Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation

Program Chairs: Douglas Hilderbrand , NOAA/NWS ; Jennifer Sprague , NOAA/NWS ; Dave Jones , StormCenter Communications, Inc.

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Sunday, 6 January 2019

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4:00 PM-5:00 PM: Sunday, 6 January 2019


Plenary Session
Presidential Forum: Building Resilience to Extreme Political Weather: Advice for Unpredictable Times
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Forum and Annual Meeting Welcome; the Seventh Symposium on the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Sub-Seasonal Monsoon Variability; the 16th Conference on Space Weather; the 17th History Symposium; the 20th Conference on Middle Atmosphere; the 22nd Atmospheric Science Librarians International Conference; the 24th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 28th Symposium on Education; the 35th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 17th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Ninth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation; the Fifth Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate; the Phased Array Radar Symposium; the Special Symposium on Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation; the Ninth Conference on the Meteorological Application of Lightning Data; the Ninth Symposium on Lidar Atmospheric Applications; the 10th Conference on Environment and Health; the 18th Conference on Artificial and Computational Intelligence and its Applications to the Environmental Sciences; the 19th Conference on Aviation, Range, and Aerospace Meteorology; the 32nd Conference on Climate Variability and Change; the 33rd Conference on Hydrology; the Richard Anthes Symposium; the Special Symposium on Mesoscale Meteorological Extremes: Understanding, Prediction, and Projection; the Second Conference on Earth Observing SmallSats; the Seventh AMS Symposium on the Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation; the Ninth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations; the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; the 11th Symposium on Aerosol–Cloud–Climate Interactions; the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 21st Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry; the Fourth Symposium on US-International Partnerships; and the Events )
Moderator: Michael Henry, American Institute of Physics
Presider: Roger Wakimoto, Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Speakers: Dan Kahan, American Institute of Physics; David Goldston, MIT
4:00 PM
Presidential Forum: Building Resilience to Extreme Political Weather: Advice for Unpredictable Times

Monday, 7 January 2019

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


AMS Information Desk (Monday)
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Quiet Room (Monday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Monday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Speaker Ready Room (Monday)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2019

Recording files available
2
The Other Uncertainty: Social, Political, and Cultural Forms of Uncertainty in Weather Contexts. Part I
Location: North 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation )
Moderator: Heather Lazrus, NCAR
Panelists: Joe Trainor, University of Delaware; Robyn Wilson, The Ohio State University/Associate Professor of Risk Analysis and Decision Science; Melissa Bica, University of Colorado Boulder; Scott Knowles, Drexel University
8:30 AM
Introductory Remarks

8:45 AM
TJPD2.1
The Other Uncertainty: Social, Political, and Cultural Forms of Uncertainty in Weather Contexts. Panel Discussion I
Heather Lazrus, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and J. Henderson and J. L. Demuth
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
Panel Discussion

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Guest Coffee (Monday)
Location: Camelback A (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-7:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Poster Hall (Monday)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Monday, 7 January 2019


AM Coffee Break (Monday)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-6:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Member Services Desk (Monday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019

Recording files available
Joint Panel Discussion 6
Engaging Public Works in Weather Communications and Response
Location: North 222AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation )
Chair: Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS
Moderators: Doug Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS
Panelists: David Fabiano, APWA; Giao Pham, APWA; Pete Weaver, APWA; Tom Bedard, Accuweather; Loni Eazell, Los Angeles County County Public Works; Mark Jackson, NOAA/NWS
10:30 AM
Fabiano, Pham, Weaver, Bedard, Eazell, Jackson
Tanja E. Fransen, NOAA/NWS, Glasgow, MT
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
Real-Time Data Sharing -- Dave Jones
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Lunch Break (Monday)

12:15 PM-1:45 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019

Recording files available
Presidential Town Hall with Marcia McNutt: Charting a Course for Evidence-Based Policy in the Face of “Extreme Events”
Location: North Ballroom 120CD (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Presidential Town Hall Meetings; the Events; the 35th Conference on Environmental Information Processing Technologies; the 23rd Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); the 17th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 10th Conference on Weather, Climate, and the New Energy Economy; the Ninth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python; the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation; and the Fifth Symposium on High Performance Computing for Weather, Water, and Climate )
Speaker: Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences
12:15 PM
Presidential Town Hall with Marcia McNutt: Charting a course for Evidence-Based Policy in the Face of Extreme Events
Marcia McNutt, President, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
Recorded Presentation

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Monday)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

2:00 PM-3:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


How to Become a Better Presenter
Location: North 231C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


