Day 1: Wednesday November 13 2024

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Conference Check-in

Coffee & Refreshments sold by the University at Albany Capital Region AMS Chapter

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM: Opening Remarks

Christina Speciale, NROW Chair, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Christopher Gitro, Meteorologist-in-Charge, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

8:35 AM - 8:45 AM: Student Map Discussion

Alex Kramer, Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York

Session A: Celebrating CSTAR (Collaborative Science, Technology, and Applied

Research) and the 25-Year Partnership Between the NWS and Academia

(8:45 AM - 10:40 AM)

8:45 AM - 8:55 AM: *25 Years of CSTAR - Operations and Research Collaborations*

*Saves Lives*

Jeff Waldstreicher

NOAA/NWS Scientific Services Division, Eastern Region Headquarters, Bohemia, NY

8:55 AM - 9:05 AM: *CSTAR at UAlbany: How Gene Auciello and Daniel Keyser*

*Conspired to Create this Collaborative UAlbany-NWS Research Program that is*

*Overseen by Professor Kristen Corbosiero*

Lance Bosart

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York

9:05 AM - 9:20 AM: *The UAlbany–NWS CSTAR Partnership 2014–2024: High-impact*

*Weather in Complex Terrain*

Kristen Corbosiero

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York

Day 1: Wednesday November 13 2024

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM: *Stony Brook CSTAR Efforts: From Ensemble Tools to*

*Stakeholder Communication*

Brian Colle

School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York

9:35 AM - 9:55 AM: *The UAlbany-NWS CSTAR Collaborative Partnership 2001-2024*

Thomas A. Wasula, Neil A. Stuart, and Michael S. Evans

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

STM Weather Cropseyville, New York

Perspective from Past CSTAR Graduate Students (9:55 AM - 10:30 AM)

In-Person (9:55 AM - 10:15 AM)

Alicia Wasula, Ph. D, CCM

STM Weather

COMET Student (Master’s 1998-2001,

Ph.D 2001-2005)

Daniel Thompson

NOAA/NWS/WFO Marquette, MI

CSTAR Student (2010–2012)

Matt Vaughan

16th Weather Squadron, U.S. Air Force

CSTAR Student (2013-2015)

Brian Filipiak

Department of Civil and Environmental

Engineering

University of Connecticut

CSTAR Student (2020-2022)

Virtual Attendees (10:15 AM - 10:30 AM)

Tomer Burg

NOAA/WPC/CIRES

CSTAR Student (2016-2019)

Heather Archambault

Citadel

CSTAR Student (2002–2005)

Dr. David Novak

NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center

CSTAR Student (2000-2002)

Q & A for Session A (10:30 AM - 10:40 AM)

All presenters plus Dr. Daniel Keyser (Department of Environmental and Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, State University of New York) and Warren Snyder

(Retired ALY SOO - virtual)

1: Wednesday November 13, 2024

☕10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: Break☕

Coffee and Refreshments sold by the UAlbany Capital Region AMS Chapter

Session B: NROW XXIV Keynote Presentation (10:55 AM - 11:45 AM)

Mic Runner: Christina Speciale

Introduction: Christopher Gitro

Meteorologist-in-Charge

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

*National Weather Service Transformation Update*

*Keynote Speaker: *Ken Harding

Chief Operating Officer

NOAA/NWS Headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland

Q & A for Keynote Speaker (11:35 AM - 11:45 AM)

Session C: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM: The National Weather Association (NWA)

Research to Operations Nexus (RON) at NROW

All In-Person NROW XXV Attendees Welcome to Participate Pre-Function Space Outside Shared Training Room 149/151

//Group 1: Academia & National Weather Service Partnership//

Subject Matter Experts: Dr. Lance Bosart1, Dr. Kristen Corbosiero1, Dr. Daniel

Keyser1, Gene Auciello

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York1

Retired NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York2

Note Taker: Thomas A. Wasula NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Group 2: Weather and Decision Making//

Subject Matter Experts: Jonathan Pease1, Peter Cichetti2, Melissa Nussbaum2,

Madison McGuire2

National Grid1, NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services2

Note Taker: Peter Speck, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Group 3: AI/Machine Learning//

Subject Matter Experts: Dr. Christopher Thorncroft

Atmospheric Sciences Research Center

University at Albany, State Univeristy of New York

Note Taker: Timothy Humphrey, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Group 4: Reaching Underserved & Vulnerable Communities//

Subject Matter Experts: Leticia Williams, Jarrod Loerzel

NOAA/NWS Office of Science, Technology, and Integration

Social, Behavioral, Economic Science

Note Taker: Abigayle Gant, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Session D: Winter Weather I (2:30 PM - 3:50 PM)

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: *The Evolution of Snow Squall Science and Forecasting*

