45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology

Program Chairs: Doug Heady , KOAM-TV ; AJ Fox , KSEE-TV ; Nate Johnson , NBC Owned Television Stations Group ; Bryan Busby , KMBC-TV ; Matt Elwell , KBZK/KXLF ; Jennifer Henderson , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Tuesday, 20 June 2017

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8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 20 June 2017


Registration Opens
Location: Ballroom Prefunction (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

Wednesday, 21 June 2017

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7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017


Registration Continues Throughout the Conference
Location: Ballroom Prefunction (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017


Continental Breakfast
Location: Ballroom Prefunction (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

9:00 AM-9:30 AM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Recording files available
Plenary Session 1
Intro & Keynote
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Speaker: Bryan Busby, KMBC-TV
Cochairs: Doug Heady, KOAM-TV; Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
9:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
Welcoming Remarks
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Recording files available
Joint Session 1
Sandy 5 Years Lessons
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: Doug Heady, KOAM-TV; Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
9:30 AM
J1.1
Five Years after Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy — The Lessons We've Learned and Those We Still Have Yet to Learn
Gary S. Szatkowski, NWS (Retired), Hainesport, NJ
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom Prefunction (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Recording files available
Joint Session 2
Social Media & Social Beings
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Chair: Gina M. Eosco, NOAA
10:30 AM
J2.1
Perception Principals and the Making of Meaning In Wx Warnings
Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania, California, PA
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
J2.2
The Human Side of Weather: Using Social Media to Build Trust with Your Users
Daniel Hawblitzel, NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
J2.3
Using a Twitter Simulator for Training, IDSS, and R2O
Stephen Mullens, CIMMS, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
J2.4
Balancing your Time between Social Media, Forecasting and Graphics Presentation
Philip Steven Schwarz, Media-Disney, Chicago, IL

11:30 AM
J2.5
A New Model for Communicating Climate Change Impacts in Real Time
Hunter W. Cutting, Climate Nexus, San Francisco, CA
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
Discussion

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Recording files available
Joint Session 3
Climate Session 1
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Chair: Mike Nelson, KMGH-TV
1:30 PM
J3.1
Powering Forward: Why Changing Political Winds Can't Stop the Energy Revolution
Bill Ritter Jr., Center for the New Energy Economy, Fort Collins, CO

2:00 PM
J3.2
The Global Energy-Carbon Dilemma Can be Solved
Alexander E. MacDonald, Spire Global, Inc., Boulder, CO
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
J3.3
Simple, Serious, and Solvable: Climate Change Communication for Public Audiences
A. Scott Denning, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Ballroom Prefunction (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017

Recording files available
Joint Session 4
Climate Session 2
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Chair: Mike Nelson, KMGH-TV
3:30 PM
J4.1
A Conservative Approach to Communicating Climate Change
Paul Douglas, Aeris Weather, Eden Prairie, MN
Recorded Presentation

3:50 PM
J4.2
Communicating Science in A Polarized America
Dan Satterfield, WBOC-TV-16, Salisbury, MD; and E. Maibach and J. Cook
Recorded Presentation

4:10 PM
J4.3
A New Era of Water Forecasts: Giving People Water Information When and Where It Matters Most
David J. Gochis, NCAR, Boulder, CO; and A. Gaydos
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
J4.4
Communicating Climate Change — More Important Than Ever!
Mike Nelson, KMGH-TV, Denver, CO
Recorded Presentation

4:50 PM
J4.5
Using Graphics to Tell Weather and Climate Stories
Megan Martin, Climate Central, Lumberton, NJ
Recorded Presentation

5:10 PM
J4.6
Climate Matters — Building a Climate Science Community for Broadcast Meteorologists
Bernadette Woods Placky, Climate Central, Princeton, NJ; and S. Sublette and A. Sullins
Recorded Presentation

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 21 June 2017


Reception & Exhibits Opening
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

Thursday, 22 June 2017

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Thursday, 22 June 2017


Continental Breakfast
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 22 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 1
Severe Weather
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Katie Walls, WSB-TV
8:30 AM
1.1
MESO-SAILS Radar Scan Strategy Leading to Improved Severe Weather Detection
Robert J. Dreisewerd, Baron Services, Inc., Huntsville, AL
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
A Tornado of Hellish Fury
Bruce Jones, Midland Radio Corporation, Kansas City, MO
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
Spun Up in a Shelter: Held Hostage by Your Own Hurricane
Matthew Cappucci, Harvard Univ., Plymouth, MA

