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

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

PROJECT REVIEW KCCI-TV INSTALLED 43 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 43 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

REALTIME RAINFALL AND BARON 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 Daryl! Too Much Data too watch at once! Have to relay information to NWS via radio. Daily notification of schools for outages. Then along came Daryl!

Now What? IOWA ENVIRONMENTAL MESONET PROJECT Live Feed of SchoolNet Data Value Added and retransmitted to web & NWS Des Moines. IOWA ENVIRONMENTAL MESONET PROJECT Live Feed of SchoolNet Data Value Added and retransmitted to web & NWS Des Moines.

BENEFITS! Automatic and Awips alert for 50 mph and higher gusts. Automatic trouble ticket generated and ed for offline stations. Archive and plotting. Automatic and Awips alert for 50 mph and higher gusts. Automatic trouble ticket generated and ed for offline stations. Archive and plotting.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE... IN RURAL AREAS OF EASTERN AUDUBON COUNTY. OTHER WARNING LOCATIONS INCLUDE AUDUBON AND BRAYTON. AT 1206 AM...A KCCI TV WEATHER STATION AT AUDUBON COMMUNITY SCHOOL REPORTED 42 MPH WINDS IN AUDUBON. POSITIVE RESULTS

REALTIME MESONET PLOT

REALTIME SCHOOLNET AND DOPPLER DATA

Where is It Raining?

Current SchoolNet Conditions ** This page will automatically refresh every minute.

“SURPRISE” PRE-DAWN DAMAGING WIND EVENT IN MARGINAL DYNAMICS DES MOINES WSR-88D RADAR OFFLINE MORNING TV METEOROLOGIST ON-AIR AND FOCUSED ON HEAVY RAIN THREAT. POOR SITUATIONAL AWARENSS AND INTERPRETATION OF REFLECTIVITY STRUCTURE. “SURPRISE” PRE-DAWN DAMAGING WIND EVENT IN MARGINAL DYNAMICS DES MOINES WSR-88D RADAR OFFLINE MORNING TV METEOROLOGIST ON-AIR AND FOCUSED ON HEAVY RAIN THREAT. POOR SITUATIONAL AWARENSS AND INTERPRETATION OF REFLECTIVITY STRUCTURE. 10 JULY 2002

Oops, Didn’t See This While Focused on the Radar.

IEM SAVES THE DAY! KCCI SNET OB: [06:54] 96 MPH GUST SGLI4 Glidden Ralston _ Glidden LATEST OB: [06:51] 65/64 70MPH from NNW P: 01.25" RR: 00.00"

IEM SAVES THE DAY! Alert ed to KCCI weather staff and sent to NWS AWIPS. Strong Worded Severe Weather Statements Issued! Broadcaster now aware of major damage-producing storm! Alert ed to KCCI weather staff and sent to NWS AWIPS. Strong Worded Severe Weather Statements Issued! Broadcaster now aware of major damage-producing storm!