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Weather Awareness Joe Sullivan Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Louisville, Kentucky And Information Exchange
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Weather Awareness. And Information Exchange. Joe Sullivan Warning Coordination Meteorologist NOAA National Weather Service Louisville, Kentucky. NWS Mission. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Transcript of Weather Awareness
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
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
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weather.gov/louisville
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
NWS on the Web
weather.weather.govgov
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
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