41EIPT Progress Towards Operational Implementation of Convective Warnings using Hazard Services at the National Weather Service

After years of development and forecaster engagement, the Storm Track Tool in Hazard Services, the replacement for the legacy application WarnGen that is currently used by National Weather Service forecast offices, is now being tested operationally by select Weather Forecasting Offices (WFOs) participating in AWIPS Test Authorization Note (ATAN) 1261. In addition to testing the capabilities of the Storm Track Tool, participating WFOs are also testing Version 4 of Hazard Services for currently operational hydrology products. So far there are 12 WFOs participating in this ATAN, several of which have already used the Storm Track Tool to issue severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings operationally. While feedback has been overwhelmingly positive so far, this period of testing has also led to multiple software improvements based on suggestions from WFOs. This presentation will cover the current status of ATAN 1261, summarize improvements resulting directly from forecaster feedback, as well as showcase some of the new capabilities of the Storm Track Tool and Version 4 of Hazard Services.