The Meteorology Club at The Ohio State University invites you to participate in the 17th Annual Severe Weather Symposium. This year the Symposium will be held on Friday, March 22, in 145 Mount Hall, 1050 Carmack Road (west campus). The symposium will include a presenation on the 100th anniversary of the 1913 flood.
Speakers and Topics
Seth Binau, meteorologist,National Weather Service, Wilmington, Ohio: June 2012 Derecho
Andy Hatzos, meteorologist, National Weather Service, Wilmington, Ohio): March 2 tornado analysis from the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport radar (TCVG)
Dr. Josh Wurman, meteorologist, Center for Severe Weather Research; creator, Doppler on Wheels: Recent research in tornadoes and hurricanes with the Doppler on Wheels
Scott Sabol, meteorologist, WJW-TV-Fox 8 in Cleveland, Ohio: Drought of 2012
Jay Hobgood, professor, atmospheric sciences, The Ohio State University: Hurricane Sandy: Challenges posed by a transitioning storm
Presentation on the 100th anniversary of The Flood of 1913 feauring members of the Silver Jackets team of Ohio. Known as the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history, The Flood of 1913 killed more than 460 people and destroyed more than 20,000 homes
The Team of Silver Jackets includes: Sarah Jamison, service hydrologist at the National Weather Service office in Cleveland, Ohio; Chris Thoms, floodplain management program manager, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; Steve Ferryman, state hazard mitigation officer, Ohio EMA; Jim Noel, service coordination hydrologist, NWS, OHRFC, Wilmington, OH; and Julie Dian-Reed, service hydrologist, NWS Wilmington, Ohio.
Registration for the symposium begins at 8 am. RSVP for the symposium is requested.
Sponsors of the symposium include Giant Eagle, Honda Marysville, and WeatherUSA.net
