Session 5B Societal Impacts of Weather Forecasts

Tuesday, 2 June 2009: 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
Grand Ballroom West (DoubleTree Hotel & EMC - Downtown, Omaha)
Host: 23rd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/19th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction
Chair:
Kelly Mahoney, North Carolina State University, N/A, Raleigh, NC
CoChair:
R., Bruce Telfeyan, Air Force Weather Agency, HQ Air Force Weather Agency, Offutt AFB, NE

Papers:
1:30 PM
5B.1
The impact of the Little Sioux Scout Ranch tornado of 11 June 2008
Daniel Nietfeld, NOAA, Valley, NE; and R. Griffis
Recorded presentation

1:45 PM
5B.2
The 22 May 2008 Weld County, Colorado tornado: Analysis of meteorological conditions and the communication of weather information
Russ S. Schumacher, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and D. T. Lindsey, A. B. Schumacher, J. Braun, S. D. Miller, and J. Demuth
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.4 MB)

2:00 PM
5B.3
Utility Sector Wind Power Forecasting: Status and Measurement Needs
Marc Schwartz, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO; and E. Ela
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (66.0 kB)

2:15 PM
5B.4
Assessment of weather-related non-recurring congestion on Utah's highways: Investigation of event impacts from the winter of 2008-09'
Ralph Patterson, Utah Dept of Transportation, Salt Lake City, UT; and R. Graham, K. Barjenbruch, G. Blackwelder, B. Hansen, M. Holts, J. Miller, M. Seaman, J. Williams, and A. Yocom
Recorded presentation

2:30 PM
5B.5
Estimating potential severe weather societal impacts using probabilistic forecasts issued by the NWS Storm Prediction Center
Russell S. Schneider, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and A. R. Dean
Recorded presentation

Presentation PDF (1.6 MB)

2:45 PM
5B.6
Next generation warning services in the National Weather Service
Kevin A. Scharfenberg, NOAA/NWS Office of Climate, Water, and Weather Services, Norman, OK ; and J. T. Ferree and E. Jacks
Recorded presentation

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