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A joint session of the
High Plains Chapters of the
American Meteorological Society
and National Weather Association
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Conference Information
The High Plains Chapter of the AMS and NWA held its Fifth Annual High Plains Conference in North Platte Nebraska at the Holiday Inn Express.
Attendees varied
greatly, with the following groups represented:
NWS Hastings NE
NWS Goodland KS
NWS Dodge City KS
NWS North Platte NE
NWS Omaha NE
NWS Rapid City SD
NWS Cheyenne WY
NWS Topeka KS
15th Operational Air Force Weather Squadron
Cooperative Program for Operational Meteorology, Education and Training (COMET),
UCAR
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Penn State University
University of Wisconsin-Madison
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
KSNW
TV - NBC Wichita KS
NTV - ABC Kearney NE
KNOP TV - NBC North Platte NE
Invited presentations were given by Dr. Paul Markowski of Penn State University, Suzanne Wetzel Seemann from the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMMS), University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Andy Detwiler Professor of Meteorology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.
The theme of the event was, “The Challenges of Weather Forecasting on the High Plains” with a total of 23 presentations spread out over 2 full days. Presentations varied from winter weather forecasting, computer modeling, military/private/government weather services, and severe convective weather.
A student paper competition was also held during the conference with Daniel Zumpfe, student at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln winning a $400 scholarship from the High Plains AMS/NWA.
Post-prints from the conference will be reposted at a later date.