1. NWS-Media Relationship Jonathan Conder WANE TV Chief Meteorologist

2. NWS-Media Relationship My goal as a broadcast meteorologist: Provide the most accurate and precise forecast and the most immediate and detailed severe weather coverage

3. NWS-Media Relationship My needs: Severe Convection verses Winter Storms

4. Winter Storms Forecast Discussions: Request that the NWS is very vocal about bias, trends and specific model of choice. Climate Data: Numerous and up to date snow reports by 4pm and 10pm

5. Severe Convection Extended: Next 5 Days Short Term: Day of event Real Time: Happening Post Event: Storm Assessment

6. Severe Convection Extended: Next 5 Days In forecast discussions, help identify convective risk as soon as apparent.

7. Severe Convection Short Term: Day of event In hazardous outlook, break down the specifics of storm risk and storm mode: Single verses Multi-cell Single verses Multi-cell Size of hail Size of hail Strength of wind Strength of wind Timing of event Timing of event

8. Severe Convection Real Time: Happening In NWS Chat, provide as much lead time as possible and share reasoning: About to issue warning About to issue warning Why not issue warning Why not issue warning Be specific about radar signatures Be specific about radar signatures

9. Severe Convection Post Event: Storm Assessment Can media be directly involved? This is very helpful to the broadcast meteorologist to correlate radar signature to damage

10. Media-NWS Relationship What I do Storm Chasing Storm Safety

11. Questions? jonathan.conder@wane.com