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2016 Annual Meeting - Preliminary Agenda

National Weather Association
41st Annual Meeting
Norfolk Waterside Marriott, Norfolk, VA
September 10-15, 2016

"Better Science, Better Communication, Better Results"

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*** Updated August 30th ***

Saturday September 10

900 AM - 500 PM WeatherReady Fest at Nauticus
Free Public Event

1000 AM - 530 PM Broadcast Met Excellence: Severe Weather, Changing Climate
Conference Hotel
A workshop specifically geared for NWA broadcast meteorology members


1200 PM - 600 PM Registration Desk Open - Marriott Presidential Foyer Exhibitor Setup - Marriott

Sunday September 11

700 AM - 600 PM Registration Desk Open - Marriott Presidential Foyer

700 AM - 900 AM Exhibitor Setup - Marriott

900 AM - 600 PM Exhibit Hall Open

700 PM - 900 PM Research Operations Nexus (RON) Meetup - Marriott IV

2016 NWA STUDENT WORKSHOP SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11

Location: Marriott I-III

820 Welcoming Remarks
Student Program Committee, Dave Freeman, NWA President

830 Thinking Outside the Box - Alternate Degree Ideas.
Angela Fritz, Deputy Weather Editor, The Washington Post

900 Academic Panel - Moderated by John Scala, NWA Past President, Private Weather Consultant/Broadcast Meteorologist, Harrisburg, PA
Panelists:

Jen Henderson, Ph.D. Candidate, Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech
Troy Kimmel, Senior Lecturer, Studies in Weather and Climate Manager, Weather and Climate
Resource Center, Incident Meteorologist, Campus Safety and Security Committee
Department of Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin
Gary Lackmann, Professor and Director of Graduate Programs, Department of Marine, Earth
and Atmospheric Scientists, North Carolina State University
Marshall Shephard, Georgia Athletic Association Professor, Director for Program in Atmospheric Sciences, Department of
Geography, University of Georgia


945 Careers in Emergency Management
Jim Redick, City of Norfolk Director of Emergency Management

1000 Coffee Break. Exhibits Open

1030 Careers in the NWS
Jeff Orrock, Meteorologist-in-Charge, NWS Wakefield

1045 Careers in Military
Matthew Euler, Aerographers Mate Senior Chief, U.S. Navy

1100 Private Sector Meteorology Panel - Moderated by John Scala, NWA Past President, Private Weather Consultant/Broadcast Meteorologist, Harrisburg, PA
Panelists:

Bob Baron, President and CEO, Baron Services
Marshall Moss, Vice President, Forecasting and Graphics Operations, AccuWeather
Jay Titlow, Senior Meteorologist, WeatherFlow Inc.
Bryan Wood, Meteorologist and Operations Analyst, Assurant Specialty Property, Loss
Drafts Business Analytics


1145 Lunch
1245 Effective Conference Presentations
Christopher Stachelski, Regional Observations Program Leader, NWS ERH
Climate Representative, NWA Specialized Operations Committee

100 Effective Communication
Susan Jasko, Professor, Communication Studies, California University of Pennsylvania
NWA Councilor


115 Effective Use of Social Media
Nate Johnson, Meteorologist and Executive Producer, WRAL-TV Raleigh, NC, NWA
Councilor, Chair, NWA Broadcast Meteorology Committee


130 Wrap-up, Announcements, Break

200 Master Class (WAF)- Registration required

415 Break

430 Speed Mentoring

615 Speed Mentoring Dinner

730 Broadcast Meteorology Panel - Moderated by John Scala, NWA Past President, Private Weather Consultant/Broadcast Meteorologist, Harrisburg, PA
Panelists:

Dominic Brown, Meteorologist, WTKR News 3, Hampton Roads VA
Betsy Kling, Chief Meteorologist, WKYC Channel 3, Cleveland, OH
Vytas Reid, Chief Meteorologist, Fox45 News, Baltimore MD
Henry Rothenberg, Meteorologist, WTVF NewsChannel5, Nashville, TN
Cheryl Nelson, Meteorologist/TV Host, WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA

815 Student DVD Critique

2016 NWA BROADCASTER WORKSHOP SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11
Location: Hampton I-V

830 B1.0 Welcoming Remarks
Dave Freeman, NWA President

835 B1.1 Opening Remarks
Nate Johnson, NWA Councilor, NWA Broadcast Meteorology Committee Chair & WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
Mike Goldberg, NWA Councilor, NWA Broadcast Meteorology Workshop Chair & WTVR-TV, Richmond, VA


845 B1.2 Welcome to Norfolk
Dominic Brown, WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA

900 B1.3 Weather Languages: It's NOT What You Say That Gets You Into Trouble, but How It's Understood
David Aldrich, WVLT-TV, Knoxville, TN

915 B1.4 Effective School Presentation and Educational Partnerships: 30 Years of Snowbird
Bryan Schuerman, WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV, and Harrison County Public Schools, WV

930 B1.5 "Other Duties As Assigned": Broadcast Mets as Risk Communicators
Tyra Brown, NOVA/NWS, Fort Lauderdale, FL

945 B1.6 "Hey Siri, Can You Tell Me Why My Local Meteorologists Give Me Better Information Than You Do." - The Battle Between Smartphones and Smart Mets
Justin Chambers, KXRM-TV, Colorado Springs, CO

1000 Coffee Break. Exhibits Open

1030 B2.1 Puzzled or Punk'd? Weather Photos in Social Media
Alan Sealls, WKRG-TV, Mobile, AL

1045 B2.2 Engaging Viewers with Astronomy
Tony Rice, NASA/JPL, Cary, NC

1100 B2.3 Panel Discussion: Meteorology in the TV Landscape Today.
Jim Lemay, Senior Consultant, Frank N. Magid and Associates
Skip Valet, Vice President and General Manager, WTKR-TV, Norfolk, VA
Mark Kurtz, News Director, WAVY-TV, Portsmouth, VA


1200 Lunch on your own

130 B3.1 Thinking Outside the Atmosphere to Save Planet Earth
H. Mike Mogil, How the Weather Works

145 B3.2 Changing Climate, Changing Weather: Confronting Forecasting Challenges
Bud Ward, Yale Climate Connections Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central

215 B3.3 Putting Together a Daily Weathercast


245 B3.4 Satellite-derived Products to Help Media Forecasters Enhance Their Forecasts
Sheldon Kusselson, Retired NOAA/NESDIS, Satellite Meteorology Consultant, Washington, D.C.

300 Coffee Break. Exhibits Open

330 B4.1 Broadcaster's Visualizations of Sea Level Rise as Measured by NASA's new Jason-3 Satellite
Joe Witte, NASA, Arlington, VA

345 B4.2 Communicating Severe Weather Events in a Typically Non-Severe Weather Market
Brent Watts, WDBJ-TV, Roanoke, VA

400 B4.3 Case Study: Arkansas EF-4 Resulting from QLCS/Decaying Mesocyclone Merger
Garrett Lewis, KFSM-TV, Fort Smith, AR

415 B4.4 NWS Hazards Simplification: A Roadmap for Change
Andy Horvitz, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

430 B4.5 An Update on Storm Prediction Center Risk Communication Strategies and Future Services
Bill Bunting, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK

445 B4.6 Improving Severe Weather Detection and Warning through Advanced Dual Polarization Algorithms and Social Media
Bob Dreisewerd, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL

500 B4.7 A Tornado Area Scale to be Used with the Enhanced Fujita Scale
Daniel McCarthy, NOAA/NWS, Indianapolis, IN

515 Announcements/Dinner on your own

700 DVD Swap - Hampton I-V
Nate Johnson, NWA Councilor, NWA Broadcast Meteorology Committee Chair & WRAL-TV Raleigh, NC


815 Student DVD Critique - Marriott I-III
Mike Goldberg, NWA Councilor, NWA Broadcast Meteorology Workshop Chair & WTVR-TV Richmond, VA

2016 ANNUAL MEETING GENERAL SESSIONS SEPTEMBER 12-15

Monday - 12 September

Today's Events

700 AM - 530 PM Registration Desk Open - Marriott Presidential Foyer

900 AM - 600 PM Exhibit Hall Open

600 PM Ice Breaker Reception - Marriott

Location Hampton I-V

830 B1.0 Welcoming Remarks
Dave Freeman, NWA President

0800 Welcoming Remarks
Janice Bunting, NWA Executive Director, Norman, OK
Dave Freeman, NWA President, KSN-TV- Wichita, KS


0815 Keynote Address - Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and
Atmosphere and NOAA Administrator- Washington, DC "Better Science in the American
Weather Enterprise"


0845 Session 1 - Coastal Meteorology
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Bill Read, Former Director National Hurricane Center, Past President NWA, Houston TX
Ryan Phillips, Morning Meteorologist, NBC-6 Miami, FL