2019 NWA/AMS Research Operations Nexus (RON) Meetup-Honoring the Legacy of Ronald W. Przybylinski
Location: North Ballroom 120AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Formal Poster Viewing Reception
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Exhibits Opening and Reception
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Ribbon Cutting, Opening Reception, and Corporate Patron Recognition
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Monday, 7 January 2019


Fifth Annual Speed Networking Event for Students and Early Career Professionals
Location: North Ballroom 120AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Tuesday, 8 January 2019

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7:30 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


AMS Information Desk (Tuesday)
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Member Services Desk (Tuesday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Quiet Room (Tuesday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Tuesday)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Speaker Ready Room (Tuesday)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 1
Weather-Ready Nation Keynote Speakers
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Cochairs: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.; Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS
8:30 AM
1.1
Keynote Remarks on Weather-Ready Nation and the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Ray Ban, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
Resiliency through Innovation in Education: Using STEM to Build Resilient Communities
Ada Monzón, WIPR-TV, San Juan, PR
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
NWS Support to South Carolina during Hurricanes Matthew, Irma, and Florence
John Quagliariello, NOAA/NWSFO, West Columbia, SC

9:15 AM
1.4
What in the World Was She Thinking?
Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc., Halethorpe, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
The Ellicott City, Maryland, Floods of 2016 and 2018: Weather-Ready Nation Perspectives from a Small Business Owner and Landlord
Ron Peters, Peters Body Shop, Reisterstown, MD


Themed Joint Session 5
CANCELLED: National Weather Service Research, Reports, and Insights to Inform Social Sciences
Location: North 226C (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation )
Cochairs: Gary S. Szatkowski, NWS (Retired); Adam M. Rainear, Univ. of Connecticut
TJ5.1
A Spatial and Temporal Review of National Weather Service Impact-Based Warning Tags

TJ5.2
Communicating Forecast Uncertainties: Lessons Learned from the NWS Probabilistic Snowfall Experiment

TJ5.3
A Proposal to Clearly Define Threat and Risk for Weather Events

TJ5.4
NWS Response to the Atlantic Coast Meteotsunami of 15 May 2018

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Guest Coffee (Tuesday)
Location: Hospitality Suite 428 (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Sedona Red Rocks Tours

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Exhibit Hall (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Hall (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


AM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto (Tuesday)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 2
A Weather-Ready Nation for All: Bilingual Science Outreach/Communication and Supporting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Lorena Medina Luna, NCAR
2.1
Disseminating Weather Information to Spanish-Speaking Communities from the NWS/WFO San Juan Perspective

10:30 AM
2.2
Bilingual Science Communication and Outreach at NCAR
Lorena Medina Luna, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and R. Haacker
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.3
Huracanes: Spanish Language Hurricane Information Website by Florida International University and NOAA’s National Hurricane Center
Erik Salna, Extreme Events Institute, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL
Recorded Presentation

2.4
Messaging to Spanish-Speaking Populations during the Extreme Weather Events of 2017–18

11:00 AM
2.4A
The u, v, w of NWR: Keeping Our First Warning System Our Best
Bruce Jones, Midland Radio Corporation, Kansas City, MO

2.5
Learning How to Listen to Those Who Can't Hear: How to Bring the Weather-Ready Nation to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

2.6
Expanding the Weather-Ready Nation Initiative through Diverse Partnerships in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Communities across Alabama

Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Communicating with Data Users and the Public: Bridging the Valley of Death
Location: North 231AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 15th Annual Symposium on New Generation Operational Environmental Satellite Systems; the 24th Conference on Applied Climatology; the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; and the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation )
CoChair: Helen Greatrex, IRI
10:30 AM
J6.1
Building an Effective Warning System: Bridging the Five Valleys of Death
Brian W. Golding, Met Office, Exeter, United Kingdom
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
J6.2
POP Problem: Understanding Public Perception and Confusion
Jacob Ryan Reed, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; and J. C. Senkbeil
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
J6.3
The Use of Temperature and Water Vapor Profiles for Tropical Cyclone Weather Applications: Recent Activities within the NOAA/JPSS Proving Ground Sounding Initiative
Christopher D. Barnet, Science and Technology Corporation, Columbia, MD; and N. Smith, M. J. Folmer, J. P. Dunion, J. Zawislak, A. Layns, and M. D. Goldberg
Recorded Presentation

J6.4
Lessons Learned from JPSS Operational Products and Proving Ground

11:15 AM
J6.4A
Better Together: Integrating Communications in Climate Project Planning
Elisabeth Gawthrop, IRI, Palisades, NY