9:15 AM
1.4
A Comparison of Select High Risk Outlooks for Severe Weather and Excessive Rainfall
Gregory W. Carbin, NOAA/NWS/WPC, College Park, MD
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
The Northland's Severe Summer of '16
Adam Clark, KBJR-TV, Duluth, MN
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.6
Severe Weather Nowcasting and Forecasting with Ground Sensors for Hail and Wind
Bryan Busby, KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO
Recorded Presentation

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 22 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

10:30 AM-11:30 AM: Thursday, 22 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 2
Solar, NASA
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Doug Heady, KOAM-TV
10:30 AM
2.1
Night-Sky Highlights for the Coming Year
J. Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope Magazine, Cambridge, MA
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
NASA's "Eyes" Web App Will Visually Preview and Explain the Great American Eclipse of 2017 from Anywhere on Earth
Kevin J. Hussey, JPL, Pasadena, CA

11:00 AM
2.3
Sharing NASA Space Weather Research with Your Viewers, and Upcoming Launches of ICON and GOLD
Karen Fox, NASA, Greenbelt, MD
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.4
Communicating about Radiological Releases: An Interactive Session on Plume Predictions
Jessica Wieder, EPA, Washington, DC, DC; and A. Shogren and M. Laver
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 22 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 3
Vendor Session
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Doug Heady, KOAM-TV
11:30 AM
3.1
Baron
Michael Mougey, Baron, Huntsville, AL
Recorded Presentation

11:35 AM
3.2
The Weather Company, An IBM Business
Mike Voss, The Weather Company, Andover, MA
Recorded Presentation

11:40 AM
3.3
WeatherBELL Analytics, LLC
Thomas Downs, WeatherBELL Analytics, New York City, NY

11:45 AM
3.4
Vizrt
Chris Jarzynka, Vizrt, Inc., New york, NY
Recorded Presentation

11:50 AM
3.5
Midland Radio Corporation
Bruce Thomas, Midland Radio Corporation, Kansas City, MO

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 22 June 2017


Conference Luncheon
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 22 June 2017

Recording files available
Joint Session 5
Severe Weather Communications: From Complex to Consistent
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Cochairs: James Spann, ABC 33/40, Birmingham; Matt Elwell, KBZK/KXLF
1:30 PM
J5.1
An Evaluation of the Weather Warning Process and Weather Communication Modalities
Laura Myers, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL; and T. L. Brown, S. A. Jasko, and S. Gallman
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
J5.2
Standardizing NWS Color Tables — A Grassroots Effort
Derek R. Deroche, NWS, Kansas City, MO; and M. Bailey, T. Dang, C. Diaz, D. Hawblitzel, M. Klein, B. J. Miretzky, J. Moore, M. Muccilli, A. Nash, C. Pieper, B. M. Rasch, S. Shea, D. Snider, M. Solum, D. T. Van Cleave, B. P. Walawender, and B. Ward
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
J5.3
Integrated Warning Team Collaboration Leads to Consistent Warning Color Scheme in Kansas City
Bryan Busby, KMBC-TV, Kansas City, MO; and A. Bailey
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
J5.4
An Update on the Experimental Severe Weather Impact Graphics Project
Brian P. Walawender, NWS, Kansas City, MO; and D. R. Deroche, K. Scharfenberg, and C. Pieper
Recorded Presentation

J5.5
A Systematic Approach to Improve Tornado Warnings

2:45 PM
J5.6
The Hurricane Cone of Uncertainty from the Beginning to Middle Age
Bryan Norcross, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 22 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

3:30 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 22 June 2017

Recording files available
Joint Panel Discussion 1
HazSimp
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Hosts: (Joint between the 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology; and the Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication )
Moderator: Gina M. Eosco, Eastern Reseach Group
Panelists: Eli Jacks, NOAA/NWS; Kim Klockow, NOAA/OAR/Office of Weather and Air Quality; Andrew T. Pirring, NWS
Chair: Nate Johnson, NBC Owned Television Stations Group
3:30 PM
JPD1.1
NWS Hazard Simplification Project: A Roadmap for Change
Eli Jacks, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD; and G. M. Eosco, K. Klockow, and A. T. Pirring
Recorded Presentation

