Schedule of Events
Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium
Saturday, October 7, 2000
Note special events listed below!
8:00-8:30 AM Opening of exhibits and auditorium
8:30 AM Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45-9:00 AM Storm Spotting, Lincoln Amateur Radio Club, Doug Ahlberg, Lancaster County Emergency Management
9:00-9:30 AM “Bringing Severe Weather Forecasts All Year Long to the Central Plains” Jeff Morrow, The Weather Channel
9:30-10:15 AM "The Challenges of Forecasting Winter Weather in the Central Plains”  Cathy Zapotocny, National Weather Service
10:15-10:30 AM BREAK
10:30-11:30 AM “The Striking Facts and Fallacies about Lightning”
Dr. Mary Ann Cooper, University of Illinois
11:30-11:59 AM  "The Role of the Warning Coordination Meteorologist”
Brian Smith, National Weather Service
12:00-1:00 PM LUNCH -- Exhibits remain Open
1:00-2:30 PM “Forecasting and Storm Chasing in Fact and Fantasy”
Dr. Chuck Doswell, National Severe Storms Laboratory
2:30-3:30 PM “Severe Storms and the Damage They Do”
Tim Marshall, Haag Engineering Co.
3:30-4:00 PM “Bringing Severe Weather Forecasts All Year Long to the Central Plains” Jeff Morrow, The Weather Channel
4:00-5:00 PM Tornado Videos
5:00 PM End of Symposium, Exhibits close
SPECIAL EVENTS:
9:30-10:30AM  Meet and get your photo taken with Jeff Morrow of The Weather Channel

10:15 -10:30 AM  Launching of a Weather Balloon and tracking of it from the exhibit area.  

11AM - 2 PM  Meet your local broadcast Meteorologists: 
Brad Anderson, Kevin Coskren, Mark Lee, Ken Siemek, 
and Dean Wysocki in the Exhibit area.

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