Program: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment (83rd Annual)

Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

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Saturday, 8 February 2003

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Saturday, 8 February 2003

SAT 8 FEB

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Saturday, 8 February 2003

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-5:00 PM: Saturday, 8 February 2003

Conference Registration*

Sunday, 9 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Sunday, 9 February 2003

SUN 9 FEB

7:30 AM-9:00 AM: Sunday, 9 February 2003

Short Course Registration

9:00 AM-6:00 PM: Sunday, 9 February 2003

Conference Registration

Monday, 10 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Monday, 10 February 2003

MON 10 FEB

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Conference Registration (continues through Thursday, 13 February)

9:00 AM-9:15 AM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Welcoming Remarks

Organizer: Greg Forbes, The Weather Channel

9:15 AM-10:15 AM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Modifications to the Fujita Scale

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

9:15 AM

1.1

F-scale modification process and proposed revisions

James R. McDonald, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and K. C. Mehta and S. Mani

Poster PDF (123.2 kB)

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Coffee Break in Poster Session Room

10:45 AM-12:15 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Winds, Damage, and F-Scale I

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

10:45 AM

2.1

Procedure for Assessing Wind Damage to Wood-Framed Residences

Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Carrollton, TX; and W. F. Bunting and J. D. Weithorn

Poster PDF (1.4 MB)

11:45 AM

2.2

Wind speeds required to upset vehicles

Thomas W. Schmidlin, Kent State University, Kent, OH; and B. O. Hammer, P. S. King, and L. S. Miller

Poster PDF (26.2 kB)

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Damage, Winds, and F-Scale II

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

1:30 PM

3.1

Factors Influencing Treefall Risk in Tornadoes in Natural Forests

Chris J. Peterson, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Poster PDF (1.1 MB)

2:00 PM

3.2

NWS Tornado Surveys and the Impact on the National Tornado Database

Daniel W. McCarthy, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (1.7 MB)

2:30 PM-2:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

2:30 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Poster Session 1

Fujita Scale and Related Topics

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

P1.1

The consistency of F-scale ratings

Joseph T. Schaefer, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK; and R. L. Livingston

Poster PDF (1.5 MB)

P1.2

Rating tornado damage: An exercise in subjectivity

Roger Edwards, NOAA/NWS/NCEP/SPC, Norman, OK

Poster PDF (523.8 kB)

P1.3

Radar wind speed and housing damage during the F-5 tornado at Moore, Oklahoma

Donald W. Burgess, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK; and G. Stumpf, J. Wurman, D. C. Dowell, Y. Richardson, and M. A. Magsig

P1.4

DOW Radar Measurements of Doppler Velocities in Tornadoes and Comparisons with Damage

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and C. Alexander

P1.5

An Assessment of the Variability in Operational Assignment of F-Scale Damage

Jared L. Guyer, NOAA/NWS, Hastings, NE; and T. J. Shea

Poster PDF (355.8 kB)

P1.6

The LaPlata, MD Tornado: Issues regarding the F-scale

Timothy P. Marshall, Haag Engineering Co., Carrolloton, TX

Poster PDF (1.9 MB)

P1.7

INSPECT: A New Tool for Emergency and Consequence Management

Alfred M. Powell Jr., Boeing Autometric, Springfield, VA; and S. Hoffert, G. Greene, J. Miranda, R. Kennedy, P. A. Zuzolo, A. Sylvester, J. Hahn, and S. J. Lee

Poster PDF (2.2 MB)

P1.8

A Discussion of the F-Scale of Tornadoes from Quasi-Linear Convective Systems

Elaine S. Godfrey, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and R. J. Trapp, H. E. Brooks, and S. A. Tessendorf

Poster PDF (2.0 MB)

P1.9

JSU Meteorology Program PDAS RAP and the Microburst Study Project

Paul J. Croft, Jackson State Univ., Jackson, MS; and A. E. Gerard, K. Pence, J. M. Medlin, R. Schneider, M. Watts, K. Coleman, A. Robinson-Cook, and R. Smart

4:00 PM-4:00 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Panel Discussion 1

Panel Discussion: Winds, Damage, F-Scale

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Sessions End for the Day

5:30 PM-7:30 PM: Monday, 10 February 2003

Formal Opening of Exhibits with Reception (Cash Bar)

Tuesday, 11 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

TUE 11 FEB

8:30 AM-9:45 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Wind, Damage, and F-Scale III

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

8:30 AM

4.1

On Issues of Tornado Damage Assessment and F-Scale Assignment in Agricultural Areas

Jared L. Guyer, NOAA/NWS, Hastings, NE; and M. L. Moritz

Poster PDF (666.9 kB)

8:45 AM

4.2

Radar measurements of extreme winds in tornadoes and comparisons with observed damage

Joshua Wurman, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and D. Burgess, D. C. Dowell, Y. Richardson, M. A. Magsig, and C. R. Alexander

9:15 AM

4.3

A climatology of the Fujita scale in space and time

Harold E. Brooks, NOAA/NSSL, Norman, OK

9:45 AM-11:00 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Formal Poster Viewing With Coffee Break

11:00 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Impacts and Implications of the F-Scale

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

Papers:

11:00 AM

5.1

Wind, Tornados, and Insurance

Rosemarie Geier Grant, State Farm Insurance Companies, Bloomington, IL

11:30 AM-11:30 AM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Panel Discussion 2

Panel Discussion: F-Scale Ramifications

Sponsor: Symposium on the F-Scale and Severe-Weather Damage Assessment

12:15 PM-12:15 PM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Symposium Ends

5:00 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 11 February 2003

Special Address. Conrad C. Lautenbacher, NOAA, Washington, DC

Wednesday, 12 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

WED 12 FEB

9:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Coffee Break in the Ballroom Foyer, 2nd Level, Promenade

10:00 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Presidential Forum: Administration Priorities in Climate Change Research and Technology

12:00 PM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Simpsons Symposium�A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

1:30 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Exhibit Hours: 1:30�7:30P.M.

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

Reception (Cash Bar)

7:30 PM-9:30 PM: Wednesday, 12 February 2003

AMS Annual Awards Banquet

Thursday, 13 February 2003

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

THUR 13 FEB

9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Simpsons Symposium�A Tribute to Robert and Joanne Simpson

9:45 AM-9:45 AM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Formal Poster Viewing with Coffee Break

1:30 PM-6:30 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Exhibit Hours: 1:30�6:00P.M.

5:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Closing Reception in Exhibit Hall (Cash Bar)

6:00 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Simpsons Banquet

8:00 PM-10:00 PM: Thursday, 13 February 2003

Closing Event at the Long Beach Aquarium on the Pacific

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