0845 National Weather Service's Experimental Wave Run-Up Forecast Operations
Richard J. Okulski, NOAA/NWS, Columbia, SC
John W. Cannon and Anthony Mignone, NOAA/NWS, Gray, ME
Jeffrey Orrock, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA
Robert Thompson, NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA

0900 Enhancing Coastal Resiliency through Total Water Level Tidal Forecast
Eric S. Seymour, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA
Larry Brown, Michael Montefusco, Matthew Scalora and Andrew Zimmerman,
NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA


0915 Using Pattern Recognition to Improve Forecasts of Coastal Flooding in the Middle Atlantic Region
Larry K. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA

0930 Coastal Inundation & Impact Visualizations Based on WFO Wakefield's Total Water Level Tide Predictions.
Jeffrey Orrock, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA
Kyle Titlow, University of William and Mary, Poquoson, VA
Michael Montesfusco, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA

0945 Coffee Break. Exhibits Open

1015 Session 2 - 2015 South Carolina Flood
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Henry Rothenberg, Meteorologist, NewsChannel 5, Nashville, TN
Jeff Orrock, Meteorologist in Charge, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA


1015 Preparing for GOES-R: User Readiness
Kathryn W. Mozer, Science and Technology Corporation, Greenbelt, MD
Wayne MacKenzie and Matthew Seybold, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
Elizabeth McMichael, Science and Technology Corporation, Greenbelt, MD
Jon Fulbright, Columbus Technologies, Inc., Greenbelt, MD


1030 Mesolow Formation on October 3rd, 2015 During the Record South Carolina Rain Event
Frank Alsheimer, NOAA/NWS, Columbia, SC
Whitney Smith, NOAA/NWS, Columbia, SC

1045 NC/SC Flood Events of 2015: Improving Flood Threat Communication in Coastal Communities - Reevaluating the use of the NWS Flood Watch/Warning/Advisory Paradigm
Richard Bandy, NOAA/NWS, Newport, NC
Steven Pfaff and Richard Neuherz, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, NC


1100 Modeling the South Carolina Flood Without Hurricane Joaquin (2015)
Chasity Henson, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Patrick Market and Josh Kastman, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO


1115 WPC Forecast and Decision Support Services During the October 2015 South Carolina Floods
Frank Pereira, NOAA/NWS/WPC, College Park, MD

1130 The Role of a National Weather Service River Forecast Center in Decision Support Services: October 2015 South Carolina Flooding
Todd Hamill, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA

1145 Student Map Briefing

1200 Lunch on your own

130 Concurrent Session 3A - Radar
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Greg Stumpf, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/MDL, Norman, OK
Katie Bowden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

130 Rapid-Update Radar Data and its Potential Uses Within the Emergency Management Community
Charles M. Kuster, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Jeffrey C. Snyder, University of Oklahoma /CIMMS, Norman, OK
Katie A. Bowden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Douglas A. Speheger, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK

145 Future Updates for the MRMS QPE Product Suite
Steven M. Martinaitis, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
Jian Zhang, Kenneth Howard and Steven Cocks, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Karen Cooper, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK

200 2015 Phased Array Radio Innovative Sensing Experiment
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Katie A. Bowden, Darrell Kingfield, and Charles M. Kuster, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK


215 The 2016 Hazard Services- Probabilistic Hazard Information (HS-PHI) Experiment at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
Gregory J. Stumpf, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/MDL, Norman, OK
Tracy L. Hansen, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
James G. LaDue, NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK
Chen Ling, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Kevin L. Manross, Colorado State University/CIRA and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO


230 Overview of Improvements Made to the NSSL Azimuthal Shear Product
Matthew C. Mahalik, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
Brandon Smith, Darrel M. Kingfield, Kiel L. Ortega and Travis M. Smith,
University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

245 The Utility of Considering ZDR and KDP Signatures in the Tornado Warning Process Part II: Discriminating Between Tornadic and Non-tornadic Storms in High-end Severe Weather Events
Christopher M. Gitro, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
Michael L. Jurewicz, NOAA/NWS, Johnson City, NY

130 Concurrent Session 3B - Satellite
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Bill Sjoberg, Senior Systems Engineer, NOAA's JPSS Program Office, Goddard, MD
Sheldon Kusselson, Retired NOAA/NESDIS, Satellite Meteorology Consultant, Washington, D.C.

130 Operational Forecaster Perspectives of GOES-R and JPSS Proving Ground Products
Kristopher White, NOAA/NWS, Huntsville, AL

145 GOES-R and JPSS Proxy Product Integration into the WPC Operational Routines
Andrew Orrison, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD
Michael J. Folmer, University of Maryland/ESSIC/C, College Park, MD
Mark Klein, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD
Steve Goodman, GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
Mitch Goldberg, JPSS Office, Greenbelt, MD

200 The Utility of S-NPP NUCAPS Soundings in Operational Forecasting
Dan Nietfeld, NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO

215 A Multisatellite Layered Water Vapor Product for Forecasters
John Forsythe, Colorado State University/CIRA, Fort Collins, CO
Andrew Jones, Stan Kidder, Dan Bikos and Edward Szoke,
Colorado State University/CIRA, Fort Collins, CO


230 Evaluating Operational Applications of Multiple Spectral Bands for the GOES-R Era at the Operations Proving Ground
Chad M. Gravelle, NOAA/NWS, Operations Proving Ground, Kansas City, MO
Kim J. Runk, NOAA/NWS, Operations Proving Ground, Kansas City, MO

245 Visualizing Multi-Spectral Satellite Imagery in Different Color Spaces
Jordan J. Gerth, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies, Madison, WI
Timothy J. Schmit, Advanced Satellite Products Branch, Madison, WI

300 Coffee Break and Poster Session PA. Exhibits Open

500 NWS Occupational Workforce Analysis Presentation

530 Adjourn

600 Ice Breaker

Tuesday - 13 September

Today's Events

700 AM - 500 PM Registration Desk Open - Marriott Presidential Foyer

700 AM - 830 AM Local Chapter Breakfast

900 AM - 400 PM Exhibit Hall Open

900 AM - 430 PM NWA Teacher Weather Workshop - Marriott I-II (morning); Chesapeake and
James (afternoon)


1200 PM - 130 PM Supporting Women in Atmospheric Science Luncheon - Marriott V

530 PM - TBD Committee Chairs Dinner Meeting with NWA Council - Franklin

615 PM Reception (light refreshments, cash bar) - Hampton I-V

645 PM - 930 PM Special Session and GOES/JPSS Workshop - Hampton I-V

Location: Hampton I-V

0750 Student Map Briefing

0800 Keynote Address - Dr. Louis W. Uccellini, Assistant Administrator for Weather Services and Director, National Weather Service - Washington D.C. "Better Results: Then and Now"

0830 Session 4 - Winter Weather
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Jim Cantore, Meteorologist, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Scott Rochette, Associate Professor, The College at Brockport, SUNY, Brockport, NY

0830 Development of a Freezing Rain Accumulation Model For Ice Forecasting
Brian Barjenbruch and Kris Sanders, NOAA/NWS, Topeka, KS

0845 The Damaging Effects of Ice Accumulation and Wind on Utility Lines during Freezing Rain
Kris Sanders and Brian Barjenbruch, NOAA/NWS, Topeka, KS

0900 An Analysis of Chesapeake Bay Effect Snow Events from 1999 to 2013
David F. Hamrick, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD

0915 The Big Ones: Measuring and Data Collection for Major Snowstorms
Chris Stachelski, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY

0930 An Examination of Forecasts for the Eastern United States Blizzard 2016
Charles Ross, Richard H. Grumm and Barbara Watson, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA

0945 Living on the Edge: Communicating Uncertainty for the 23-24 January 2016 Blizzard in Southern New England
Stephanie L. Dunten and Kevin J. Cadima, NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA

1000 Coffee Break and Poster Session PB. Exhibits Open

1200 Lunch on your own

130 Concurrent Session 5A - Weather-Ready Nation
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Trevor Boucher, NWA Social Media Chair, NOAA/NWS San Antonio, TX
Morgan Palmer, Chief Meteorologist, KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA

130 Special Presentation: NWS Central Region: Our Evolution Toward a Weather-Ready Nation
Christopher S. Strager, Central Region Director, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

200 Becoming a Weather Ready Nation: Expanding Deaf and Hard of Hearing Outreach to the National Level
Jennifer Saari, NOAA/NWS, Huntsville, AL
Trevor M. Boucher, NOAA/NWS, San Antonio, TX
Suzanne Fortin, NOAA/NWS, Wichita, KS
Steven Pfaff, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, NC

215 Building a Weather-Ready Nation Enterprise
Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Betsy Kling, WKYC-TV, Cleveland, OH

230 Building a Weather-Ready Nation: How the Private Sector Can Help
Daphne Thompson, Weather Decision Technologies, Norman, OK