11:30 AM
J6.5A
Communication from an industry perspective: the case of Accuweather
Jonathan Porter, AccuWeather, Inc, State College, PA

J6.5
In the Middle of It All: Communicating with a Wide Spectrum of Data Users from the Testbed and Proving Ground Perspective

11:45 AM
J6.6
Bridging the Gap between Applied Climatologists and Weather-Sensitive Decision-Makers: Lessons Learned from Experiences in an Educational Setting
David Changnon, Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM
Beyond Promo: What Your Communications Specialist Can Do for You -- Elisabeth Gawthrop
Recorded Presentation

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 7
Meteorologist and Emergency Management Concerns: Public Health, Critical Incident Stress, and PTSD among Experts in Weather Disasters
Location: North 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation; and the 10th Conference on Environment and Health )
Chair: Rebecca DePodwin, AccuWeather, Inc.
Panelists: Rebecca DePodwin, AccuWeather, Inc.; Stephanie Vitanza, Garden of Hope Counseling; Dakota Smith, Weather Nation; Matt Lanza, Cheniere Energy; Melissa J. Wagner, Univ. of Oklahoma
10:30 AM
Introductory Remarks

10:45 AM
Panel Presentations
Richard Smith, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Lunch Break (Tuesday)

12:15 PM-1:15 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Exceptional Undergraduate Presentations
Location: North 122BC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Tuesday)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Session 3
CANCELED: National Weather Service: Evolving to Become Second to None
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Mike Hopkins, NOAA/OMAO
3.1
Helping the Nation Become More Weather Ready: A New Strategy for the National Weather Service

3.2
We Can’t Do It Alone: Critical Enterprise Connections Required to Implement the New 2019–25 NWS Strategic Plan

3.3
Evolve NWS and the Program Management Office: Progress on Evolving the National Weather Service

3.4
Evolve NWS: Demonstrating the Use of the National Blend of Models in NWS Operations

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


PM Coffee Break (Tuesday)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 15
Hurricanes and Health: When Will We Stop “Learning Lessons” and Start Building Smarter?
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation; the 17th Symposium on the Coastal Environment; the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the 10th Conference on Environment and Health; and the Tropical Cyclones and Extreme Monsoon Precipitation: Prediction, Impacts, and Communication )
Cochairs: John Balbus, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS; Alan Blumberg, Stevens Institute of Technology
3:00 PM
TJ15.1
Understanding Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity to Hurricane Irma–Related Power Failures
Paul M. Chakalian, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ; and D. M. Hondula and L. C. Kurtz
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
TJ15.2
Impacts of Climate Change and Extreme Weather on Injury: A Primer for Investigation Focusing on Hurricane-Related Impacts
Kristina Kintziger, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and E. Odoi and M. A. Jagger
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
TJ15.3
Words Matter!
H. Michael Mogil, How The Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and M. Bolton
Recorded Presentation

3:45 PM
Discussion

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Book Talks @ Authors Corner (Tues)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Tues)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Session 1
Weather-Ready Nation Posters
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
673
An Overview of the National Weather Service Central Region Tornado Warning Improvement Project
Jacob R., Beitlich, NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Chanhassen, MN; and T. Funk, J. S. Schaumann, R. A. Wolf, A. W. Johnson, F. H. Glass, J. Stoppkotte, and R. A. Donavon

674
Decision Support Collaboration between the NWS and the U.S. Border Patrol

675
The Waiting Game: The Impact of Lead Time on Protective Action in Response to Tornadoes
Makenzie Krocak, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies, Norman, OK; and J. T. Ripberger, H. Jenkins-Smith, and C. Silva

676
The Geographic Distribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Risk Perceptions in the United States
Jinan N. Allan, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and W. W. Wehde, J. T. Ripberger, C. Silva, and H. Jenkins-Smith

677
On Meteo-Tsunami Forecasting with the Alaska Tsunami Forecast Model, Forced by the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Product
BOHYUN BAHNG, NOAA/NWS/NTWC, Palmer, AK; and D. Moore, T. Alcott, P. Huang, and M. Angove

678
Atlantic Basin Tropical Cyclones and Associated Risks of Mortality and Emergency Medicare Hospitalizations in the United States
Meilin Yan, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO; and A. Wilson, R. Peng, F. Dominici, Y. Wang, M. Z. Al-Hamdan, W. L. Crosson, A. B. Schumacher, S. D. Guikema, and G. B. Anderson

