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Senior Forecaster Bryan McAvoy of WFO Greenville-Spartanburg watches as Derrion Johnson opens a gift. WFO GSP participated in the GSP Airport Commission's "adopt a child for Christmas" program. WFO GSP personnel purchased special gifts for their adopted child.
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Maine Governor John Baldacci visited WFO Caribou, ME, Saturday December 31, 2005, to get a briefing regarding the record snow storm that hit Northern Maine December 25 – 27, and a subsequent storm that brought rain, ice and snow to the area December 29 -- 30. WFO Caribou Meteorologist-In-Charge Hendricus Lulofs briefed the governor on the storms and the offices verification performance. The Governor used the information in interviews he gave to the media following the briefing, citing the 40-hour warning lead time and 100 percent accuracy. According to Eastern Region Director Dean Gulezian the visit was very positive, and the Governor repeatedly commented on the importance of having WFO Caribou and the great job that was done by the office. |
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WFO Monterey, CA, Senior Forecaster Steve Markkanen manually reads a flood warning over the NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards Console Replacement System during the midnight shift on December 31, 2005. In the background is Forecaster Shawn Weagle. |
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Staff at the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center (MBRFC), and the Kansas City Weather Forecast Office, recently teamed up to help those in need over the holidays in the Pleasant Hill, MO, area. Under the coordination of Pam Taylor, MBRFC Administrative Services Assistant, the staffs from both offices adopted eight “angels,” ranging in age from 9 to 15, and collected gifts for the kids.
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Lisa Hutson (left), a student at Searcy High School in Searcy, AR, videotapes a story at WFO Little Rock. WCM John Robinson (center) explains the preparation of the forecast grids as Forecaster Brian Smith works on the grids. Hutson was preparing the story for "Lion TV," the closed-circuit television station at the school. Her report dealt with weather patterns which affect White County, where Searcy is located. She was especially interested in why tornadoes seem to occur often near the town of Center Hill. Using the High-Resolution Topographic Map in AWIPS, Robinson demonstrated how the terrain in the area likely plays a role in the formation and subsequent movement of tornadoes.
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WFO Amarillo, TX, employees Dave Wilburn (left), Ken Hunter, and Jason Jordan show off a rocket they built recently. The men were at Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Learning helping engineering students launch rockets they made as a class project employing real-life engineering principles. Photo courtesy of the Amarillo Globe News.
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NWS Central Region Headquarters staff rolled up their sleeves for the fourth time in a year recently to give blood through the community blood mobile. CRH staff collected a total of 73 units of blood. Pictured are: (from left) Acting Regional Director Gary Foltz, Noreen Schwein, Vicky Alexander, Vi Capell, Tom Townsend, Greg Noonan and Kirt Grahl. Other regular donors include: Dan Arnold (IT contractor) Jim Keeney, Wendy Pearson, Steve Schild, and Anita Taylor.
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