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MIC Corner
Andy
Patrick
Meteorologist-in-Charge |
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So far, so good as far as this hurricane season is concerned. July
was a very quiet month with just Tropical Storm Chantal as the only
named storm. Chantal remained well off the U.S. east coast and
quickly became extratropical. We still have at least a few of more
months to go for this hurricane season, which is still forecast to
be an active one. Please be sure to check out our Web site for the
latest tropical weather information.
We at the National Weather Service in Lake Charles are always
looking at new technologies to provide the best possible service to
you. One of the new initiatives being started is the use of Instant
Messaging. With Instant Messaging, we can maintain close contact
with our TV media partners during hazardous weather events. For
example, National Weather Service forecasters and TV meteorologists
can discuss strong or severe thunderstorms that will affect your
area. We can also quickly exchange information on any damage that a
storm may produce. This is one of the many examples where Instant
Messaging can provide more information to a wider audience. |
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WCM Minutes
Roger
Erickson
Warning Coordination Meteorologist |
SOO Notes
Felix
Navejar
Science & Operations Officer |
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The peak of hurricane season is fast approaching! Your NWS
office in Lake Charles provides 24 hour coverage of the
tropics. We participate in a variety of conference calls
with various agencies, including the Texas Department of
Emergency Management (DEM), Southwest Louisiana Hurricane
Task Force, and the Louisiana Shelter Task Force. During
Hurricane Rita in September 2005, we participated in over
100 conference calls.
Besides hurricane season, it’s also back to school time.
Students in 4th grade or higher are welcome to
visit NWS Lake Charles for an office tour! You can see some
of our past visitors on our web site's
Recent Tours page. If you
can’t make it to our office, we can come to your school. We
bring a weather balloon and tornado simulator as part of the
educational experience. If you’re interested in this
opportunity, contact me
via email or by
phone at 337-477-5285.
Finally, our NOAA Weather Radio program continues to
expand. Non-weather emergencies such as 911 phone outages,
missing children, and shelter-in-place information can be
sent to your NOAA Weather Radio 24 hours a day. If you are
in the emergency management business and would like to know
how you can access the EAS system, contact me via email at
Roger.Erickson@noaa.gov or by phone at 337-477-5285. |
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NWS Lake Charles spent 6 weeks in June and
July hosting a college student from Puerto Rico, Billy
Rivera, through the National Weather Service summer
internship program. Billy and myself investigated the June
4, 2007 severe weather event, in which damaging winds and
large hail struck south Lake Charles. This historic event
was then produced into a research paper.
Three NWS Lake Charles staff members traveled
to Shreveport in early August for the Severe Weather and
Hurricane workshop, sponsored by NWS Shreveport. All
three attendees from NWS Lake Charles gave presentations on
topics including the June 4th hailstorm, a
Hurricane Rita velocity radar study, and tropical cyclone
satellite movie archives.
Staff training compiled by the SOO for this
summer included new radar operations, the new AWIPS software
build, NHC Model Guidance training, and new severe weather
warning software changes. |
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