Joint Session 6 Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication

Program Chairs: Nate Johnson , NBC Owned Television Stations Group ; Harold E. Brooks , NOAA/NSSL ; John T. Ferree , NOAA/NWS

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Wednesday, 26 June 2013

9:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Welcome to Tennessee Weather
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Rob Eicher, WHDH; Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
9:00 AM
J1.1

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Recording files available
Plenary Session 1
Plenary Session: April 27, 2011: Surviving, Covering, and Learning from the Worst Tornado Ourbreak in Recent History
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Chair: Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
CoChair: Carrie S. Rose, WTVR

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Joint Session: Recent Extreme Weather
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Rob Eicher, WHDH; Sheldon D. Drobot, Harris

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

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Session 1
Risk Communication and Perception in Warnings
Location: Two Rivers (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Julie L. Demuth, NCAR
3:30 PM
1.1
How Real People React in a Tornado Warning
Michael R. Smith, AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions, Inc., Wichita, KS

3:45 PM
1.2
False Alarms and Missed Events: The Impact and Origins of Perceived Inaccuracy in Tornado Warning Systems
Joseph T. Ripberger, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Silva, H. Jenkins-Smith, M. James, and K. Herron
4:00 PM
1.3
Emergency warning system: Factors influencing citizen decision-making
Stephen Guillot Jr., Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN; and J. Kenkre and P. Jarvis

4:15 PM
1.4
Social and Behavioral Influences on Weather-Driven Decisions Made by Emergency Managers
Kenneth Galluppi, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and J. L. Losego, B. E. Montz, J. Correia Jr., and R. E. Riley
4:45 PM
1.6

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013


Opening Reception
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

7:15 PM-8:45 PM: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 2
2013 Tornadoes: Challenges on the road to a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Moderator: Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
7:45 PM
PD2.4
Media, influence, and perceived threat
Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania, California, PA
7:55 PM
PD2.5
A broadcaster's perspective on storm chasing
Jay Trobec, KELO-TV, Sioux Falls, SD
8:05 PM
PD2.6
Role of the AMS and its members in moving forward
Marshall Shepherd, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA

Thursday, 27 June 2013

8:30 AM-10:15 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Joint Session: New and Improved Warnings
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Rebecca Morss, NCAR; Carrie S. Rose, WTVR
8:30 AM
J3.1
The Central Region Impact-Based Warnings Demonstration - Findings from the 2012 Season
Peter A. Browning, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO; and M. J. Hudson, K. Runk, K. Harding, K. Galluppi, J. L. Losego, and B. E. Montz
8:45 AM
J3.2
9:00 AM
J3.3
Improving NWS Communication: Hazard Simplification Demonstration
Eli Jacks, NOAA/NWS Forecast Services Division, Silver Spring, MD; and A. Horvitz, A. J. Ansorge, K. J. Runk, J. T. Ferree, J. Keyes, S. A. Erickson, G. M. Schoor, J. M. Margraf, M. Magnus, C. C. Schmidt, and V. Brown
9:30 AM
J3.5

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

Recording files available
Session 2
Disseminating the Warning - Technology
Location: Two Rivers (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Jennifer Henderson, Virginia Tech
11:00 AM
2.2
The role of New Media in warning against extraordinary atmospheric and hydrospheric hazards
Lukasz Legutko, Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Warsaw, Poland; and A. Plygawko and M. Ostojski
11:15 AM
2.3
11:30 AM
4.5
Heading Down the Highway: The Mobile Alert Weather Application
Sheldon D. Drobot, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and M. Chapman, G. N. Guevara, and P. A. Pisano

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Lunch Break: Lunch will be provided in the Exhibit Hall
Location: Hermitage Ballroom (Sheraton Music City Hotel)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013


Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 27 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Joint Session: Reacting to Severe Weather Warnings
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Michael Hudson, NOAA/NWS; Rob Eicher, WHDH
4:30 PM
J4.4
“The Sky Is Falling…”
H. Michael Mogil, The Learningworks Foundation, Naples, FL; and B. G. Levine

Friday, 28 June 2013

9:00 AM-10:15 AM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Panel Discussion 1
Role of Communication in Building a Weather-Ready Nation
Location: Two Rivers (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Organizer: Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania
Chair: Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Coffee Break

10:45 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Joint Session: Naming Winter Storms
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
CoChair: Rob Eicher, WHDH
12:00 PM
NWS Perspective presented by John Ferree
12:15 PM
Dr. Susan Jasko presentation
12:30 PM
Norcross Naming Winter Storms presented by Bryan Norcross

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:45 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Session 4
Disseminating the Warning - Social and New Media
Location: Two Rivers (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Host: Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS
1:30 PM
4.1
Social Media and Sever Weather: Risk Communication Before, During, and After Tornados
Joseph T. Ripberger, CIMMS/Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Silva, H. Jenkins-Smith, M. Henderson, T. Hughes, D. Carlson, and E. DeFilippis
1:45 PM
4.2
2:00 PM
4.3
2:15 PM
4.4
iMap Weather Radio: Integrated Alerting From Multiple Sources via Smartphone App
Mark Taylor, Weather Decision Technologies, Norman, OK; and J. M. Wolfinbarger, I. Stinson, and S. Gallien

2:45 PM-3:15 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013


Session
Coffee Break
Host: Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication

3:15 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 28 June 2013

Recording files available
Joint Session 6
Joint Session: Education & Outreach
Location: Tulip Grove BR (Sheraton Music City Hotel)
Hosts: (Joint between the Second Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication; and the 41st Conference on Broadcast Meteorology )
Cochairs: Nathan S. Johnson, NC State University; Jennifer Henderson, Virginia Tech
3:45 PM
J6.2
4:15 PM
J6.4
Using Real-Life Events to Increase Scientific Literacy: How Broadcasters Can Help
James A. Brey, American Meteorological Society, Washington, DC; and I. W. Geer, R. S. Weinbeck, E. W. Mills, and K. A. Nugnes
4:30 PM
J6.5
Partnering with Science Centers to Promote Weather Awareness
Susan Duvenhage, Adventure Science Center, Nashville, TN

4:45 PM
J6.6