Are high-resolution NASA Unified WRF simulations credible tools for predicting extreme precipitation over the Great Plains?

Hugo Lee1, Duane Edward Waliser1, Jonathan Case2, Takamichi Iguchi3 and Weile Wang4, (1)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, United States, (2)ENSCO, Inc./NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, United States, (3)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, (4)NASA/AMES Research Center, Moffett Field, United States