Anthony Lyza

Education Lyza attended Valparaiso University in Indiana, where he graduated in 2012 with a bachelor's degrees in meteorology. He then attended the University of Alabama in Huntsville, where he graduated with a master's degree in 2015 and a Ph.D. in 2019, both in meteorology. Between 2022–2023, Lyza was a coordinating scientist on the PERiLS Project. The study also questioned the reliability of the scale as a whole, asking "should tornado ratings be more reflective of total impact, and not solely tied to wind speed estimates?" while citing the four EF5 tornadoes during the 2011 Super Outbreak as a reason for inaccurate percentages. The case study was also added into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Library after its publication.

Other publications by Lyza include: The Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) Project, an October 2024 paper on the PERiLS Project which Lyza was second author on. Observed Relationships between Supercell Mesocyclone Intensity and Evolution, Background Environmental Characteristics, and Cell Mergers in 2024. Comparison of Tornado Damage Characteristics to Low-Altitude WSR-88D Radar Observations and Implications for Tornado Intensity Estimation in 2024 which Lyza was lead author on. The Influence of Cell Mergers on Supercell Characteristics and Tornado Evolution on 27–28 April 2011 in 2023, which Lyza was lead author on. A Multi-Platform Reanalysis of the Kankakee Valley Tornado Cluster on 30 June 2014 in 2019, which Lyza was lead author on.