1. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Fall 2013 Ohio State Emergency Management Agency Directors Conference Photo: Courtesy Andy Hatzos, Meteorologist, NWS Wilmington, OH Mary Jo Parker, WCM Wilmington OH Gary Garnet, WCM Cleveland, OH Fred McMullen, WCM Pittsburgh, PA Faith Borden, WCM Charleston, WV Michael Lewis, WCM North Webster, IN

2. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH NWS Forecast Areas

3. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Discussion Topics… Audience Topics for Panel Discussion?Audience Topics for Panel Discussion? –what do you want to know? Name 1 improvement you would like to see from your NWSName 1 improvement you would like to see from your NWS Decision Support ServicesDecision Support Services

4. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Weather Support

5. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Discussion Topics… Who is the go to county agency for weather/Hazmat incidents?Who is the go to county agency for weather/Hazmat incidents? – County EM, Fire, Police, other? Would you look for assistance from NWS?Would you look for assistance from NWS? –What would you need?

6. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Hysplit Output

7. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Discussion Topics… Hazmat incident – Do you have a way to run Cameo/Aloha? Hazmat incident – Do you have a way to run Cameo/Aloha? –where do you get information for initial conditions? –where do you get information for initial conditions? – Do you have canned EAS messages ready to go?

8. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Discussion Topics… Can we work with you on training activities/scenarios? Can we work with you on training activities/scenarios? –what types ? –make sure we understand each of our strengths before an incident

9. National Weather Service Wilmington, OH Discussion Topics… Weather information for verificationWeather information for verification NWSChatNWSChat Interactive NWS (iNWS)Interactive NWS (iNWS) –Inws.wrh.noaa.gov –Julie Dian-Reed, SH, WFO Wilmington OH

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