Charles A. Doswell III

Charles (Chuck) A. Doswell III (November 5, 1945 – January 18, 2025 ) was an American meteorologist and thunderstorm researcher. Doswell was an influential contributor, along with Leslie R. Lemon, to the modern understanding of the supercell, which was developed originally by Keith Browning. He also advanced extensive research on forecasting methodologies and forecast verification, especially regarding severe thunderstorms, and was an advocate of ingredients-based forecasting.

Life and career

Education and employment Doswell was born on November 5, 1945.

In 1972, he resumed graduate studies at OU, where he got a PhD in Meteorology in 1976. Having worked summers as a student at the National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC is now the Storm Prediction Center), in Kansas City, Missouri, Doswell was hired as a Research Forecaster at the Techniques Development Unit (TDU) of NSSFC. In 1982, he went to the Environmental Research Laboratories (ERL) Weather Research Program (WRP) in Boulder, Colorado, and then to the National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma in 1986. He retired from federal service in 2001 at which time joined the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS) at the University of Oklahoma where he also continued to teach part-time.

Death Doswell died on January 18, 2025, at age 79, in Norman, Oklahoma. A memorial service was held at the National Weather Center (NWC).