Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication

Program Chairs: Nate Johnson , NBC Owned Television Stations Group ; Jennifer Henderson , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ; Doug Heady , KOAM-TV

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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
Evolving NWS and Broadcast
Location: Salon II (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Susan A. Jasko, California Univ. of Pennsylvania
8:30 AM
1.1
Evolving NWS: A Weather Forecast Office's Role in Impact-Based Decision Support Services
Linda Gilbert, NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO; and A. Bailey, D. Hawblitzel, and A. E. Pietrycha
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
1.2
FACETs: Recent Progress and R2O Efforts
Alan Gerard, NOAA/OAR/NSSL, Norman, OK; and L. Rothfusz
Recorded Presentation

9:00 AM
1.3
Evolving Storm Prediction Center Products & Services toward a FACETS-like Paradigm
Patrick T. Marsh, NOAA/NWS/Storm Prediction Center, Norman, OK; and J. L. Guyer, W. F. Bunting, R. S. Schneider, K. Pirtle, and S. A. Erickson
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
1.4
Broadcast Meteorologist Decision Making in the 2016 Hazardous Weather Testbed Probabilistic Hazard Information Project
Kodi L. Nemunaitis-Berry, CIMMS, Norman, OK; and H. Obermeier, S. A. Jasko, D. LaDue, C. D. Karstens, G. M. Eosco, A. Gerard, and L. Rothfusz
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
1.5
All-IP Broadcast Alerting: A New Rich-Media Paradigm for Forecasters
John Lawson, Advanced Warning and Response Network, Alexandria, VA
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
1.6
WX Geeks Hits 100 — Communication the Common Thread
Matthew Sitkowski, The Weather Channel, Atlanta, GA; and M. Chesterfield
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-12:00 PM: Thursday, 22 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 2
IBW / FACETS
Location: Salon II (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Kodi Berry, CIMMS
10:30 AM
2.1
The Impact-Based Warnings Demonstration: Background and History
Michael J. Hudson, NOAA/NWS, Kansas City, MO
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
2.2
Changing Behavior? Comparing Public Responses to Base vs. Impact-Based Tornado Warnings
Gina M. Eosco, Eastern Reseach Group, Arlington, VA; and J. T. Ripberger
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
2.3
Impact-Based Tornado Warnings: An Experimental Investigation of Shelter in Place Intentions
Mark A. Casteel, Penn State Univ., York Campus, York, PA
Recorded Presentation

11:15 AM
2.4
Bracing for Impact: How NWS Forecaster and Partner Feedback informed a Public Survey on Impact-based Tornado Warning Messages
Gina M. Eosco, NOAA, Silver Spring, MD; and J. T. Ripberger, S. Shrestha, J. Sharp, J. Sprague, and M. J. Hudson
Recorded Presentation

11:30 AM
Discussion

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)

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 3
Water, Wind, Fire, & Ice: Case Studies, Methods, Tools
Location: Salon II (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Matthew Bolton, Saint Leo University
10:15 AM
3.1
Update on Conveying Potential Winter Storm Threats in Days 3-7 Using Multi-Model Ensembles
Steven Zubrick, NOAA/NWS, Sterling, VA; and B. J. Lasorsa, C. A. Strong, and J. E. Lee
Recorded Presentation

10:30 AM
3.2
Alerting for the Threat of a High-Impact Sub-Advisory Snowfall with Adequate Lead-Time
Christopher A. Strong, NOAA/NWS Baltimore/Washington DC Weather Forecast Office, Sterling, VA; and B. J. Lasorsa, S. M. Zubrick, and J. E. Lee
Recorded Presentation

10:45 AM
3.3
Using Real-time Wather Sensors to Power Communication, Nowcasting, and Forecasting of Severe Thunderstorms
Nicole Homeier, Understory Weather, Somerville, MA
Recorded Presentation

11:00 AM
3.4
Review of 2016 and Early 2017 Severe & Fire Weather Events
Jared L. Guyer, NOAA/NWS, Norman, OK; and P. T. Marsh, W. F. Bunting, R. S. Schneider, and S. A. Erickson

11:15 AM
3.5
New Communication Method for Wildland Fire Risk Assesment using Pyrowarn
Daniel Martinez, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain; and A. Fernandez
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (2.7 MB)

Handout (1.4 MB)

11:30 AM
3.6
Changes to NWS Tropical Cyclone Products and Services
Jessica L. Schauer, NOAA/NWS/AFS, Miami, FL
Recorded Presentation

11:45 AM
Discussion

12:00 PM
Life at the Storm Prediction Center -- Patrick Marsh

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


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Friday, 23 June 2017

Recording files available
Session 4
Partners & Publics: Shared Meaning, Shared Responsibility
Location: Salon II (InterContinental Kansas City at the Plaza)
Host: Fourth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication
Chair: Gary S. Szatkowski, NWS (Retired)
1:30 PM
4.1
Core Partner Collaboration through a Joint Severe Weather Functional Exercise
Jennifer M. Laflin, NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO; and T. B. Pittman and A. E. Pietrycha
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (608.6 kB)

1:45 PM
4.2
Communication of Cold-season Tornado Risk: Case Studies from November 2016 – February 2017
Samuel J. Childs, Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
Recorded Presentation

2:00 PM
4.3
Motivating Protective Action in Advance of Severe Quasi-Linear Convective Systems
Daniel Hawblitzel, NWS, Pleasant Hill, MO
Recorded Presentation

2:15 PM
4.4
Understanding US Flood Fatalities — A Review of Recent Flood Fatalities and the Decisions That Led to Them
Todd J. Shea, NOAA/NWS, La Crosse, WI
Recorded Presentation

2:30 PM
4.5
An Analysis of Potential Problems and Solutions in Weather Communication with Autistic Individuals
Matthew Bolton, Saint Leo University, Saint Leo, FL; and W. G. Blumberg and H. M. Mogil
Recorded Presentation

2:45 PM
4.6
Linear Convection and Air Traffic Planning
Mark A. Burger, NOAA/NWS, Olathe, KS
Recorded Presentation

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


Conference Ends
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