Racial inequality and the pain it has caused have existed far too long. The National Weather Association (NWA) stands with all those affected by its resulting violence and oppression, and we mourn those who have lost their lives to it, including George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others. We know actions speak louder…
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An Important President’s Message on Racism and Bias
The disgraceful murders of Ahmaud Arbery and, more recently, of George Floyd have spurred nationwide protests against decades of unnecessary repression and violence against people of color. This is leading to long-overdue discussions about race and racism. Personally, it has spurred many conversations with my friends and family and made me think more about the…
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JOM: How Likely is That Chance of Thunderstorms? A Study of How National Weather Service Forecast Offices Use Words of Estimative Probability and What They Mean to the Public
One of the challenges when communicating forecast information to the public is properly contextualizing uncertainty. No forecast is ever certain, as no meteorological phenomenon is guaranteed to occur. As such, the uncertainty in forecast information should be communicated in a way that makes sense to end users. Previous studies of the communication of probabilistic information…
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