Yearly Archives: 2019

April 2019 President’s Message

April 2019 President’s Message
Pay it Forward with an NWA Award Nomination Paul Schlatter, NWA President Happy Spring! With the arrival of spring (my favorite time of the year) comes another important aspect of this year’s theme, “Pay It Forward.” While the Oscars and Golden Globes have recently been handed out, did you know that it's almost time to submit…
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JOM: Identifying Significant Cognitive Factors for Practicing and Learning Meteorology

JOM: Identifying Significant Cognitive Factors for Practicing and Learning Meteorology
Understanding which cognitive factors facilitate meteorology skills is important for meteorology training and education. This study investigated aspects of cognition important to successful completion of meteorology tasks typically provided to student meteorologists. With a sample of 81 participants—spanning the range of experience from undergraduate students to professional meteorologists—we administered two spatial thinking tests, a visuospatial…
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Flooding is taking a heavy toll in Nebraska

Flooding is taking a heavy toll in Nebraska
Amy G. Hadachek for The Fence Post All photos used, with permission, from Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts’ Facebook page With some floodwaters receding in the aftermath of horrific, record flooding that engulfed several regions of Nebraska, the tumultuous toll from rapid, heavy snowmelt and heavy recent rainfall is blamed for three deaths, evacuation of homes, a…
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April Webinar Wednesday #NWAWebWed

April Webinar Wednesday #NWAWebWed
NWA Webinar Wednesday: "And the award goes to......" Pay it Forward by recognizing achievement through the NWA Awards Program   Speaker: Todd Lericos - NWA Awards Committee Date and Time: April 10th, 2019 @ 12pm CDT Description: Todd Lericos, a member of the Awards Committee, will give an overview of the NWA Awards program. Among the topics that will…
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