245 Impact-Based Decision Support Services Training - A Five Year Review
Megan Taylor, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
Kim Runk, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO

300 Coffee Break. Exhibits Open

130 Concurrent Session 5B - Social Science/Social Media
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Susan Jasko, Professor, Cal University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Nate Johnson, NWA Broadcast Meteorology Chair; Meteorologist, WRAL, Raleigh, NC

130 Puzzled or Punk'd? Weather Photos in Social Media
Alan Sealls, WKRG TV, Mobile AL

145 An Apology, A Personal Plea, and A Couple Tweets: A Social Science Communique from the Meteorological Trenches
Gary S. Szatkowski, NOAA/NWS(Retired), Hainesport, NJ

200 #Stupid - Dealing with Adversarial Social Media Posts during High Impact Weather
John D. Gordon, NOAA/NWS, Louisville, KY
Melissa Dye and Christina Andress, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY


215 Finding Our Voice: Meteorological Messaging in the New Media Age
Susan Jasko, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

230 Tornado and Flash Flood (TORFF) Warnings: Operational Challenges during Multiple Hazards
Jen Henderson, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA
Russ Schumacher and Erik Nielson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO


245 Relationship between Winter Precipitation Events and Vehicular Accidents in Central Kentucky
Michael Dunn, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
Zachary B. Taylor, NOAA/NWS, Louisville, KY


300 Coffee Break. Exhibits Open

330 Concurrent Session 6A - Severe Weather
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
John Hart, NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK
Miles Muzio, Chief Meteorologist, KBAK, Bakersfield, CA, Co-Program Chair 2017 Annual Meeting

330 Analyzing the Roles of Low-level Forcing and Instability in Significant Severe Weather Outbreaks in the Eastern United States
Neil A. Stuart, NOAA/NWS, Albany, NY

345 A Study of Significant Tornadoes across the High Plains
Sam Ng and Tyler Croan, Metropolitan State University, Denver, CO

400 A Synoptic and Radar Review for the Southeast Virginia Tornado Outbreak of 24 Feb 2016
Michael Dutter, Michael Montefusco, Scott Minnick and Matt Scalora, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA

415 Mesoscale Features of the 24 February 2016 Tornado Outbreak in Southeast Virginia
Lyle S. Alexander, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA

430 Tornado Debris Signatures Associated with Mini Supercells in Southeast Texas on 31 October 2015
Scott Overpeck, Lance Woods and Melissa Huffman, NOAA/NWS, Houston, TX

445 The 25 February 2016 Nocturnal Severe Weather Outbreak in Southern New England
Hayden M. Frank, Frank M. Nocera and Joseph W. DelliCarpini, NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA

330 Concurrent Session 6B - Communications
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Laura Myers, University of Alabama
Alan Gerard, NWA Treasurer, NWA Past President, Deputy Chief, Warning Research & Development Division, NSSL, Norman, OK


330 NWS Hazards Simplification: A Roadmap for Change
Andy Horvitz, Eli Jacks, Mike Bilder, Andrew Pirring, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

345 Simplification and Effective Communication of NWS Hazards Information - An Example from Industry
Stephen A. Early, Vaisala, Louisville, CO
Maiju Tompuri and Tomi Huhta, Vaisala, Helsinki Finland


400 An Update on Storm Prediction Center Risk Communication Strategies and Future Services
Bill Bunting and Russell Schneider, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman OK

415 The Public's Perceptions of the Weather Forecast and Warning Process
Dave Freeman, KSN TV, Wichita, KS
Laura Myers, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL


430 The September 2015 Tragedies at Hildale/Colorado City and Zion National Park: The Intersection between Hydrometeorology, Topography and Human Decision Making
Randy Graham and Kevin Barjunbruch, NOAA/NWS, Salt Lake City, UT
Todd Lericos and Daniel Berc, NOAA/NWS, Las Vegas, NV


445 Identifying Key Characteristics of Severe Weather Communication Strategies for Optimal Emergency Managers' and Broadcast Meteorologists' Decision Making
Daphne S. LaDue, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Gina M. Eosco, Eastern Research Group, Arlington, VA
Susan A. Jasko, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Terri Adams-Fuller and Shadya Sanders, Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Kim Klockow, NOAA/OAR, Silver Spring, MD
James Hocker, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, Norman, OK
Chris Karstens, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
Lans Rothfusz and Alan Gerard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

500 Adjourn

615 Reception (light refreshments, cash bar)

645 A Review of Significant Weather Events Occurring in 2016
Greg Carbin, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD

730 New Generation (GOES-R and JPSS) Satellite Workshop
Location: Hampton I-V Workshop Chair(s): Bill Sjoberg


Wednesday - 14 September

Today's Events

700 AM - 500 PM Registration Desk Open - Marriott Presidential Foyer

1200 PM - 200 PM NWA Annual Awards Luncheon - Marriott IV-VII

600 PM - 1000 PM NWA Council Dinner Meeting - Franklin

Location: Hampton I-V


0750 Student Map Briefing

0800 Keynote Address - Ginger Zee, Good Morning America Chief Meteorologist, "Better Communication Means Better Results."

0830 Session 7 - Perspectives from Early Career/Young Scientists
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Elise Schultz, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Randy Graham, NOAA/NWA Salt Lake City, UT


0830 Forecast Precipitation Type Using Random Forests
Kimberly L. Elmore, University of Oklahoma/NSSL. Norman, OK
Heather M. Grams, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK


0845 Hazard Services -- Progress Report
Dan Neitfeld and Tracy L. Hansen, NOAA/OAR/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Chris Golden, CIRES and ESRL/GSD, Northampton, MA
Kevin Manross, CIRA and ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Susan M. Williams, ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Nate Hardin, CIRA and ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO

0900 A Dynamical Investigation of Intensity Change Mechanisms Associated with Intense Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Hurricanes
Jordan L. Rabinowitz and Anthony R. Lupo, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

0915 The Effect of Western Michigan's Coastline on Heavy Rainfall
Sarah M. Trojniak, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

0930 Forecaster Interrogation of Phased Array Radar Data: An Eye-Tracking Experiment
Katie Bowden, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Pamela L. Heinselman, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Ziho Kang, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK


0945 Communicating Weather Information through Social Media-rology: An Assessment of the National Weather Service's Social Media Content and Account Analytics
Minh D. Phan, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

1000 Coffee Break

1030 Concurrent Session 8A- New Technology
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Brad Panovich, Adjunct Professor, UNC Charlotte, Chief Meteorologist, WCNC, Charlotte, NC
Chuck Graves, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO


1030 Understanding EM Information Needs During Severe Weather Events
Sean R. Ernst, University of Oklahoma, Pepperell, MA
Daphne, LaDue, University of Oklahoma/CAPS, Norman, OK
Alan Gerard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

1045 Recent Progress and Developments in the Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental
Threats (FACETs) Initiative

Alan Gerard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

1100 The Weather Information Statistical Post Processing System (WISPS): A Community-
based Statistical Post-processing System

Jason J. Levit, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO
Matthew Peroutka, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD


1115 NOAA UAS Program Office Overview and Rapid Response Operations for NWS and EMA Damage Assessment
John R. Walker, Cherokee Nation Technologies, Madison, AL
Gary Wick, NOAA/UAS Program Office, Silver Spring, MD

1130 Ensuring AWIPS Performance in the GOES-R Era: Challenges and Solutions Identified by the NWS Operations Proving Ground
Derrick W. Snyder, NOAA/NWS/OPG and University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Kansas City, MO
Kim J. Runk, NOAA/NWS OPG, Kansas City, MO
Chad Gravelle NOAA/NWS OPG/University of Wisconsin/CIMSS, Kansas City, MO
Jack Richardson and Katie Crandall, NOAA/NWS OPG, Kansas City , MO

1145 Prototyping a Next-Generation Severe Weather Warning System for FACETs
Chris D. Karstens, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Daphne LaDue University of Oklahoma/CAPS, Norman, OK
James Correia, Jr., University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK
Kristin Calhoun and Travis Smith, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL,
Norman, OK


1030 Concurrent Session 8B - Numerical Weather Prediction
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Dr. John Scala, NWA Past President, Private Weather Consultant/Broadcast Meteorologist,
Harrisburg, PA
Dr. Lance Bosart, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany, NY

1030 Dynamic Ensemble Model Evaluation of Elevated Thunderstorms sampled by PRECIP
Joshua S. Kastman, Patrick S. Market, and Neil Fox, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

1045 What's New in the National Blend of Models (NBM) Version 2.0?
David T. Myrick, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Kathryn K. Gilbert, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD
John L. Wagner NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Bruce A. Veenhuis NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD
David E. Rudack, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

1100 Forecasting The Early March Middle and Lower Mississippi River Valley Flooding Via The Recurring Rossby Wave
Joseph S. Renken KOPN-FM Radio, Columbia, MO

