Meteorology

A SUNY Oswego storm-chasing class saw and tracked several twisters through Tornado Alley earlier this summer in an intense real-life classroom experience.

Geographical gaps in radar coverage can limit the ability of meteorologists to forecast and communicate weather forecasts, especially with fast-developing and extreme conditions. Two May 2025 SUNY Oswego meteorology graduates, Zoe Bush and Thomas White, were part of research this spring on fixing these blind spots.

A storm-chasing class from SUNY Oswego traveled through the Brownfield-Lubbock-Lamesa area of northwest Texas on May 29 gaining real-life meteorology experience while the region experienced two EF-1 tornadoes.

SUNY Oswego's summer 2025 storm-chasing class started with a bang, traveling through southwestern Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle on May 28 in a thrilling, real-life meteorology experience.

On Feb. 19, meteorology faculty member Scott Steiger and SUNY Oswego students correctly predicted that lake-effect snow bands would blanket the campus and surrounding communities, but most forecasters said the heavy snow would hit 20 miles further south instead. Why is lake-effect snow so hard to predict? Steiger, who has been interested in the phenomenon since elementary school, explains.

The groundbreaking work of SUNY Oswego meteorology faculty and students continues to make illuminating discoveries about the phenomenon of lake-effect lightning.

A group of four students Oswego students recently returned from a research project during the spring 2024 semester studying cold air outbreaks in the subarctic region.

With the once-in-a-lifetime experience of being in the path of totality for a total solar eclipse on April 8, SUNY Oswego will host student research, viewing opportunities, planetarium shows, children’s activities, lectures from experts and more on its lakeside campus.

With the National Eclipse Ballooning Project, a SUNY Oswego faculty-student team is among the select institutions taking part in research related to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

SUNY Oswego’s storm-chasing team known as the “Oswego Chasers” recently returned from their 2023 trip. Students gained hands-on experience and made valuable connections.