A two-hour online event to reflect upon the ESSL-EUMETSAT Severe Storms Testbeds organised in 2025, and to announce the 2026 Testbeds.
MTG-related information relevant to forecasters will be presented:
– The status of the MTG launches and commissioning (Natasa Strelec Mahovic, EUMETSAT).
– The Forecaster Testbed 2025 in retrospect and lessons learned from expert workshops (Alois Holzer, ESSL).
– Testimonial from forecasters who participated in the Forecaster Testbed 2025.
– Information on how to register for the upcoming Forecaster Testbeds (Natasa Strelec Mahovic, EUMETSAT).
– Interesting thunderstorm cases from 2025 revisited (Tomas Pucik, ESSL).