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JOM: Assessing the Potential for Pyroconvection and Wildfire Blow Ups

JOM: Assessing the Potential for Pyroconvection and Wildfire Blow Ups
Fire meteorologists have few tools for assessing atmospheric stability in the context of wildfires. Most tools at our disposal were developed for assessing thunderstorms and general convection, and so they ignore heat and moisture supplied by the wildfire. We propose a simple parcel-based model that can be used to assess how the atmosphere will affect…
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June Webinar: Wednesday, June 30 at 3 PM ET

  Join our June webinar, featuring one of our latest Journal of Operational Meteorology articles! Watch the recording on YouTube: CLICK HERE Title: Improving Tornado Warning Communication for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Audiences. Participants:  Dr. Kathleen Sherman-Morris (Mississippi St. University) Darrin Griffin (University of Alabama) Jason Senkbeil (University of Alabama) Jennifer Saari (NWS Huntsville,…
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Annual Meeting hotel block is open and registration prices posted.

Annual Meeting hotel block is open and registration prices posted.
NWA 46th Annual Meeting August 21-25 Connecting Communities through Discovery and Service is the theme for the NWA 2021 Hybrid Annual Meeting. The hotel block is open and the following items have been updated. Hotel Accommodations Registration Pricing Sponsor Opportunities Exhibitor Opportunities ________________________________________________________________________ The NWA 46th Annual Meeting, scheduled for August 21-25, 2021, will be…
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JOM: The Impact of the Storm Prediction Center’s Convective Outlooks and Watches on Emergency Management Operational Planning

JOM: The Impact of the Storm Prediction Center’s Convective Outlooks and Watches on Emergency Management Operational Planning
For Emergency Managers (EMs), preparations for severe weather have always relied on accurate, well communicated National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts. As part of their constant work to improve these forecasts, the NWS has recently begun to develop impact-based products that share forecast uncertainty information with EMs, including the Probabilistic Hazard Information (PHI) tool. However, there…
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