Friday, 23 June 2017

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM: Friday, 23 June 2017


Continental Breakfast
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

8:30 AM-9:15 AM: Friday, 23 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 4
Solar, GOES
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: AJ Fox, KSEE 24
8:30 AM
4.1
GOES-R: It's About to Get Real!
Kathryn W. Mozer, NOAA, College Park, MD; and M. Seybold, E. M. Kline, D. Nietfeld, J. Fulbright, D. Pogorzala, W. M. MacKenzie Jr., and C. M. Gravelle
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
4.2
GOES-16: The Awesome Images and Products are Here
Christopher C. Schmidt, CIMSS, Madison, WI; and M. M. Gunshor and T. J. Schmit
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
4.3
Visualizing Spring: Phenology Maps and Tools to Communicate Timing of Spring and Other Plant and Animal Activity
Theresa M. Crimmins, USA National Phenology Network, Tucson, AZ
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM-9:45 AM: Friday, 23 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 5
Winter Weather
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Matt Elwell, KBZK/KXLF
9:15 AM
5.1
New England's "Forgotten" Snowstorms: A Sampler Pack
Matthew Cappucci, Harvard Univ., Plymouth, MA
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
5.2
Snow to Liquid Ratios: What Tools Can I Use?
Thomas E Downs V, WeatherBELL Analytics, New York, NY
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM-10:15 AM: Friday, 23 June 2017


Coffee Break
Location: Salon IA-IB (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)

10:15 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 23 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 6
Forecasting, Social Media & Broadcasting
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Doug Heady, KOAM-TV
10:15 AM
6.1
Accurate Long Range Weather Forecasts From 1 Day To 300 Days Into The Future
Gary Lezak, Weather2020, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
6.2
The GWCC Web Site — Involving Weather Broadcasters, Future Meteorologists, Students, Educators, and More…
H. Michael Mogil, How The Weatherworks, Naples, FL; and J. L. Rabinowitz
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
6.3
Acronymitis with a Purpose
Maureen McCann, News 13, Orlando, FL; and H. M. Mogil
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
6.4
Weather Effects on Local Television Newscasts
Nathan Alan Cutietta, Heidelberg University, Huron, OH

11:15 AM
6.5
25 Years After Hurricane Andrew and Lessons We Should Have Learned
Bryan Norcross, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
6.6
Fire And Mountain Waves, A Deadly Combiation. The Gatlinburg Fires Of 2016
Matt Hinkin, WATE-TV, Knoxvlle, TN; and K. Weathers and T. Magill
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
6.7
Electromagnetic Frequency Spectrum: It¢s the Limited Resource that Fuels our Forecasts
Renee A. Leduc Clarke, Narayan Strategy, Washington, DC; and M. Nelson and D. G. Lubar
Recorded Presentation

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 23 June 2017


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Friday, 23 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 7
Forecasting, Social Media & Broadcasting Part 2
Location: Salon III (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: 45th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology
Chair: Doug Heady, KOAM-TV
1:30 PM
7.1
Who's on First? Framing the Weather as a News Story or Hazardous Event
Tyra L. Brown, NOAA/NWS, Silver Spring, MD
Recorded Presentation

1:45 PM
7.2
Partial History of the Surface Weathermap
Richard Berler, KGNS TV, Laredo, TX
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
7.3
Size Matters. Why We Should Be Adding a Size Component to Hurricane Scales
Athena Masson, University of Toronto, Scarborough, ON, Canada
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
7.4
Delivering Unique Imagery and Science to Your Viewers through GeoCollaborate(R)
Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications, Inc., Halethorpe, MD

2:30 PM
7.5
Weather Languages. It's NOT what you say...that gets you into Trouble...but How it's Understood
David Aldrich, WVLT-TV, Knoxville, TN
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
7.6
Global Temperature Trends: An Old Fashioned Investigation of Satellite and Surface Records
Greg Fishel, WRAL-TV, Raleigh, NC
Recorded Presentation

3:00 PM
7.7
Weather Kids
Van Denton, WGHP TV, Greensboro/HP/Winston-Salem, NC
Recorded Presentation

3:15 PM
7.8
Recruiting for the Eclipse Megamovie Project — a First-Of-Its-Kind Citizen Science Project
Laura Peticolas, Multiverse, Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Recorded Presentation

3:30 PM-3:35 PM: Friday, 23 June 2017


Conference Ends
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