6:30 PM-8:30 PM: Tuesday, 8 January 2019


Inez Fung Dinner
Location: West 213AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Wednesday, 9 January 2019

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7:25 AM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Quiet Room (Wednesday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Session 4
CANCELED: Forging Diverse Partnerships in Hazardous Weather Communication: Building Bridges and Breaking Barriers
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
4.1
More than Just Aviation Support during the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season

4.2
Using the Incident Command System to Forge Partnerships, Build Bridges, and Break Barriers

4.3
How Do the People of Guam Receive Their Weather Information?

4.4
Decision Support Services for a Diverse FEMA National Response Team: A "West" Experience

4.5
Expanding America’s Weather Industry and Government Partnerships to Enhance Community Health Preparedness

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Guest Coffee (Wed)
Location: Hospitality Suite 428 (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Exhibit Hall (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Poster Hall (Wednesday)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:30 AM-12:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Tree Planting Guest Volunteer Project

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


AM Coffee Break (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Session 5
CANCELED: Advances in Products, Services, and Collaboration to Help Build a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Cochairs: Jennifer Sprague, NOAA/NWS; Douglas Hilderbrand, NOAA/NWS
5.1
NWS Hazard Simplification Project: Options for a Watch, Warning System "Revamp" Based on Recent Social Science Results

5.2
Transitioning National Weather Service Flash Flood Warnings to Impact-Based Warning Format to Enable Partner Parsing for Extreme Flash Flood Events

5.3
Achieving a Maritime Weather-Ready Nation

5.4A
A Weather-Ready Nation Case Study: How an Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Brings It All Together

Paper 5.4 has been moved. New paper number is 7.1A

5.5
Communicating Hazards with Wireless Emergency Alerts

5.6
CASA X-Band Radars and Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act (WRFIA) of 2017

Recording files available
Themed Joint Session 18
Vulnerability and Extreme Events
Location: North 226AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Hosts: (Joint between the 14th Symposium on Societal Applications: Policy, Research and Practice; the Seventh Symposium on the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise; and the Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation )
Cochairs: Aaron J. Piña, Aeris LLC; Rebecca Haacker, NCAR
10:30 AM
TJ18.1
Examining Vulnerability to Tornadoes Using Census Tract-Level Demographic Data and Tornado Damage Survey Paths
Charles M. Kuster, CIMMS/University of Oklahoma and NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and J. T. Ripberger
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
TJ18.2
Multiscalar Assessment of Flood Zone Occupation and Environmental Justice: A Case Study of the Charlanta Megaregion
Neil Debbage, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
TJ18.3
Designing, Creating, and Testing the Brief Vulnerability Overview Tool (BVOT) for NWS Forecasters
Jack R. Friedman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
TJ18.4
Finescale Assessment of Mobile Home Tornado Vulnerability in the Central and Southeast United States
Walker S. Ashley, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL; and S. M. Strader
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
TJ18.5
A Psychological Analysis of Self-Protective Decision-Making during Natural Hazards
Cassandra A. Shivers-Williams, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and A. P. Cole Dixon and T. Adams
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
TJ18.6A
Coffee Talk: A Social, Behavioral, and Economic Science Research and Operations Round Table Discussion
Gina M. Eosco, CNSP Support to NOAA/Office of Weather and Air Quality, Silver Spring, MD; and J. Cortinas Jr., J. Sprague, and D. Geppi
Recorded Presentation

TJ18.6
Vulnerable Populations and Extreme Weather: Creating Resilience through Culture

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Anthes Luncheon
Location: West 213AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Lunch Break (Wed)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Wed)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Robert E. Horton Lecture

Session 6
CANCELED: Impact-Based Decision Support Services Best Practices
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
6.1
Diverse Partners and Diverse Simulations: NWSTC Revamps Their IDSS Boot Camp to Improve Hazardous Weather Communication Training

6.2
The Evolving Role of the NWS Science and Operations Officer: Preparing Offices on New Methods of Hazardous Weather Communication

Paper 6.3 has been moved. New poster number is 5.4A

6.4
Building Capabilities to Support Hazardous Materials Emergencies at NWS Las Vegas

2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


PM Coffee Break (Wed)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

3:00 PM-4:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 7
Achieving the Weather Research and Forecast Act of 2017 through Tornado Warning Improvements and Extension
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Mike Hopkins, NOAA/OMAO
3:00 PM
7.1A
8–10-Day Ensemble Forecast Products: An Assessment of User Needs, Preferences, and Impacts on Decision-Making
Burrell E. Montz, East Carolina Univ., Greenville, NC; and R. H. Carr, K. Semmens, K. Maxfield, M. J. Bodner, J. A. Nelson Jr., S. A. Ganetis, and W. S. Lamberson
Recorded Presentation