Greg DeVoir

NOAA/NWS/WFO State College, Pennsylvania

Wednesday November 13, 2024

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: *Decades of Snow Squall Research Leads to Successful*

*Warnings at WFO Mount Holly*

Michael Lee and Cameron Wunderlin (Virtual) NOAA/NWS/WFO Mount Holly, New Jersey

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM: *Applications of Winter Mesoanalysis: Lessons Learned From*

*The February 16-17, 2024 Winter Storm*

Paul Fitzsimmons (Virtual)

NOAA/NWS/WFO Mount Holly, New Jersey

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM: *Evolving The Weather Prediction Center's Winter Weather Desk*

Tony Fracasso

NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center, College Park, Maryland

3:30 PM - 3:45PM: *Snow-to-Liquid Ratio Prediction Over the Northeast United*

*States Using Machine Learning*

Michael Pletcher (Virtual)

University of Utah

Q & A for Session D (3:45 PM - 3:50 PM)

☕3:50 PM - 4:05 PM: Break Session☕

Coffee and Refreshments sold by the UAlbany Capital Region AMS Chapter

Session E: Severe Weather, Heat, and Fire Weather (4:05 PM - 5:25 PM)

4:05 PM - 4:20 PM: *The 16 July 2024 Significant Severe and Tornadic Event across*

*New York and New England Part I: Synoptic and Mesoscale Overview*

Thomas A. Wasula

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

4:20 PM - 4:35 PM: *The 16 July 2024 Significant Severe and Tornadic Event across*

*New York and New England Part II: Radar Analysis, Warnings, and IDSS*

Thomas A. Wasula

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Day 1: Wednesday November 13 2024

4:35 PM - 4:50 PM: *A Probabilistic Look at Forecasting the June 2024 Northeast*

*Heat Wave*

Todd Foisy

NOAA/NWS/WFO Caribou, Maine

4:50 PM - 5:05 PM: *Fire Weather in New York and New England*

Robert Fovell

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York

5:05 PM - 5:20 PM: *New York State Mesonet-Based Fire Danger Rating System*

DJ McGuinnes

New York State Mesonet

Q & A for Session E (5:20 PM - 5:25 PM)

5:25 PM - 5:30 PM: Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Christina Speciale, NROW Chair

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Meeting Adjourned

Thursday November 14 2024

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM: Conference Check-in.

Coffee and Refreshments sold by the UAlbany Capital Region AMS Chapter

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM: Opening Remarks

Christina Speciale, NROW Chair, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Session F: Flooding & Improved Hydrologic Forecasting Tools/Services (8:35 AM 10:10 AM)

8:35 AM - 8:50 AM: *The Influence of Atmospheric Rivers on the Northeast United*

*States*

Evan Belkin

NOAA/NWS Northeast River Forecast Center

University at Albany, State University of New York

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM: *Factors Contributing to Catastrophic Flash Flooding in*

*Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom on 30 July 2024*

Peter Banacos

NOAA/NWS/WFO Burlington, Vermont

9:05 AM - 9:20 AM: *Heavy Precipitation Object Tracking and Forecast Tools*

Matthew Green

NOAA/NWS Weather Prediction Center & Cooperative Institute for Research in

Environmental Science

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM: *Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) & National Water Prediction*

*Service (NWPS): Training & Outreach*

Greg DeVoir

NOAA/NWS/WFO State College, Pennsylvania

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM: *How NWS Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) Performed During the April 2024 Ohio Valley Floods*

Alicia Miller (Virtual)

NOAA/NWS/WFO Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

9:50 AM - 10:05 AM: *A Summary National Precipitation Forecast Skill and the*

*National Forecast Informed Reservoir Operations Expansion Pathfinder Effort*

Jason Cordeira

Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes

University of California, San Diego

Q & A for Session F (10:05 AM - 10:10 AM)

☕10:10 AM - 10:25 AM: Break & Poster Session☕

Coffee and Refreshments sold by the UAlbany Capital Region AMS Chapter

Session G: Decision Support Services & Improving Communication/Messaging

(10:25 AM - 12:00 PM)

10:25 AM - 10:40 AM: *Impact-Based Decision Support Services by NWS*

*Baltimore/Washington Following the Collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in*

*Baltimore, Maryland*

Kevin Rodriguez (Virtual)

NOAA/NWS/WFO Sterling, Virginia

10:40 AM - 10:55 AM: *Improving Operational Decision-Making with Insights from*

*Weather Partners*

Peter Cichetti

New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

10:55 AM - 11:10 AM: *Clear Communication, Safer Communities: Refining Heat*

*Messaging in the Northeast*

Micki Olson and Bruce Pollock

College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity

University at Albany, State University of New York

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM: *Challenges Communicating Severe Weather Risk in Spanish*