1115 Improvements to Gridded MOS
Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS/MDL, Silver Spring, MD
Geoff Wagner, Ace Info Solutions, Reston, VA
David Rudack, Phillip Shafer, and John Wagner, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

1130 Planned Upgrades to the NCEP Operational Modeling Suite
William Lapenta, NOAA/NWS College Park, MD

1145 The Latest on the HRRR Model after a Recent NCEP Upgrade
Ed Szoke, CIRA and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Stan Benjamin, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Curtis Alexander, CIRES and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
John Brown and Steve Weygandt, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO

1200 NWA Annual Awards Banquet - Marriott IV-VII

200 Panel Discussion - Communications Led by Gina Eosco
Location: Hampton I-V

330 Coffee Break

400 Concurrent Session 9A - Aviation
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Erik Proseus, Meteorologist, FedEx, Memphis, TN
Bob Glahn, NOAA/NWS/MDL, Silver Spring, MD


400 Probabilistic Forecasting of Flight Categories with the LAMP/HRRR Meld
Adam Schnapp, Wyle Science, Technology & Engineering, Silver Spring, MD
Bob Glahn, Judy E. Ghirardelli, and Gordana Sindic-Rancic, NOAA/NWS/MDL, Silver Spring, MD
Chenjie Huang, Wyle Science, Technology & Engineering, Silver Spring, MD

415 Unifying In-flight and Terminal Aviation Forecasts
Cammye Sims, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Tracy Hansen, Thomas LeFebvre, and Sarah Pontius, NOAA/OAR, Boulder, CO


430 The New York Center Weather Service Unit Compression Forecast Demonstration Project
Kirt Squires, Melissa DiSpigna, William Scura, and Gordon Strassberg, NOAA/NWS,
Ronkonkoma, NY
David Cleaver, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK


445 The Federal Aviation Administration' s Offshore Precipitation Capability Program
Randall Bass, FAA, Washington, DC
Iskenderian Haig and Mark Veillette MIT Lincoln Labs, Lexington, MA


500 Safety Versus Efficiency. A Delicate Balancing Act at the FAA Command Center
Michael Eckert, NOAA/NWS/AWC/ATCSCC, Warrenton, VA

515 PIREP and Weather Dissemination Issues Identified During Investigation of Delta Airlines Flight 1189 Hail Encounter
Paul Suffern, NTSB Washington, DC

400 Concurrent Session 9B - IDSS
Location: TBD Session Co-Chairs:
Keith Stellman, Meteorologist in Charge, NOAA/NWS Peachtree City, GA
Todd Lericos, Meteorologist in Charge, NOAA/NWS Las Vegas, NV, NWA Councilor, Co
Program Chair, NWA Annual Meeting 2017


400 1 Pope - 2 Countries - 4 IDSS Challenges NWS El Paso IDSS Support of the Papal Visit to Juarex MX
John Fausett, Greg Lundeen, Tom Bird, Mike Hardiman, and Jason Grzywacz, NOAA/NWS,
Santa Teresa, NM


415 Forecasting, Messaging and Decision Support Services Associated with the December 2015 Historic Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Event in Missouri and Illinois
Fred H. Glass and Jim Sieveking, NOAA/NWS St. Charles, MO

430 Degendering IDSS: Unique Challenges from the NWS Female Meteorologist Perspective
Krissy Hurley and Angela Lese, NOAA/NWS Nashville, TN

445 The Use of Probabilistic and Deterministic Weather Data for Incident Command Support and Decision Support Services
Jennifer Y. McNatt, Brian Hoeth, Kurt VanSpeybroek, and Mark Wiley, NOAA/NWS, Fort
Worth, TX


500 The Economy of Decision Support Services
Tyree Wilde, NOAA/NWS, Portland, OR

515 Using Google Hangouts in the Emergency Operations Center to Enhance Impact Decision Support Services
Trevor Boucher, NOAA/NWS, New Braunfels, TX
Matthew Dux, NOAA/NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Stephen Mullens, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
Chris Birchfield, NOAA/NWS, Brownsville, TX


530 Adjourn


Thursday - 15 September

Today's Events

700 AM - 300 PM Registration Desk Open - Marriott Presidential Foyer


Location: Hampton I-V

0750 Student Map Briefing

0800 Keynote Address

0830 Session 10 - Weather Analysis and Forecasting
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Jennifer McNatt, NWS/SR/OCWWS/CWWSD/MSB, Fort Worth, TX
Bill Murray, NWA Vice President, President, The Weather Factory, Birmingham, AL


0830 New Experimental Parameters for Severe Weather Forecasting in the Day 3-8 Period
John Hart, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK

0845 Identifying Warm-Season Excessive Rainfall Patterns in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Andrew J. Zimmerman, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA

0900 Messaging of Anomalies Prior to High Impact Winter Events
David L. Beachler, NOAA/NWS, Chicago, IL
Richard Grumm, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA


0915 A Synoptic Comparison of Two High-Impact Predecessor Rainfall Events: Tropical Storm Lee/Hurricane Katia of September 2011 and Hurricane Joaquin of October 2015
Michael L. Jurewicz, NOAA/NWS, Johnson City, NY
Christopher Gitro, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
Sheldon Kusselson, Retired NOAA/NESDIS, Satellite Meteorology Consultant, Washington, D.C.
John Forsythe and Andy Jones, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO


0930 Regime-Dependent Predictability of Extreme Weather Events: Characteristic Regime Types
Andrew C. Winters, Lance Bosart, and Daniel Keyser, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY

0945 Regime-Dependent Predictability of Extreme Weather Events: Representative Cases
Lance Bosart, Andrew Winters, and Daniel Keyser, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY

1000 Coffee Break and Poster Session PC

1200 Lunch on your own

130 Session 11 - Lightning
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Pat Market, NWA Past President, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Paul Suffern, National Transportation Safety Board, Washington, DC


130 An Understanding of Lightning Risks in College Football. Part 2: An Examination of College Football Lightning Policies (part 1 is a poster)
Matt Reagan, NOAA/NWS, Nashville, TN Mike Brown, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS

145 Cloud Flash Lightning Characteristics for Tornadoes without Cloud-to-Ground Lightning
Christopher Melick, NOAA/NWS/SPC and University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK,
Andrew Dean, Jared Guyer, ands Israel Jirak, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK,


200 Probability of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in the PHI tool
Tiffany Meyer and Kristin Calhoun, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman,
OK
David John Gagne, University of Oklahoma/CAPS, Norman, OK
Christopher Karstens, and Darrel Kingfield , University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL,
Norman, OK


215 Use of High-Resolution Lightning Potential Forecasts for Vermont Utility Applications
Rob D'Arienzo, Vermont Electric Power Company, Rutland, VT
Lloyd Treinish, Anthony Praino, and James Cipriani, IBM Research, Yorktown Heights, NY


230 Operational and Climatological Impacts of Lightning Initiated by Wind Farms and Other Tall Structures During Snow Events
Matthew S. Elliott, Steven Zubrick and Brian LaSorsa, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA

245 Coffee Break

315 Session 12- General Topics
Location: Hampton I-V Session Co-Chairs:
Gail Hartfield, NWA President-Elect, NOAA/NWS Raleigh, NC Dave Freeman, NWA President, Chief Meteorologist, KSNW-TV, Wichita, KS


315 GOES-R Training Plan for NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) Forecasters
Leroy Spayd, NOAA/NWS Office of the Chief Learning Officer (OCLO), Silver Spring, MD Anthony Mostek, NOAA/NWS/OCLO, Boulder, CO

330 GOES-R and JPSS Education and Training Resources from COMET: Creating Better Science, Better Communication, and Better Results!
Wendy Abshire, Patrick Dils, and Liz Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO

345 Potential Influence of Sea Breezes on Shark Behavior Near Crowded Beaches
Joe Merchant, NOAA/NWS, Lubbock, TX

400 A Warning Triad Success Story
Faith Borden, NOAA/NWS, Nashville, TN
Bryan Schuerman, WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV, and Harrison County Public Schools, WV
Laura Pysz, City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, WV


415 Federal Aviation Administration and National Weather Service Activities in Support of Air Traffic Management for Super Bowl XLIX in Phoenix, AZ
James A. Reynolds, NOAA/NWS, Brownsville, TX

430 Sea Level to 10,000 ft.: Health Dangers Every Meteorologist Should Know
Cheryl Nelson, Meteorologist/TV host, WTKR-TV Norfolk, VA

445 Concluding Remarks- President Dave Freeman and President-elect Gail Hartfield

2016 NWA Annual Meeting Poster Sessions

Session PA (Applied Research and New Techniques)
Monday 3-5PM


A.1 NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System's (JPSS) Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program - PGRR Projects Bringing Improved Products to Every NOAA Line Office
Bill Sjoberg and Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD

