The initial results of this study indicate that radar assimilation improves WRF’s ability to capture the character of storms, promising more accurate guidance for flash flood warnings.

Moser, B., W.A. Gallus Jr., and R. Mantilla. “An Initial Assessment of Radar Data Assimilation on Warm Season Rainfall Forecasts for Use in Hydrologic Models,” American Meteorological Society, DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-14-00125.1, 2015.