J5B Risk Communication in the Weather Forecast and Warning Process I: Improving Comprehension and Use of Forecast Information

Tuesday, 30 January 2024: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Holiday 4 (Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor)
Hosts: (Joint between the 19th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Second Symposium on the Future of Weather, Forecasting, and Practice )
Cochairs:
Stephanie M. Hoekstra, NOAA, Los Angeles, CA; Castle A. Williamsberg and Sean Robert Ernst, Center for Risk and Crisis Management, Norman, OK

Risk communication encompasses a broad range of theories and approaches, though a common theme in the Weather Enterprise is how to improve aspects of the forecast and warning process through a better understanding of challenges along the end-to-end communication spectrum, from experts to publics. Papers and presentations in this session highlight research findings, challenges, and collective experiences with the weather forecast and warning process through the lens of risk communication.

Papers:
8:30 AM
J5B.1
Public Ability to Detect Low-Quality Winter Weather Forecast Information
Makenzie Krocak, NOAA, Norman, OK; and J. Ripberger, A. Fox, A. L. Bitterman, and A. C. Wanless

8:45 AM
J5B.2
Assessing Public Understanding and Interpretation of Heat-Related Information for Improved Heat Risk Communication
Michele "Micki" Olson, University at Albany SUNY, Albany, NY; and J. Sutton and B. Pollock

9:00 AM
J5B.3
Redesigning Hurricane Threats and Impacts Graphics: Effects of Risk Category Levels and Labeling on Non-Expert Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment.
Barbara Millet, University of Miami, Coral Gables , FL; University of Miami, Miami, FL; and S. Majumdar, Ph.D., K. Broad, A. Cairo, S. D. Evans, B. D. McNoldy, R. E. Morss, and R. Prestley

9:15 AM
J5B.4
Broadcast Meteorologist and Emergency Manager Interpretations of a Redesigned Hurricane Threats and Impacts Forecast Visualization
Robert Prestley, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. E. Morss, K. Broad, A. Cairo, S. D. Evans, S. Majumdar, Ph.D., B. D. McNoldy, and B. Millet

9:30 AM
J5B.5
Compound Hazards at Multiple Scales: Conclusions from a National Survey to Emergency Managers in the US
Erik R. Nielsen, Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX; and J. Henderson, R. A. Hernandez, J. Ripberger, A. C. Wanless, and W. Wehde

9:45 AM
J5B.6
How Weather Information Influences the Publics Actions Before and During Urban Flash Floods
Brenda J. Philips, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, Amherst, MA; and C. League and N. Meyers

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