smartville, NY. #nywx

@DOWFacility is up and running for NSF LEE IOP10!

Oswego 1430Z sounding today for @SnowIMPACTS #NYwx @NWSBUFFALO

Oswego environment sounding for LEE IOP this morning!

06Z Oswego sonde for Project LEE operations. #NYwx @NWSBUFFALO

Sounding from Oswego 7 pm tonight about 60 km south of plenty of lightning (thundersnow) near Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Our LMA detected many of the flashes from this elevated convection likely hitting wind turbines in area. @NWSBUFFALO