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The University of Oklahoma (1989-1992) Master of Science Degree in Meteorology
The University of Oklahoma (1985-1989) Bachelor of Science Degree in Meteorology

2007 Department of Commerce Silver Medal (support role in first Day 2 "High Risk" for 4/7/06)
2005 National Isaac Cline Award in Meteorology (National Weather Service)
2004 Department of Commerce Gold Medal (group award for 4-10 May 2003 tornado outbreaks)

NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK (1996-2000 Outlook/Mesoscale Forecaster, 2000-present Lead Forecaster)
NWS NSSFC/SELS, Kansas City, MO (1994-1996 as SELS Asssistant (outlook forecaster))
NWS Houston, TX (1992-1994 Meteorologist Intern)

Houston, A. L., R. L. Thompson, and R. Edwards, 2008: The optimal shear depth and the utility of upper-tropospheric storm-relative flow for forecasting supercells. Accepted to Wea. Forecasting.

Thompson, R. L., C. M. Mead, and R. Edwards, 2007: Effective storm-relative helicity and bulk shear in supercell thunderstorm environments. Wea. Forecasting, 22, 102-115.

Doswell, C. A. III, R. Edwards, R. L. Thompson, J. A. Hart, and K. C. Crosbie, 2006: A simple and flexible method for ranking severe weather events. Wea. Forecasting, 21, 939-951.

Thompson, R. L., R. Edwards, J. A. Hart, K. L. Elmore, and P. N. Markowski, 2003: Close proximity soundings within supercell environments obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle. Wea. Forecasting, 18, 1243-1261.

Markowski, P. N., C. Hannon, J. Frame, E. Lancaster, A. Pietrycha, R. Edwards, and R. Thompson, 2003: Characteristics of vertical wind profiles near supercells obtained from the Rapid Update Cycle. Wea. Forecasting, 18, 1262-1272.

Edwards, R., S. F. Corfidi, R. L. Thompson, J. S. Evans, J. P. Craven, J. P. Racy, D. W. McCarthy, and M. D. Vescio, 2002: Storm Prediction Center forecast issues related to the 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak. Wea. Forecasting, 17, 544-558.

Vescio, M. D., and R. L. Thompson, 2001: Subjective tornado probability forecasts in severe weather watches. Wea. Forecasting, 16, 192-195.

Thompson, R. L., and R. Edwards, 2000: An overview of environmental conditions and forecast implications of the 3 May 1999 tornado outbreak. Wea. Forecasting, 15, 682-699.

Bunkers, M. J., B. A. Klimowski, J. W. Zeitler, R. L. Thompson, and M. L. Weisman, 2000: Predicting supercell motion using a new hodograph technique. Wea. Forecasting 15, 61-79.

Thompson, R. L., 1998: Eta model storm-relative winds associated with tornadic and nontornadic supercells. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 125-137.

Edwards, R., and R. L. Thompson, 1998: Nationwide comparisons of hail size with WSR-88D vertically integrated liquid water (VIL) and derived thermodynamic sounding data. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 277-285.

Thompson, R. L., J. M. Lewis, and R. A. Maddox, 1994: Autumnal return of maritime tropical air to the Gulf of Mexico's coastal plain. Wea. Forecasting, 9, 348-360.

