Schedule
of Events
Central
Plains Severe Weather Symposium
Saturday,
October 7, 2000
Note
special events listed below!
| 8:00-8:30 AM |
Opening of exhibits and auditorium |
| 8:30 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 8:45-9:00 AM |
Storm Spotting, Lincoln Amateur Radio Club,
Doug Ahlberg, Lancaster County Emergency Management |
| 9:00-9:30 AM |
“Bringing Severe Weather Forecasts All
Year Long to the Central Plains” Jeff Morrow, The Weather Channel |
| 9:30-10:15 AM |
"The Challenges of Forecasting Winter Weather
in the Central Plains” Cathy Zapotocny, National Weather Service |
| 10:15-10:30 AM |
BREAK |
| 10:30-11:30 AM |
“The Striking Facts and Fallacies about
Lightning”
Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, University of Illinois |
| 11:30-11:59 AM |
"The Role of the Warning Coordination Meteorologist”
Brian Smith, National Weather Service |
| 12:00-1:00 PM |
LUNCH -- Exhibits remain Open |
| 1:00-2:30 PM |
“Forecasting and Storm Chasing in Fact
and Fantasy”
Dr. Chuck Doswell, National Severe Storms
Laboratory |
| 2:30-3:30 PM |
“Severe Storms and the Damage They Do”
Tim Marshall, Haag Engineering Co. |
| 3:30-4:00 PM |
“Bringing Severe Weather Forecasts All
Year Long to the Central Plains” Jeff Morrow, The Weather Channel |
| 4:00-5:00 PM |
Tornado Videos |
| 5:00 PM |
End of Symposium, Exhibits close |
SPECIAL EVENTS:
9:30-10:30AM Meet and get your photo
taken with Jeff Morrow of The Weather Channel
10:15 -10:30 AM Launching of a Weather
Balloon and tracking of it from the exhibit area. Web Site: BALLOON
LAUNCH
11AM - 2 PM Meet your local broadcast
Meteorologists:
Brad Anderson, Kevin Coskren, Mark Lee,
Ken Siemek,
and Dean Wysocki in the Exhibit area.
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