Session 8 Extreme Weather Events

Saturday, 9 January 2016: 4:00 PM-5:15 PM
La Nouvelle C ( New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)
Host: 15th Annual Student Conference
Chair:
Colin Raymond, Columbia University, Atmospheric Physics and Climate, Princeton, NJ

Get a review of the world’s recent extreme weather events from the experts who forecast and research them.

Papers:
4:00 PM
8.1
A Tale of Two Blizzards: Communicating Risk and Forecast Uncertainty to the Public During Two Significant Northeast Storms
Melissa Di Spigna, National Weather Service New York CWSU, Upton, NY
Recorded Presentation

4:15 PM
8.2
Forecasting Fire Weather in the United States
Ariel E. Cohen, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

4:30 PM
8.3
The Devastating Flash Floods of 2015
J.J. Gourley, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK
Recorded Presentation

4:45 PM
8.4
Wanted: A New Type of Meteorologist for Decision Support in a Crisis
Kenneth Graham, NOAA/NWS, New Orleans, LA
Recorded Presentation

5:00 PM
Concluding Remarks
Recorded Presentation

- Indicates paper has been withdrawn from meeting
- Indicates an Award Winner
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