7.1
Plans and Activities at the National Severe Storms Laboratory Directed at Achieving the Goals and Milestones of the Tornado Warning Improvement and Extension Program

7.2
Linking Research to Societal Benefits: Application of a Logic Model Relating Tornado Research to Lives Saved

3:15 PM
7.3
Strengths and Limitations of NSSL's Experimental Warn-On-Forecast System for Ensembles in Forecasting Cyclic Mesocyclogenesis
Kelsey C. Britt, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and P. S. Skinner, P. L. Heinselman, and K. H. Knopfmeier
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM
7.4
Generating Calibrated Tornado Probabilities from NEWS-e Using Climatological Frequencies
Susan Beveridge, Ohio Univ., Bellville, OH; and P. S. Skinner, B. T. Gallo, K. H. Knopfmeier, B. T. Smith, and R. L. Thompson
Recorded Presentation

4:00 PM-6:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Book Talks @ Authors Corner (Wed)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Formal Poster Viewing Reception (Wed)
Location: Hall 4 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

5:30 PM-6:30 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


Awards Banquet Reception
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:00 PM-10:00 PM: Wednesday, 9 January 2019


99th AMS Awards Banquet
Location: North Ballroom (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Thursday, 10 January 2019

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7:30 AM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


AMS Information Desk (Thurs)
Location: North 100 Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Member Services Desk (Thurs)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Quiet Room (Thursday)
Location: West 206 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

Registration (Thurs)
Location: North Lower Level Prefunction (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

7:30 AM-5:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Speaker Ready Room (Thurs)
Location: North 121A (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

8:30 AM-9:30 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 8
Value of Partnerships in Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
8:30 AM
8.1
Weather-Ready Nation: Care Model Development for Ambassadors
Amber J. Liggett, Millersville Univ., Beaver, PA; and G. Hanson, N. Rydell, and M. A. Petty
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
8.2
Toward Agile Weather Forecast Product Development
Nadia Smith, Science and Technology Corporation, Columbia, MD; and K. D. White
Recorded Presentation

8.3
Building Relationships with State Partners and the Role of the NWS State Liaison Office

9:15 AM
8.4
An Inside Look at the Benefits, Impacts, and Successes of NOAA's National Mesonet Program
Elizabeth Wilson, Synoptic Data Corp, Scotts Valley, CA
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM-11:00 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Meeting with Sustainable Cities Network of Arizona
Location: Estrella (Sheraton Hotel )

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Exhibit Hall (Thurs)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

9:30 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Exhibit Hall Breakfast
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Meet President Roger M. Wakimoto (Thurs)
Location: Hall 5-6 (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019

Recording files available
Session 9
Impact-Based Decision Support Services Best Practices. Part II
Location: North 221AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Seventh Symposium on Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Chair: Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc.
10:30 AM
9.1
The Global Weather and Climate Center Website: Revolutionizing Global Weather, Climate, Environmental, and Space Weather Education, Communication, and Outreach
Jordan Rabinowitz, Global Weather and Climate Center, Columbia, MO
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
9.2
ARISTOTLE: A Multihazard All-Risk Integrated System Toward Transboundary Holistic Early Warning
Neil Armstrong, UKMO, Exeter, United Kingdom
Recorded Presentation

Handout (1.6 MB)

9.3
Enhancing Impact Decision Support Services during the Response and Recovery Phases: The Utility of a National Weather Service Geoportal

9.4
Improving IDSS across the Western Region by Supporting Exercises and Large Events from the Regional Operations Center

11:00 AM
9.5
Detection and Tracking of Tornadic Storms in the Southeast with Arrays of Infrasound Sensors
Roger Waxler, Univ. of Mississippi, University, MS; and G. Frazier, C. Talmadge, K. R. Knupp, B. Goudreau, and C. Hetzer
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
9.6
Updated Sources of Weather Deaths in Florida
William P. Roeder, 45th Weather Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, FL; and J. D. Rapp
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
Q & A Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Lunch Break (Thurs)

12:45 PM-1:05 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Daily Weather Briefings (Thurs)
Location: North 132ABC (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

1:00 PM-4:00 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Excursion

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


Walter Orr Robert Lecture

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


PM Coffee Break (Thurs)
Location: Meeting room foyers (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 10 January 2019


99th AMS Annual Meeting Adjourns
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