A.2 NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System's Proving Ground and Risk Reduction (PGRR) Program - PGRR Projects Helping NOAA Users Prepare for High-Impact Events
Bill Sjoberg and Mitch Goldberg, NOAA/NESDIS, Greenbelt, MD

A.4 Sensitive versus Rough Dependence on Initial Conditions in Atmospheric Flows
Anthony R. Lupo and Charles Y. Li, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

A.5 Using Wind Profilers to Examine Non-Convective Low-Level Wind Shear in North Carolina
Ryan Ellis, Barrett Smith and Katie Dedeaux, NOAA/NWS, Raleigh, NC

A.6 National Weather Support to the National Airspace: Coordination, Consistency, Collaboration, and Customization
Frank Brody, NOAA/NWS/AWC/NAM, Warrenton, VA

A.7 TDWR Detection in QLCS Tornadoes
Andrew P. Hatzos, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH

A.8 Near Storm Environment Awareness Project Purpose and Future Plans
David G. Hotz, NOAA/NWS, Morristown, TN
Jason Schaumann, NOAA/NWS, Springfield, MO
Aaron Anderson, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
Mike Sutton and Thomas Turange, NOAA/NWS, Grand Rapids, MI
Stephen Keighton, NOAA/NWS, Blacksburg, VA
Joseph Dellicarpini, NOAA/NWS, Taunton, MA
Patrick Marsh, NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK
Jerry Wiedenfeld, NOAA/NWS, Milwaukee-Sullivan, WI


A.9 National Weather Service total lightning display options in AWIPS-2 and considerations for operational use and preparation for GOES-R
Steve Keighton, NOAA/NWS Blacksburg, VA
Matthew Elliot, NOAA/NWS Baltimore-Washington, VA


A.10 Improving the Severe Weather Avoidance Plan (SWAP) Forecast at the Center Weather Service Unit (CWSU) Leesburg, Virginia
Ross Stark, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Sterling, VA
Richard Winther, NOAA/NWS, Leesburg, VA


A.11 Aviation Forecast Verification Tool: A near real-time verification system to support Digital Aviation Services
Dana C. Strom, Ace Info Solutions Inc., Silver Spring, MD

A.12 National Blend of Models Comparative Viewer
Daniel W. Plumb, Ace InfoSolutions, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
Tabitha Hunteman, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Dana Strom, Ace Info Solutions, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
David Ruth, and David Myrick, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD


A.13 The Total Operational Weather Readiness - Satellites (TOWR-S) Project
Eric M. Guillot, Michael W. Johnson, Joseph K. Zajic, William H. Campbell, and Lee A. Byerle, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

A.14 VISIT/SHyMet contributions to the Satellite Foundational Course for GOES-R (SatFC-G)
Dan Bikos and Edward J. Szoke, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Lindstrom Scott, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Connell Bernie, CIRA/Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Tony Mostek, NOAA/NWS, Boulder, CO


A.15 An Overview of the Federal Aviation Administration's Aviation Weather Research Team
Randall Bass and Steve Abelman, FAA, Washington D.C.

A.16 Evaluation of an Integrated Training Plugin for AWIPS at the Operating Proving Ground
Jason E. Burks and Andrew Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
Kevin Fuell, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville AL
Chad Gravelle, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO


A.17 The NESDIS Snowfall Rate Product - Recent Development and Case Study
Sheldon J. Kusselson, Retired NOAA/NESDIS, Satellite Meteorology Consultant, Washington, D.C.
Huan Meng and Ralph R. Ferraro, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
Jun Dong and Cezar Kongoli, University of Maryland, College Park, MD


A.18 Science Sharing from National Weather Service/University Collaboration via the CSTAR Program - Perspective from a "Non - Co-Located" National Weather Service Office
Michael Evans, NOAA/NWS, Binghamton, NY

A.19 Comparing Temperature and Rainfall Data from USA Mesonet Stations, Cooperative Observer (COOP) Stations, and Automatic Surface Observing Stations across the Northern Gulf Coast
Nicholas S. Grondin and Sytske K. Kimbaal, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

A.20 Utilizing a Remotely-Sensed Snowfall Rate Algorithm to Verify Experimental Snowfall Rate Forecasts in the WPC Hydrometeorology Testbed
Sarah E. Perfater, IMSG/NOAA/NWS/WPC/HMT, College Park, MD
Micheal J. Folmer, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Huan Meng, NOAA/NESDIS, College Park, MD
Benjamin Albright, SRG/NOAA/NWS/WPC/HMT, College Park, MD


A.22 Improvements in Forecasting Precipitation Type Change Involving Freezing Rain
Brian Barjenbruch and Kris Sanders, NOAA/NWS, Topeka, KS

A.23 Evaluation of Dual-Polarization Radar Signatures in Pulse-Type Thunderstorm Severe Wind Prediction
Carl E. Barnes and Emily C. Timte, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, SC

A.24 Use of an Unmanned Aerial System During the Damage Survey of an EF-3 Tornado in Southwest Virginia
Michael B. Sporer, NOAA/NWS, Blacksburg, VA
Ron Morales, NOAA/NWS Charleston, SC
Josh May Chris Moody, and Paul Stoutamire, Autonomous Flight Technologies, Salem, VA


A.25 New Verification Techniques for FACETs: Geospatial warning verification system performance on the 2007-15 storm-based tornado warning database
Gregory J. Stumpf, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/MDL, Norman, OK
Brandon R. Smith, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK


A.27 NTSB Action Toward Improving the PIREP System in the NAS
Mike Richards, Paul Suffern, Brian Soper, Millicent Hill and Brice Banning, NTSB, Washington, D.C.

A.28 Quantitative Evaluation of AutoNowCaster Convective Likelihood
Mamoudou B. Ba and Lingyan Xin, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
John Crockett, NOAA/NWS/MDL, Silver Spring, MD
Stephan Smith, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD


A.29 Overview of the 2016 Aviation Weather Testbed Winter/Summer Experiment
Brian Pettegrew, NOAA/NWS/AWC, Kansas City, MO

A.31 Future Warning Decision-Making Training Impacts from the 2016 Hazard Services' Probabilistic Hazard Information Experiment at the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed
Alyssa V. Bates, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS/WDTD, Norman OK,
James G. LaDue, NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK,
Greg J. Stumpf, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/MDL
Tracy L. Hansen, NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Chen Ling, University of Akron, Akron, OH


A.32 Assessing NASA GPM Rain Rate Products in Operations
Anita Leroy and Matthew R. Smith, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Jonathan L. Case, ENSCO, Inc., Huntsville, AL


A.33 What Happens Next for CIRA's NWS Proving Ground Activities after the Launch of GOES-R
Ed Szoke, CIRA and NOAA/ESRL/GSD, Boulder, CO
Dan Bikos, Steve Miller, Renate Brummer, and Joel Torres, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO


A.34 Using Satellite Imagery in Google Earth to Correct Offical Tornado Databases
Samuel Shamburger, NOAA/NWS, Nashville, TN

A.35 Near Storm Environment Application
Aaron R. Anderson, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
David Hotz, NOAA/NWS Morristown, TN
Jason Schaumann, NOAA/NWS, Springfield, MO
Mike Sutton and Thomas Turnage, NOAA/NWS, Grand Rapids, MI


A.36 Year One of Himawari-8 Imagery in the Ocean Prediction Center: How AHI is Helping Prepare Forecasters for GOES-R!
Michael J. Folmer, University of Maryland/ESSIC/C, College Park, MD
James Clark and Joseph Sienkiewicz NOAA/NWS/OPC, College Park, MD
Steve Goodman, GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD


A.37 Results from GOES-R and JPSS Proving Ground Demonstrations at the 2016 HWT Spring Experiment
Bill Line, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/SPC, Norman, OK

A.39 Turbulence Forecasting for Firefighting Aviation Resources
Brian J. Billings, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
John Wachter, NOAA/NWS, Albuquerque, NM


A.40 The MRMS Aviation Product Suite Expansion Plans
Heather D. Reeves, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Brian Entwistle, NOAA/NWS/AWC Kansas City, MO
Kenneth Howard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK


A.41 Experimental Hi-Res LAMP Convection and Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Probability and Potential Guidance
Jerome P. Charba and, Frederick G. Samplatsky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Andrew J. Kochenash, Wylie Science, Silver Spring, MD
Philip E. Shafer and Judy E. Ghirardelli, NOAA/NWS Silver Spring, MD


A.42 Current Status and Plans for the Localized Aviation MOS Program (LAMP) for Aviation Forecasting
Judy E. Ghirardelli, Jerome P. Charba and Fred G. Samplatsky, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Michael Allard and Gordana Sindic-Rancic, NOAA/NWS/MDL, Silver Spring, MD


A.43 JPSS Imagery and Products Available in AWIPS II for NWS Forecasters
Jorel R. Torres, Bernie Connell and Steve Miller, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO

A.44 The Weather Event Simulator and its Scripting Capability: Training Functions for AWIPS-2
Dale A. Morris, Alexander B. Zwink, Thao Pham, Ali Virani, and Michael A. Magsig, NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK

A.45 NOAA NWS Probabilistic Rip Current Model
Michael Churma and Nicole Kurkowski, NOAA/NWS/OSTI, Silver Spring, MD
Gregory Dusek, NOAA/NOS/CO-OPS, Silver Spring, MD
Andre van der Westhuysen and Henrique Alves, NOAA/NWS/EMC, College Park, MD


A.46 Forecasters' Thoughts about Probabilistic Hazard Information (PHI) Based on the NOAA Hazardous Weather Testbed 2014, 2015 Results
Chen Ling and Joseph James, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Chris Karstens, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Greg Stumpf, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/MDL, Norman, OK
Darrel Kingfield, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK


A.47 Application of a Range-Based Correction to Improve Azimuthal Shear Values at Distance from a WSR-88D Radar
Brandon R. Smith, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK
Matthew C. Mahalik and Darrel Kingfield University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Kiel Ortega, and Travis Smith, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS, Norman, OK


A.48 Integration and Evaluation of Multispectral Imagery and Associated Quantitative Products to Complement Operational Analysis of Aviation Hazards
Kevin K. Fuell, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Andrew Molthan, NASA/MSFC, Huntsville, AL
Emily Berndt, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Frank LaFontaine, Raytheon, Huntsville, AL


A.49 A Historical Hourly Climate Database and its Value-Added Resource Potential
Bryan Peake, Leslie Stoecker, Michael Timlin, and Beth Hall, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL
Greg McCurdy, Western Regional Climate Center, Reno, NV


A.50 Long Term GFS Model Snowfall Forecast Validity in Central North Carolina
Michael R. Scanlan, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Nate Johnson and Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC


A.52 The WRF Lightning Forecast Algorithm: Characterization of Lightning Jumps in Simulated Storms
Eugene McCaul, USRA, Huntsville, AL
Jonathan Case, ENSCO, Huntsville, AL
Themis Chronis, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
Steve Goodman, GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD


A.53 Severe Weather Meets the Pitch: Forecasting for MAPFRE Stadium
John R. Banghoff and, Dan Lolli, MAPFRE Stadium, Columbus, OH

A.54 Results of Workshop Discussing Merging of Data from GOES-R Lightning Mapper and Ground-Based Systems
Peter B. Roohr, NOAA/NWS Silver Spring, MD
Steve J. Goodman, GOES-R Program Office, Greenbelt, MD
Brian Motta, NOAA/NWS/CLO, Boulder, CO


A.55 Improving Surface Rain Rates by Accounting for Evaporation in MRMS Radar-Based QPE
Steven M. Martinaitis, Heather Grams and Youcun Qi, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NSSL
Kenneth Howard, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK


A.56 The Influence of Atmospheric Rivers on Extreme Precipitation Events Observed in the Southern Appalachians
Lukas Stewart and Douglas Miller, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville, NC
David Hotz, and Jessica Winton, NOAA/NWS, Morristown, TN


A.57 Integration of New Tools and Techniques into National Weather Service WFO Operations and Benefits and Unintended Consequences
Mike Fowle, NOAA/NWS, Johnston, IA

A.58 Tidal and Wave Energy Data Sharing with the Department of Defense
Robi Robichaud, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

A.59 Back of the Envelope Surge (BOTES): A Quick Method to Determine Cyclone Storm Surge Potential in the Gulf of Mexico
Robert Ricks, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA

A.60 Using Polar-Orbiting Satellites to Monitor the Upper Atmosphere for Cold Air Pockets That are Potentially Dangerous to Passenger Aircraft
Jack Dostalek, Jorel Torres, Steve Miller and Renate Brummer, CIRA, Fort Collins, CO

A.61 Evolving NOAA Aviation Weather Center Services: Graphical Forecasts for Aviation
Amanda B. Martin, NOAA/NWS/AWC, Kansas City, MO

A.62 The National Blend of Models Demonstration Team: The Services Side of NBM
Mark Tew, and Lora J. Wilson, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO,
Andrew J. Stern, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD


A.65 Penn State Live Broadcast Team - Broadcasting Through The Storm
Amanda R. Reynolds, Brian T. Mastro, and Krista R. Dotterer, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA

A.66 NOAA Weather Radio Transformation Change Project: Building
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

A.67 A New Generation of NWS Warning-Decision Training: WDTD's Warning Operation Course
Greg M. Schoor and Ed Mahoney, NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK

A.68 National Weather Service Impact-Based Decision Support Services Provided During the October 2015 South Carolina Floods
Sandy LaCorte, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, NC
Neil Dixon and Trisha Palmer, NOAA/NWS, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC,
Hunter Coleman, NOAA/NWS, Columbia, SC
Emily Timte, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, SC


A.69 Social Media Analysis of the October 2015 South Carolina Floods
Sandy LaCorte, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, NC
Neil Dixon and Trisha Palmer, NOAA/NWS, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC,
Hunter Coleman, NOAA/NWS, Columbia, SC
Emily Timte, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, SC



Session PB (Case Studies)
Tuesday 10AM - Noon


B.1 A Multi-scale Analysis of the 26-27 November 2014 Pre-Thanksgiving Snowstorm

Thomas A. Wasula and Neil A. Stuart, NOAA/NWS, Albany, NY

B.2 A Comparison of 2 Recent Anomalously Large Hail Events that Impacted the Albany Forecast Area
Thomas A. Wasula, Brian J. Frugis and Ian R. Lee, NOAA/NWS, Albany, NY

B.3 Snow Squalls: An Observed Sounding Perspective
Michael E. Kurz and Brian A. Haines, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, OH

B.4 A 70 Year Climatology of Philadelphia Spatial Synoptic Classification (SSC) Frequency
Aaron N. Haegele and Chad M. Kauffman, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

B.5 Tornado Climatology for the Applachian Mountain Region of the Eastern United States
James J. Morrow, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

B.6 Investigating the December 2015 Central North Carolina "Superfog" Incident
Gail Hartfield, NOAA/NWS, Raleigh, NC

B.7 A Warning Triad Success Story Part 2
Bryan Schuerman, WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, WV, and Harrison County Public Schools, WV
Faith Borden, NOAA/NWS, Nashville, TN
Laura Pysz, City of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, WV


B.8 An Examination of Trends in Both Cold and Warm Pools over the Northern Hemisphere and North America
Richard H. Grumm, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA
Anne Balogh, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA


B.9 An Examination of the Observed Features of the Eastern United States Blizzard of 2016 Relative to Prior Historical Blizzards
Barbara Watson, Charlie Ross and Richard H. Grumm, NOAA/NWS, State College, PA

B.10 Important Mesoscale and Radar Observations Associated with Two February Tornadoes in Virginia
Steve Keighton, Michael Sporer, and Nicholas Fillo, NOAA/NWS, Blacksburg, VA

B.11 Determining Model Bias During Cold-Air Damming in the Mid Atlantic
Suzanne Lindeman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Sterling, VA
Ashley Sears, Andrew B. Woodcock and Heather A. Sheffield, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA


B.12 The Baltimore/Washington WFOs 2015-16 Experimental Winter Storm Threat Product Assessment and Future Recommendations
Sarah Wugofski, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Brian J. LaSorsa, James E. Lee and Steven M. Zubrick, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA


B.13 Utilization of Lightning Event Heights in the Warning Decision Process
Doug Kahn, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Matthew S. Elliott, Isha M. Renta, Christopher A. Strong and Steve M. Zubrick, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA


B.14 Performance of NSSL FLASH Data During the Historic 2015 Memorial Day Weekend Flooding Across South Central Texas
Jared Allen and Aaron Treadway, NOAA/NWS, New Braunfels, TX

B.16 The Historic Snowstorms of 2015: A Meteorological and Impact Comparison of Two Kentucky Snow Events within a Three-Week Period
Kevin J. Deitsch, NOAA/NWS, Louisville, KY
Josh Durkee and Tori Hampton, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY


B.17 A Tornado Area Scale to be used with the Enhanced Fujita Scale
Daniel McCarthy, NOAA/NWS, Indianapolis, IN

B.18 Flash Flood Emergency: An Operational and Decision Support Perspective for Lusk, Wyoming on June 3-4, 2015
Robert E. Cox and Christopher L. Hammer, NOAA/NWS, Cheyenne, WY

B.19 IDSS Utility of ARDT-IVT (Automated Atmospheric River Detection) and the Heavy Rainfall Events of December 2015
Christine Wielgos and Patrick J. Spoden, NOAA/NWS, Paducah, KY

B.20 A Case Study of the 2015-16 Mississippi River Basin Flood Using Suomi-NPP VIIRS Flood Products
Michael M. DeWeese, NOAA/NWS, Chanhassen, MN
Donglian Sun and Samuel Li, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
Jay P. Hoffman and David A. Santek, CIMSS/University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI


B.21 Wave Analysis of High-Impact Rip Current Events in Southeast North Carolina
Brad J. Reinhart, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD
Steven Pfaff, NOAA/NWS, Wilmington, NC


B.22 Anticipating Snow To Liquid Ratio Gradients Associated with Mesoscale Banding in Large-Scale, Eastern U.S. Snowstorms
Michael L. Jurewicz, NOAA/NWS, Binghamton, NY

B.23 An Examination of Preliminary Local Storm Reports during the Historic South Carolina Rainfall Event September 30, 2015 - October 6, 2015
Neil Dixon, NOAA/NWS, Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

B.24 Winter Weather Information Dissemination Through Naming Winter Storms
Christopher Soelle and Sepideh Yalda, Millersville University, Lancaster, PA

B.25 The Elevation-dependence of Snowfall in the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region of Northeast Pennsylvania
Michael Evans, Michael Jurewicz, and Rachel Kline, NOAA/NWS, Binghamton, NY

B.27 The Effects of the ENSO Cycle on the Tornado Occurrence in East Tennessee
Jessica Winton, NOAA/NWS, Morristown, TN

B.28 Regional Mesonet and Cooperative Observer Network Temperature Data Comparison: A Case Study for the Phillipsburg, New Jersey Region
Mitchell W. Gaines, NOAA/NWS, Mount Holly, NJ

B.29 A Comparison of Storm Surge from Sandy and the January 2016 Blizzard along the New Jersey and Delaware Shore
Alan M. Cope, NOAA/NWS, Mount Holly, NJ

B.30 Seasonal Analysis of Historical Air Mass Persistence across the United States
Jessica M. Suggs and Andrew W. Ellis, Virginia tech University, Blacksburg, VA

B.31 Model Rainfall Forecasts for the Historic 1-5 October 2015 Rainfall Event
Blair S. Holloway, NOAA/NWS, Charleston, SC

B.32 Not All Wind is Created Equal
Hector Crespo, Tim Brice and David Novlan, NOAA/NWS, Santa Teresa, NM

B.33 Nowcasting Winter Weather Events in the Mid-South using AMDAR data
Andrew J. Chiuppi, NOAA/NWS, Memphis, TN

B.34 Impact-based Decision Support Services (IDSS) and the Cole Creek/Fire Station in Wyoming
Kelly Allen, NOAA/NWS, North Platte, NE
Ed Holicky, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO


B.35 A Retrospective Analysis of the 7 May 1995 Amarillo Tornado: How Would the Same Event Impact the City Today?
Cindy Elsenheimer, Randy B. Bowers, Robert J. Simpson, Christopher Morris and Heather Lorenzen, NOAA/NWS, Amarillo, TX

B.36 The November 16, 2015 High Plains Tornado Outbreak: Forecasting a Highly Anomalous Severe Weather Event
Robert J. Simpson, Randy B. Bowers and Stephen W. Bieda III, NOAA/NWS Amarillo, TX
Aaron Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Dodge City, KS
Todd Lindley, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK


B.37 Reflections on a Dozen Years of the NWS Raleigh-NC State University Internship Course: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Jonathan L. Blaes, NOAA/NWS, Raleigh, NC
Gary Lackmann, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Ryan Ellis and Brandon Vincent, NOAA/NWS, Raleigh, NC


B.38 Environmental Conditions Associated with North Carolina Tornadoes
Jonathan L. Blaes, NOAA/NWS, Raleigh, NC
Keith Sherburn, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC


B.39 Utilizing Past Significant Weather Events to Highlight Future Impacts
Kyle A. Perez, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Jim Sieveking, NOAA/NWS, Saint Charles, MO

B.41 Nocturnal Tornado Outbreak Climatology
Alexander Elmore, Mississippi State University, Mascoutah, IL
Andrew Mercer, Michael Brown, and Christopher Fuhrmann, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS


B.42 Synoptic Meteorological Analysis of Cool Season Cold Air Damming Against the Central Appalachian Mountains of the Eastern United States
Daniel A. Nelson and Andrew W. Ellis, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA

B.43 Eastern North Carolina Wind Gust Climatology
David A. Glenn, NOAA/NWS, Newport, NC
Kyle Noel, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, NC


B.44 Strike One: Hazard Weather Responses at Outdoor Sporting Events
Melissa E. Dye, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

B.45 An Innovative New Tool for Conducting Pertinent Situational Training: The Sacramento Model Viewer
Travis Wilson and William Rasch, NOAA/NWS, Sacramento, CA
Marc Singer, NOAA/NWS, Billings, MT


B.46 Development of an Ice Event and Icing Impacts Climatology for Georgia
Carly E. Kovacik, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA

B.47 A Climatology of Air Mass Types in Pittsburgh, PA from 1951-2010
Adam X. Andresen, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

B.49 An Analysis of Urban Heat Islands in Kentucky
Logan T. Mitchell, Rezaul Mahmood and Gregory Goodrich, Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, KY

B.50 Meteorological and Hydrometeorological Conditions Associated with the December 2015 Historic Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Event in Missouri and Illinois
Fred H. Glass and Jim Sieveking, NOAA/NWS, St Charles, MO

B.52 Sensitivity of Tropical Storm Erin to Land Use Land Cover Changes in the Southern Great Plains
Alexandra L. Caruthers and Matthew Van Den Broeke, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

B.53 Major Winter Weather Events during the 2014-15 Cold Season
Michael S. Ryan, NOAA/NWS, College Park, MD

B.54 Chicago Marathon Completion Success Rate as Compared to a Synoptic Air Mass Typing Scheme from 1996-2015
Michael J. Dandrea and Chad Kaufmann, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA

B.55 An Understanding of Lightning Risks in College Football - Part 1: Analysis of Cloud To Ground Lightning during the 2013-14 College Football Seasons
Matt Reagan, NOAA/NWS, Nashville, TN

B.56 Coastal Flooding and the Local Effects Along the Far Northwest California Coastline
Matthew K. Kidwell, NOAA/NWS, Eureka, CA

B.58 Football and High-Impact Weather: A Historical Perspective
Noah G. Buchman, Melissa Dye and Christina Andress , University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

B.59 Extreme Football Weather: A Deep Analysis of Three National Football League (NFL) Games Played In The Most Extreme Weather, and How We Have Learned from the Past Events to React Accordingly Today
Noah G. Buchman, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY

B.60 Increasing Your Chance of Success Beyond College in the Atmospheric Sciences
Erik M. Heden, NOAA/NWS, Binghamton, NY

B.61 Using Composite Zonal Wind Profiles to Determine Inter and Intra-seasonal Tropical Cyclone Intensity Potential
Robert J. Ricks and Da'Vel Johnson, NOAA/NWS, Slidell, LA

B.62 Understanding the Severe Hailstorm that occurred over the South African High-veld on 28 November 2013
Henno Havenga and Roelof B. Burger, North-West University Potchefstoom, Potchefstoom, South Africa
Cindy Bruyere, NCAR, Boulder, CO
Stuart J. Piketh, North-West University Potchefstoom, Potchefstoom, South Africa


B.63 The NOAA National Weather Service Local Climate Analysis Tool (LCAT) for Decision Support Services
Viviane Silva, Marina Timofeyeva, Jenna Meyers and Fiona Horsfall, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

B.64 Small Craft Advisory and Gale Warning Verification for the Baltimore/Washington Forecast Office
Eric Bunker, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Bryan A. Jackson, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA


B.65 An Analysis of Social Media Services at NWS Louisville to Enhance Forecast Operations and High-Impact Weather Event Decision Support
Robert Prestley, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA
Ron Steve and Kevin Deitsch, NOAA/NWS, Louisville, KY


B.66 The 24 February, 2016 Tornado in Northeast Pennsylvania: A Case Study of Cold Season Tornado Occurrence within a Quasi-Linear Convective System
Erik M. Heden, NOAA/NWS, Binghamton, NY

B.67 An Investigation of the Relationship between Vulnerable Populations and Hazard Casualties in Warning Dissemination Coverage Gaps
Aisha Haynes, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA

B.69 Color Blindness in the Weather Enterprise: Discussion, and a Look at Solutions
Matt Bolton, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL
Grant Wise, Union University, Jackson, TN
William Blumberg, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK



Session PC (Decision Support Services/Social Sciences)
Thursday 10AM - Noon


C.1 The Weather Pros and Cons and liveweatherblogs.com Taking Forecasts and Warnings to a New Level Using Social Media and Text Based on Call Meteorologists

Dean Davison, The Weather Pros, Vinton, VA
Rob Guariano, The Weather Pros, Syracuse, NY


C.2 Derechos and Warning The Public: A Study to Understand How the General Public Receives Warnings and Actions and How to Improve Actions
Dean D. Davison, The Weather Pros, Vinton, VA