Thompson, R.L. and C.M. Mead, 2006: Tornado failure modes in central and southern Great Plains severe thunderstorm episodes. Preprints, 23rd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Saint Louis MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM).
Goss, S.M., R.L. Thompson and E. Bookbinder, 2006: An elevated supercell with damaging wind from the morning of 12 March 2006. Preprints, 23rd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Saint Louis MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM).
Thompson, R.L., C.M. Mead, and R. Edwards, 2004: Effective bulk shear in supercell thunderstorm environments. Preprints, 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Hyannis MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM).
Thompson, R.L., R. Edwards, and C.M. Mead, 2004: Effective storm-relative helicity in supercell thunderstorm environments. Preprints, 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Hyannis MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM).
Thompson, R.L., R. Edwards, and C.M. Mead, 2004: An update to the supercell composite and significant tornado parameters. Preprints, 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Hyannis MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM).
Edwards, R., R.L. Thompson and C.M. Mead, 2004: Assessment of anticyclonic supercell environments using close proximity soundings from the RUC model. Preprints, 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Hyannis MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM).
Edwards, R., R.L. Thompson, K.C. Crosbie, J.A. Hart, and C. A. Doswell III, 2004: Proposals for Modernizing the Definitions of Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Outbreaks. Preprints, 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms, Hyannis MA, Amer. Meteor. Soc. (CD ROM)
Thompson, R.L., R. Edwards and J.A. Hart, 2002: Evaluation and Interpretation of the Supercell Composite and Significant Tornado Parameters at the Storm Prediction Center. Preprints, 21st Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R.L., R. Edwards and J.A. Hart, 2002: An Assessment of Supercell and Tornado Forecast Parameters with RUC-2 Model Close Proximity Soundings. Preprints, 21st Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R.L., R. Edwards, J.A. Hart and K.L. Elmore, 2002: RUC-2 Model Analysis Soundings as a Surrogate for Observed Soundings in Supercell Environments. Preprints, 21st Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Markowski, P. N., C. Hannon, J. Frame, E. Lancaster, A. Pietrycha, R. Edwards, and R. Thompson, 2002: Characteristics of RUC vertical wind profiles near supercells. Preprints, 21st Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Edwards, R., R.L. Thompson and J.A. Hart, 2002: Verification of Supercell Motion Forecasting Techniques. Preprints, 21st Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Bothwell, P. D., J. A. Hart, and R. L. Thompson, 2002: An integrated three-dimensional objective analysis scheme in use at the Storm Prediction Center. Preprints, 21st Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R. L., and R. Edwards, 2000: RUC-2 supercell proximity soundings, Part I: An examination of storm-relative winds normalized to supercell depth. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Edwards, R., and R.L. Thompson, 2000: RUC-2 Supercell Proximity Soundings, Part II: An Independent Assessment of Supercell Forecast Parameters. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Orlando FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R. L., and R. Edwards, 2000: A comparison of Rapid Update Cycle 2 (RUC-2) model soundings with observed soundings in supercell environments. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Vescio, M. D., and R. L. Thompson, 2000: Using the Destruction Potential Index (DPI) to compare tornado outbreaks in 1998 and 1999. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Roebber, P. J., D. Schultz, and R. Thompson, 2000: Beyond the nowcast range: 24-h forecast guidance concerning convective initiation and mode for the Great Plains tornado outbreak of 3 May 1999. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL., Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Edwards, R., R.L. Thompson and J.G. LaDue, 2000: Initiation of Storm A (3 May 99) along a Possible Horizontal Convective Roll. Preprints, 20th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Orlando FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R. L., and M. D. Vescio, 1998: The Destruction Potential Index - A method for comparing tornado days. Preprints, 19th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Vescio, M. D., and R. L. Thompson, 1998: Some meteorological conditions associated with isolated F3-F5 tornadoes in the cool season. Preprints, 19th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Bunkers, M. J., B. A. Klimowski, J. W. Zeitler, R. L. Thompson, and M. L. Weisman, 1998: Predicting supercell motion using hodograph techniques. Preprints, 19th Conf. Severe Local Storms, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R. L., 1996: Supercell tornado forecasts derived from Eta model storm-relative winds. Preprints, 18th Conf. Severe Local Storms, San Francisco, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R. L., H. Guerrero, J. Livingston, K. Prochazka, and W. Read, 1995: Operational response of the Houston National Weather Service office to the November 16, 1993 tornadoes. Preprints, 14th Conf. Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Dallas, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc.
Thompson, R. L., 1993: Autumnal return of tropical air the the Gulf of Mexico's coastal plain. Preprints, 17th Conf. Severe Local Storms, St. Louis, MO, Amer. Meteor. Soc.

Buoy observations from the western Gulf of Mexico during the 1993-94 cool season. (1994)

January 2008 - operational tornado forecasting, Japanese Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, Japan.

March 2007 - featured speaker at annual TESSA meeting, Colleyville TX.

April 2006 - supercell and tornado forecasting, NWS Dodge City KS.

March 2006 - supercell and tornado forecasting, Ball State University, Muncie IN.

October 2005 - proximity soundings and watch process, NWS Great Divide Workshop, Great Falls MT and NWS Billings MT.

July 2004 - SPC operations and proximity soundings, NWS Memphis TN and Little Rock AR.

April 2004 - SPC operations and proximity soundings, NWS Springfield MO.

February 2004 - thunderstorm forecasting, Aviation Weather Center (CCFP), Kansas City MO.

January 2003 - SPC mesoanalysis products, NWS Warning Decision Making workshop, Boulder CO.

March 2002 - tornado forecasting, College of DuPage, Wheaton IL.

April 2001 - tornado forecasting, Texas A&M University, College Station TX.

May 2000 - National Symposium on the Great Plains Tornado Outbreak of 3 May 1999, Oklahoma City OK.

April 2000 - SPC probability forecasts, NWS Norman OK.

April 2000 - SPC probability forecasts, NWS Warning Decision Making workshop, Boulder CO.

March 2000 - severe storm forecasting, University of Oklahoma.

February 2000 - SPC probability forecasts, NWS Pleasant Hill MO.

January 2000 - The impacts of VORTEX on forecast operations, VORTEX Symposium, Amer. Meteor. Soc. annual meeting, Long Beach CA.

July 1998 - SPC operations, NWS Downburst Prediction Workshop, Boulder CO.

March 1998 - severe storm forecasting and estimating wind/hail, College of DuPage multi-county spotter training, Wheaton IL.

March 1997 - guest instructor for Advanced Forecasting Techniques (Dr. Charles A. Doswell III), University of Oklahoma.

March 1995 - severe storm forecasting, College of DuPage multi-county spotter training.

November 1992 - air mass modification and moisture return, NWS Houston TX and New Branfels TX.

March 1992 - air mass modification and moisture return, NWS Slidell LA.

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