Weather Awareness

Joe SullivanWarning Coordination Meteorologist

NOAA National Weather ServiceLouisville, Kentucky

And Information Exchange

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NWS Mission

" " The National Weather Service (NWS) provides The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and forecasts and warnings warnings for the United States, its territories, for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas,adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the for the protection of life and property protection of life and property and the and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.sector, the public, and the global community. " "

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NWS Mission

" " The National Weather Service (NWS) provides The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and forecasts and warnings warnings for the United States, its territories, for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas,adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the for the protection of life and property protection of life and property and the and the enhancement of the national economy. enhancement of the national economy. NWS data NWS data and products form a national information and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community.sector, the public, and the global community. " "

A Spear

A Snake

A Fan

A Tree Trunk

A Rope

Parable of the 5 blind men

What does YOUR elephant look like?

Who we are…

• U.S. Department of Commerce

– National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

•National Weather Service

Where we are

Where we are

•Available 24/7/365!

•Most alarm when a watch or warning has been issued

•SAME- Specific Area Message Encoding

•100+ transmitters nationwide

NWS on the Web

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NWS on the Web

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NWS on the Web

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NWS on the Web

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NWS on the Web

NWS on the Web

www.cpc.ncep.noaa.www.cpc.ncep.noaa.govgov

NWS on your phone

inws.wrh.noaa.govinws.wrh.noaa.gov

Precipitation on the Web

NWS information on the Web

NWS information on the Web

NWS information on the Web

cocorahs.org

cocorahs.org

Kymesonet.org

Sending YOUR information to the NWS

espotter.espotter.weather.govweather.gov

Remember…

Questions?joe.sullivan@noaa.gov

Send storm damage info to:

lmk.ops@noaa.govlmk.ops@noaa.gov