Weather Related Litigation Support and Expert Testimony Nationwide

Dr. Lyons is currently not accepting new cases. To locate an AMS Certified Consulting Meteorologist, please consult the directory at http://ametsoc.org/memb/ccmhome.html

Walter A. Lyons, Ph.D., CCM: A meteorologist with over 30+ years experience, including serving as a university professor, operational weather forecaster, meteorological researcher for NASA, EPA, NOAA, NSF, USAF, and energy, insurance and agribusinesses; litigation support and testimony, plus 17 years in broadcasting. President, American Meteorological Society (2005).

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of leading experts in atmospheric sciences and air pollution to provide litigation support and expert witness services (no charge for initial consultation)
Call us directly at 1-970-568-7664, or via email.


Detailed weather event reconstruction for almost any locale nationwide.

Acquisition and interpretation of weather records, forecasts, watches and warnings.


Specializing in local-scale weather and microclimates:
*Lightning strike verification
*Thunderstorms and associated phenomena
*High wind events - tornadoes, microbursts, straight line winds
*Heavy precipitation events (rain, snow, hail, ice)
*Winter weather
*Clouds, fog and visibility; sunrise/sunset
*Mountain winds and weather
*Coastal zone winds and weather
*Air pollution and wind transport of hazardous agents
*Extreme temperatures, heat indices, wind chills
*Drought and seasonal weather patterns and their imapcts
*Determining official forecasts and warnings in effect
Placing weather in its historical context (was it a routine or unprecedented event?)


*Concise, thorough, professional and understandably
written reports
*Demonstrative exhibits, computer graphics and video/DVD presentations
*Ability to interface effectively with multi-person teams during complex cases

We utilize the full suite of Federal, state and local weather monitoring resources:
NEXRAD Doppler radar - rain, snow and wind determinations
Meteorological Satellites - day and night cloud pattern mapping
National Lightning Detetction Network - pinpointing where and when lightning strikes
HailTrax - radar mapping of hail falls

Surface weather reports - from federal, state, agricultural, research,air qulaity and cooperative networks
Severe storm spotter reports - floods, hail, tornadoes, high winds
Special data sources - web cams, soil moisture, ground and sea surface temperatures, etc.
US government archive searches - data, forecasts, watches and warnings.



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46050 Weld County Road 13
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: 970-568-7664 Fax: 970-482-8627
E-mail: Walt.Lyons@Forensic-Weather.com
Member, National Council of Industrial Meteorologists



Walter A. Lyons, Ph.D., President, Ceritified Consulting Meteorologist; Member, National Council of Industrial Meteorologists; AMS Radio and TV Seals of Approval; Fellow of the American Meteorological Society; Ph.D. University of Chicago (1970); President, American Meteorological Society (2005)
; President (2007-08), National Council of Industrial Meteorologists.


Forensic Meteorology Associates, Inc. Headquarters
46050 Weld County Road 13
Fort Collins, CO 80524
970-568-7664 (voice)
970-482-8627 (fax)
Walt.Lyons@Forensic-Weather.com