Session: Living in a Changing Environment: Advancing the Warning Paradigm I (104th AMS Annual Meeting)

Wednesday, 31 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Johnson AB (Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor)

Hosts: (Joint between the Second Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice; the 19th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the 12th Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation )

Cochairs:

Danielle Nagele, PhD, NWS, AFSO, Silver Spring, MD and Travis Washington

The methods and technologies used to warn society about weather, and water events that has the potential to cause loss of life and property are advancing. This session will explore the advancements being made for maximizing a societal response to hazardous weather and water events.

Papers:

8:30 AM

J9.1

National Weather Service Initiative: Polygon Alerts for All Hazards

Stephen W. Bieda III, PhD, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and C. M. Gravelle, D. Nagele, PhD, M. Armstrong, M. Austin, G. Cooper, PhD, S. B. Smith, D. M. Kingfield, D. D. Nietfeld, E. Bookbinder, S. White, J. Schauer, T. Carter, K. L. Berry, and G. J. Stumpf

8:45 AM

J9.2

NextGen TV Warnings: What Could They Look Like?

Michael S. Michaud, Univ. at Albany, Albany, NY; and J. Sutton, S. Olivas, H. Obermeier, K. L. Berry, H. Sheridan, G. Cox, N. Johnson, and C. Davis

9:00 AM

J9.3

Wave Goodbye to Old Marine Forecasts and Make Waves at the Beach

Melinda Bailey, NWS, Silver Spring, MD; NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and W. Presnell

Handout (3.8 MB)

9:15 AM

J9.4

A Systematic Review of Decision-Making in Inland Flooding: Knowns, Unknowns, and Priorities

Stan Rhodes, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Fort Collins, CO

9:30 AM

J9.5

Testing Public Awareness, Understanding, and Intended Response to Snow Squall Warnings After 5 Years in Use