I am really excited to see that the University of South Alabama weather network has received a major grant to expand their network. They will be able to add some new personnel including a network manager, IT specialist, and technician. This is a fantastic addition to the network of networks we have across the Southeast and I am looking forward to collaborating with them across the river. I hope that those of you in South Alabama will be able to profit from this expanded network in the coming few years. You can read more at https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/publicrelations/pressreleases/072924mesonetfunding.html.
University of South Alabama Professor of Meteorology Dr. Sytske Kimball, shown at one of 26 weather stations in the South Alabama Mesonet she created. The University recently received $3 million in federal funding to add 20 more stations, expanding the network across a third of the state, to enhance weather monitoring and warnings.