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Instigator: Someone who deliberately foments trouble

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Alternate Definition: “Instigator”

2) a person who initiates a course of action

Feb 3, 1997 James “Jeff” Kimpel

named 3rd NSSL Director

Press Conference

…bless his heart…

Hey…did that monkey just called me an instigator?

1997

Instigator

…50 Years Later…we’re

still researching

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1998

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Mar 23-25, 199850th Celebration 1st Tornado Forecast

May 3, 1999 – F5 (300+mph winds)

“Technology has bought a precious 15-20 minutes in life-saving and property-saving time. The hero: a lowly radar called the 88-D, dreamed up in the ‘80’s by NOAA….Within a year NOAA is to complete the $4.8 billion weather-service modernization that began with the 88-D, making an unambiguous case indeed of government improving lives - by saving them”

USA Today Editorial (5/6/99)

May 20, 1999

1999

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The Oklahoman September 26, 2000

Norman’s National Storm Lab “going broke”, Director says.Norman’s National Storm Lab “going broke”, Director says.

2000

July 3, July 3, 20012001

NSSL Director UnemployedComes out of retirement…twice

Says Kimpel“I love the government…really”

2001

OU

U.S. Gov’t

National Weather Center Groundbreaking

November 1, 2002

Hey Sir,Can you take my picture?

2002

Press conferenceheld in the rain…

February 14, 2003 NSSL’s St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

I may get wet…

2003

Capt Jeff

Oct 15, 2004

2004

NSSL “Tops out” NWC

Dec 2005

SMART-Rs in Christmas/Holiday Parade

2005

Sept 29, 2006

Oklahoma Weather Center becomes

National Weather Center

2006

…Director Celebrates

NSSL Sets Record for Publications2007

• ~180 total publications• 1 OAR Book Award • 2 BAMS covers• 1 OAR Scientific Paper Award

NO-XP Becomes OperationalSept 13, 2008

The first dual-polarized Doppler radar data of a landfalling hurricane eyewall was collected as Hurricane Ike came ashore in Texas

Spanky - I get to drive

first…

…not!

2008

NSSL Completes Successful Lab Review

Feb 17-19, 2009 2009

VORTEX2May 1 – June 9, 2009May 1 – June 15, 2010

2010

White Castle – Jeff’s Favorite!

Spy-1

Antenna

MPAR

In FY11… ??

Dr. James “Jeff” Kimpel

NSSL Lab Director

1997 - 2010