American Meteorological Society / National Weather Association
Welcome to the professional meteorology headquarters of the U.S High
Plains! We are a local chapter sponsored jointly by the AMS and NWA. Our coverage area spans western
Oklahoma to western/central Kansas and Nebraska. If
you are a resident of this area, or just have an interest in
its wild weather, you've come to the right cyberplace!
Our last
chapter meeting was held virtually on January 8. Our speaker was
Greg Carbin of the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK. Greg
remotely presented his "Meteorological Memories of 2013". Meeting
minutes are available. The next meeting is
tentatively planned for March.
Visit the Facebook
page of the High Plains AMS/NWA chapter!
16th Annual High
Plains
Conference
We are pleased to
announce that the 16th Annual High
Plains Conference will be held August
6-7, 2014 on the
campus of Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska. Abstracts are
now being accepted with an deadline of July
4, 2014. Oral and
poster presentations are solicited on all topics related to weather
that affects the Central and High Plains regions of the U.S. In
addition, presentations on decision support services, weather-related
sociology, and the use of geographic information systems and social
media are also welcomed. See the Call for Papers announcement for
more details.
The High
Plains Chapter of the AMS/NWA is pleased to announce that the 2012 Jim Johnson Scholarship
has been awarded to Connor Dennhardt.
Connor just graduated from Grand Island Northwest High School and will
attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (U.N.L.) beginning this
fall. He will major in meteorology and hopes to gain employment
as an operational forecaster upon graduation from U.N.L. The Jim
Johnson Scholarship Selection Committee received several strong
candidates this year, but the committee found Connor's essay to be most
impressive and inspiring. Through his essay, Connor demonstrated
a deep-rooted passion for weather which could be traced to his early
childhood. In addition, his essay also proved Connor possesses a
great deal of vision both for his future career, and the science of
meteorology. Connor stopped by WFO-Hastings for a visit and
during that time many of us in the office had the chance to meet this
outstanding young man. We wish Connor the best of luck as he
embarks on his journey to becoming a meteorologist.
Scott Bryant (left) presents Connor Dennhardt with the 2012 Jim
Johnson Scholarship
This scholarship was
established to honor Jim Johnson, retired
Lead Forecaster at NWS Dodge City, for his contributions to the
founding of the High Plains AMS/NWA chapter and 1st Annual Conference
in Dodge City in 1996. Prior recipients of the Jim
Johnson Scholarship:
2011 - Nicholas Humrich - O'Neill, NE
2010 - Brandi Davis - North Platte, NE
2009 - Jennifer
Uhrich - North Platte, NE 2008 - Jordan
Carroll - Atwood, KS 2007 - William L.
Friesen
If you have any questions,
feel free to contact Scholarship Chairperson Scott Bryant (NWS Hastings).
Chapter Officers
The
officers for 2014 are:
President - Bill Taylor (North Platte)
Vice-President - Jeremy Wesely (Hastings)
Treasurer - Scott Bryant (Hastings)
Secretary - Tim Burke
(Dodge City)
See
our officers
page for contact info and "mug shots."
Past Meetings
Click here
to go to the past meetings webpage, which includes regular meeting
minutes and
past High Plains Conference information.
Please
inquire into our related links page!