Winter Weather Partnership Summit

Fort Wayne, IN - The December 19th 2008 ice storm crippled northern Indiana less than a year ago. Many outlets were involved in planning and taking action prior, during and after this event.

Many of those outlets are coming together at first Winter Weather Partnership Summit. The Summit will place on Saturday, November 7th from 9am to 1pm at the Public Safety Academy in Fort Wayne. This is a free event and seating is limited to the first 300 people.

The Summit will kick off with a session for the Fort Wayne television station weather departments to present a short overview of their winter weather capabilities, operations and services.

A round table discussion will take place with representatives from the National Weather Service, Emergency Management, INDOT, the American Red Cross and the local media, including WANE TV. You will get the opportunity to ask questions and learn how each outlet prepares for winter conditions.

Winter weather storms, winter safety and winter preparedness will be presented by the National Weather Service.

If you are a weather watcher and would love to do more with your weather passion, then becoming a CoCoRaHS volunteer may be for you. CoCoRaHS, or the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network, is a network of volunteers working together to measure and record precipitation. By using a standardized rain gauge, participants take measurements on a daily bases and record the data into the CoCoRaHS website. This is a community project for anyone, from children to senior citizens, who have an enthusiasm for watching and reporting weather conditions. A CoCoRaHS training seminar will take place at the Winter Weather Partnership Summit. You will learn how to take precipitation measurements, which include rain total and snow depth. The presentation will last around 90 minutes. For more information on CoCoRaHS, visit www.cocorahs.org/

While attending the Winter Weather Partnership Summit, bring your weather radios for programming help and advice. National Weather Service representatives will be on hand to help you set up your radio.

Below is a working agenda, as some time frames are subject to change.
 

8:00am - 9:00am: Doors Open/ NWS will program weather radios
 

9:00am - 9:30am: Media Presentation
 

9:30 - 10:30am: Round Table Discussion with NWS, Emergency Management, INDOT, American Red Cross, and the local TV stations
 

10:30am – 10:45am: Break
 

10:45am – 11:15am: Winter Safety
 

11:15am – 11:25am: Break
 

11:25am – 1:00pm: CoCoRaHS training

Some door prizes will be giving out during the meeting. We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Winter Weather Partnership Summit.