ML4WX

Extremes & hazards

Using Machine Learning Techniques for Supercell Tornado Prediction with Environmental Sounding Data

Brice E. Coffer, Michaela Kubacki, Yixin Wen, Ting Zhang, Carlos Barajas, Matthias K. Gobbert

Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) ·

Paper

In one sentence. Random forest and CNN on RUC pre-storm soundings predict supercell tornadoes, reaching about 66% accuracy for tornadic cases after resampling.

Labels

Topic
Extremes & hazards
Type
Evaluation or intercomparison of existing models
Method
Classical ML (trees, GP, linear, kernels), CNN / U-Net
Time scale
6 h–3 days
Domain
Regional
Data
NWP analysis or forecasts (IFS, GFS, ...)
Status
Research
Identifiers
DOI:10.13016/m2izgp-yw55 OpenAlex:W3045538543
Added
2026-10-22

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