C.4 Twin Floods: A Case Study Comparison of the Great Red River Floods of 1990 and 2015
Brandi Hughes, C.S Ross and Cynthia Palmer, NOAA/NWS, Shreveport, LA

C.5 Multi-Million Dollar Losses to Aviation from Major Weather Events 2015/2016
Michael Eckert, NOAA/NWS/AWC/ATCSCC, Warrenton, VA

C.7 Sandy Supplemental Projects Update
Amy T. Fritz and John D. Murphy, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Stephen J. Lord, ESSIC/University of Maryland, Silver Spring, MD


C.10 Flood Forecast Challenges in the Middle Atlantic Region During Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee - A 5[th] Anniversary Retrospective
William J. Marosi, NOAA/NWS/RFC, State College, PA

C.11 WPC Forecast and DSS Support for the Deadly Corsicana Flood
Amanda K. Fanning and Mark Klein, NOAA/NWS/WPC, College Park, MD

C.12 The Impact Weather Update - 10 Years of Successfully Communicating Impact Based Weather with Florida Residents
Peter F. Blottman, David W. Sharp, Scott M. Spratt, and Matthew R. Volkmer, NOAA/NWS, Melbourne, FL

C.13 Vaisala Inc's Support of the Armed Forces
Chris Vagasky, Bob Cook, Gary Frey, Vaisala Inc., Louisville, CO
Janet, Yokobata-Anto, Vaisala Inc., San Jose, CA


C.16 The Valentine' Day Blizzard of 2015: Effective Communication in a High-Impact, Low-Accumulation Event
Amos Dodson and Jeff Logsdon, NOAA/NWS, Syracuse, IN

C.17 The Challenges of Communicating Multiple Hazards: A Comparison of Two Tornado and Flash Flooding Events in the Oklahoma City Metro. May 31,2013 and May 6,2015.
Jonathan T. Kurtz, Richard Smith, Kevin Brown, Steven Kruckenberg, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
Marcus Austin, NOAA/NWS, Ruskin, FL


C.18 Houston Floods - How Are People Dying, and What Can We Do About It?
Jeff Evans and Lance Wood, NOAA/NWS, League City, TX
Jeffrey Linder, Harris County Flood Control District, Houston, TX


C.19 Assessing the Value of DSS: Using experimental short term ensemble river forecasts for evacuation decisions in Wichita Falls, Texas
Richard Smith, Todd Lindley, Steven Kruckenberg and Jonathan Kurtz, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK

C.20 A GIS-Based Winter Storm Impact Index (WSII) for a Weather Ready Nation
Andy Nash, NOAA/NWS, Burlington, VT
Nathan Foster, NOAA/NWS, Las Vegas, NV
Michael Muccilli, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA


C.21 The Probabilistic Storm Total Snowfall Forecast Experiment
Dave B. Radell, Jeff S. Waldstreicher, Ken Johnson, and Josh Watson, NOAA/NWS, Bohemia, NY

C.22 Midwest DEWS: Drought Early Warning Information System - Updates and Future Plans
Patrick J. Spoden, NOAA/NWS, Paducah, KY
Ray Wolf, NOAA/NWS, Davenport, IA
Veva Dehaza and Courtney Black, NOAA/NIDIS, Boulder, CO
Beth Hall, Midwest Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL


C.23 The Benefits and Challenges Associated with a Collaborative Social Media Campaign
Brittany A. Peterson and Patrick Spoden, NOAA/NWS, Paducah, KY
Mary Scarzello Fairbanks, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD


C.26 Radarscope and Apple TV: Working Together to Communicate High-Impact Weather Events to Your Audience
Scott Werkema, and Daphne Thompson, Weather Decision Technologies, Norman, OK
James Spann, ABC 33/40, Birmingham, AL
Michael Wolfinbarger, Weather Decision Technologies, Norman, OK


C.27 Displaying Geolocated Tweets on Gibson Ridge Software
Stephen Mullens, University of Oklahoma/CIMMS and NOAA/NWS/WDTD, Norman, OK

C.28 A Semi-automated CoCoRaHs Rain Gauge Prototype
Jieqi Lin and Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Tye Parzybok, MetStat, Inc., Fort Collins, CO


C.29 Communicating the Impacts of Catastrophic Flooding in South Central Texas
Jason T. Runyen, NOAA/NWS, New Braunfels, TX

C.30 Providing Users with a Simplified and Concise Message During Severe Weather
Gerald M. Satterwhite, NOAA/NWS, Calera, AL

C.32 Integrating Partners into the Weather Ready National Winter Storm Impact Index Demonstration Project
Catherine M. Zapotocny, NOAA/NWS, Valley, NE

C.33 Communicating Severe Thunderstorm Risks: Methods Used by Pleasant Hill, MO During the 2015 Convective Season
Daniel Hawblitzel, NOAA/NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO

C.34 Weather Impact Matrix for Supporting FEMA at the Regional and National Levels
Jennifer Y. McNatt, Brian Hoeth, Kurt VanSpeyBroeck and Mary Wiley, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX
Daniel Porter, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD


C.35 Communicating Rip Current Hazards To The Public via Social Media
Morgan A. Barry, NOAA/NWS, Mobile, AL

C.36 Web Resources for the Path to TsunamiReady: Helping Achieve Better Communication and Better Results
Amy Stevermer, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO
Rocky Lopes, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Troy Nicolini, NOAA/NWS, Eureka, CA
Alan Bol and Elizabeth Mulvihill Page, UCAR/COMET, Boulder, CO


C.38 An Overview of the partnership between U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Tucson National Weather Service Office
Daniel Leins, NOAA/NWS, Tucson, AZ

C.40 Southeast U.S. Emergency Manager Use of Severe Weather Information During Vortex SE
Tabitha Kloss, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Daphne LaDue, University of Oklahoma/CAPS, Norman, OK


C.41 Visualizing The Weather: A Tangible Tool to Predict a Stellar Sky
Jacob DeFlitch, SunsetWx, North Huntingdon, PA
Benjamin J. Reppert and Stephen H. Hallett, Pennsylvania State University/SunsetWx, State College, PA


C.43 Surface Winds - It's Not as Simple as it Seems
Jeffrey S. Tongue, NOAA/NWS, Upton, NY

C.44 Proactive Strategies in Communicating Impact Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) at the National Operations Center in Silver Spring, MD
Kenneth R. Widelski, Mike Sowko, Kyle C. Struckmann and Steve Goldstein, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD

C.46 NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter: A Source for Accurate, Reliable, and Breaking Lunar Science and Night Sky News
Andrea Jones, PSI/NASA, Greenbelt, MD
Lora Bleacher and Noah Petro, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD,
Ernest Wright and David Ladd, USRA/NASA, Greenbelt, MD


C.47 Utilization and Preliminary Verification of Road Pavement Model Observations and Forecasts in an NWS Operational Environment
Keith M. Stellman, Steven E. Nelson, Jason T. Deese and Steven A. Listemaa, NOAA/NWS, Peachtree City, GA
Bruno Rodriguez, Georgia Institute of technology, Atlanta, GA


C.48 Weather-Ready Nation: The Need for Agricultural Ambassadors
Scott Minnick, NOAA/NWS, Wakefield, VA
John Brost, NOAA/NWS, Fort Worth, TX
Jerald Meadows, NOAA/NWS, Hanford, CA
Emily French, NOAA/NWS, Tucson, AZ
Patrick Ayd, NOAA/NWS, Bismarck, ND


C.49 NWS Bismarck Forecast Management Team: Building Impact Based Decision Support
Patrick Ayd and Chauncy Schultz, NOAA/NWS, Bismarck, ND

C.50 A Collaboration to Assist in the Efficient Gathering of Social Media-Based SkyWarn Spotter Reports
Chad M. Kauffman, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Matthew Kramer and Alicia Miller, NOAA/NWS, Pittsburgh, PA
John A. Troutman, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA


C.51 A New Technique for Forecasting Stratus at San Francisco International Airport
J.P. Kalb, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

C.52 Living in the Land of Warning Confusion
Brad Huffines, WeatherCall Services, Parker, CO
Burrell Montz, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Valerie Sanders Ritterbusch, WeatherCall Services, Parker, CO
Gene Norman, WeatherCall Services, Roswell, GA


C.53 "Social" Meteorology and its Impact During Severe Weather
Matt Rice, Apex High School, Cary, NC

C.55 The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) across North Carolina
David A. Glenn, NOAA/NWS, Newport, NC
Heather D. Aldridge, State Climate Office of NC, Raleigh, NC
Nolan Doesken and Henry Reges, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO


C.56 Incident Meteorologists - Successful Communication of Critical Weather Information to Multi-Agency Organizations
Rick Davis and Charles Paxton, NOAA/NWS, Ruskin, FL

C.57 NWS Text Products Move to Mixed Case Character Set
Arthur Thomas, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD