The IEM-KCCI-NWS Partnership: Working Together to Save Lives and Increase Weather Data Distribution

PROJECT REVIEW KCCI-TV INSTALLED 44 SCHOOLNET WEATHER STATIONS BEGINNING DECEMBER OF 2000 TO PRESENT EACH STATION REPORTS CONTINOUSLY VIA THE INTERNET. GENERATING MORE THAN 500,000 INTERNET PAGE VIEWS EACH MONTH INCREASED KCCI-TV IDENTITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. INCREASED RATINGS DOMINANCE KCCI-TV INSTALLED 44 SCHOOLNET WEATHER STATIONS BEGINNING DECEMBER OF 2000 TO PRESENT EACH STATION REPORTS CONTINOUSLY VIA THE INTERNET. GENERATING MORE THAN 500,000 INTERNET PAGE VIEWS EACH MONTH INCREASED KCCI-TV IDENTITY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES. INCREASED RATINGS DOMINANCE

ON-AIR AWARDS

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

EXPLAINING THE SENSORS

MEDIA COVERAGE

BARON DISPLAY

TV DISPLAY

REALTIME RAINFALL AND RADAR HYDRO

Now What? Too Much Data too watch at once! Have to relay information to NWS via radio. Daily notification of schools for outages. Then along came IEM! Too Much Data too watch at once! Have to relay information to NWS via radio. Daily notification of schools for outages. Then along came IEM!

Iowa Environmental Mesonet Gather, collect, compare, disseminate and archive Iowa data. Currently gathering data from 9 networks, including KCCI’s Archive holds over 250 million observations made in the state. Gather, collect, compare, disseminate and archive Iowa data. Currently gathering data from 9 networks, including KCCI’s Archive holds over 250 million observations made in the state.

Value added data Real Time data processing Monitor for 50+ MPH gusts and measurable rainfall Implement a 1 minute wind averaging scheme Calculate rainfall accumulations Real Time data processing Monitor for 50+ MPH gusts and measurable rainfall Implement a 1 minute wind averaging scheme Calculate rainfall accumulations

IEM Data Services Archive EVERY observation Convert ASCII data feed into METAR and other formats Build unique web applications Quality Control Archive EVERY observation Convert ASCII data feed into METAR and other formats Build unique web applications Quality Control

IEM Tracker Automated meta-data tracking system for IEM networks alerts when sites go offline Has stored over 4,000 pieces of IEM meta-data. Automated meta-data tracking system for IEM networks alerts when sites go offline Has stored over 4,000 pieces of IEM meta-data.

Where’s it raining? Combine real- time 15 minute rainfall totals with current NEXRAD imagery GIS based!!! Combine real- time 15 minute rainfall totals with current NEXRAD imagery GIS based!!!

IEMNWS KCCI - TV Improved NWS Data, Service and Education

Benefits of Sharing Weather Warnings Weather Forecasts Climate database Hydrological Forecasts Education & Research

Operational Data & Applications Precipitation 44 new real time rainfall obs That’s a 70% increase for DMX! IEM rainfall tables Flash Flood Prediction GIS Precipitation briefing tool

Hourly SHEF Messages

Operational Data & Applications Precipitation Wind 44 new data points Supplements existing network Near Storm Environment Enhanced boundary detection Observation & Model comparisons

Operational Data & Applications Precipitation Wind Temperature & Dew Point 44 new data points Supplements existing network Near Storm Environment Enhanced boundary detection Observation & Model comparisons

Communication IEM - AWIPS Alerts Observations - LDAD - D2D Media Radio - secondary source

AWIPS Alerts within seconds

Severe Weather Detection and Verification Verify severe winds Detection of small scale events (i.e. heat bursts) Mesoscale analysis

Observations of Wind Gusts > 58 mph

Observations of Wind Gusts of mph

Education & Preparedness KCCI TV support of severe weather awareness programs Promoted NOAA Weather Radio expansion Donated tower space - addition of 4 counties to EAS

IEM Research and Climatology GIS Weather hazard climatology GIS Basin rainfall climatology Assess use of sub-hourly observations

Credit is due to: Shane Searcy Information Technology Officer - NWS Des Moines Peter Corrigan Senior Hydrologist - NWS Des Moines Larry Ellis HAS - North Central River Forecast Center - NWS Julie Meyer Hydrologist - Missouri Basin River Forecast Center - NWS Central Iowa Chapter of NWA - funding support of Media radio network