Jase Bernhardt

Hofstra University

11:25 AM - 11:40 AM: *Snowed Under by Jargon: Erie County Residents' Views on*

*Cold Weather Terms*

Savannah Olivas

College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity

University at Albany, State University of New York

Day

11:40 AM - 11:55 AM: *Riding Through a Floodscape: Studying the Intersection of*

*Buses and Rainfall in Queens*

Nicholas Lucchetto Hofstra University

Q & A for Session G (11:55 AM - 12:00 PM)

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM: Lunch Break

See AreaRestaurantDocuments for Lunch Recommendations

Session I: New York Mesonet Applications I (1:15 PM - 2:50 PM)

1:15 PM - 1:30 PM: *Characterizing the Impacts of 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Using*

*New York State Mesonet Data*

June Wang

New York State Mesonet

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM: *Creating Convolutional Neural Networks to Monitor New York*

*State Mesonet Daytime Precipitation from Camera Images*

Brian Horan

Atmospheric Science Research Center

University at Albany, State University of New York

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM: *Surface Energy Balance Across the 18-site New York State*

*Mesonet Flux Network*

Anna Glodzik

Atmospheric Science Research Center

University at Albany, State University of New York

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: *A 200-year-old database for climate change study from archives of the New York Academy System, New York State’s (and the World’s) first mesonet, 1826-1872*

Anna Duhon and Anton Seimon Bard College

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM: *Exploring Autumnal Heatwaves in Buffalo, NY using NYS*

*Mesonet Data*

Hannah Attard

Daemen University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM: *Systematic evaluation of assimilating ground-based remote-sensing profiling observations of the New York State Mesonet for forecasting of convection initiation events in New York State*

Junkyung Kay

NSF NCAR/Earth Observing Laboratory

Q & A for Session I (2:45 PM - 2:50 PM)

☕2:50 PM - 3:05 PM: Break & Poster Session☕

Coffee and Refreshments sold by the UAlbany Capital Region AMS Chapter

Session J: Winter Weather II (3:05 PM - 4:40 PM)

3:05 PM - 3:20 PM: *Leaning Into Partnerships for Future Snow Squall Innovations*

Greg DeVoir

NOAA/NWS/WFO State College, Pennsylvania

3:20 PM - 3:35 PM: *Improving the Understanding of Risk Perception and Communication in the New York CIty Area Through Surveys, New Partnerships, and Workshops *Josef Moses

Stony Brook University

3:35 PM - 3:50 PM: *The 22-23 March 2024 Snow and Ice Storm across the NWS*

*Albany County Warning Area*

Lee Picard

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

3:50 PM - 4:05 PM: *National Grid – Planning Preparation, and Response to Icing*

*Events*

Jonathan Pease National Grid

4:05 PM - 4:20 PM: *Evaluating Tools for Diagnosis and Nowcasting Precipitation*

*Type and Freezing Rain: Results from the 3–4 February 2022 Winter Storm in the*

*Hudson Valley*

Justin Minder

University at Albany, State University of New York

Northeast Regional Operations Workshop (NROW) XXV

Conference Agenda

Day 2: Thursday November 14, 2024

4:20 PM - 4:35 PM: *Climatology of Precipitation Features within the Cyclone*

*Comma Head and Some Comparisons with WRF*

Phillip Yeh

Stony Brook University

Q & A for Session J (4:35 PM - 4:40 PM)

4:40 PM - 4:45 PM: Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Christina Speciale, NROW Chair

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM: Conference Check-in (Report to ETEC Basement Room B010)

7:45 AM - 7:50 AM: Opening Remarks

Christina Speciale, NROW Chair, NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Session K: NYS Mesonet Applications II (7:50 AM - 9:10 PM)

7:50 AM - 8:05 AM: *Evaluation of WRF precipitation simulations for Storm Ida Over*

*NYC Using NY/NJ Mesonet*

Jorge Bravo

Stevens Institute of Technology

8:05 AM - 8:20 AM: *Improving the Quality of the NYS Mesonet Microwave*

*Radiometer Data with a Novel Bias Correction Scheme*

Chau-Lam (Chris) Yu

New York State Mesonet

8:20 AM - 8:35 AM: *The Southern Ontario Lidar (SOLID) Mesonet: Impacts on*

*Aviation and Severe Weather Nowcasting*

Zen Mariani (Virtual)

Environment and Climate Change Canada

8:35 AM - 8:50 AM: *Combining Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors with the New York*

*State Mesonet for Fine-Scale Monitoring in New York City*

Ellie Hojeily

Atmospheric Science Research Center

University at Albany, State University of New York

8:50 AM - 9:05 AM: *Improving Mesoscale Model Forecasts for Daily Weather*

*Analysis in New York City*

Madhusmita Swain

University at Albany, State University of New York

Q & A for Session K (9:05 AM - 9:10 AM)

☕9:10 AM - 9:20 AM: Break ☕

Session L: Artificial Intelligence and Social Science (9:20 AM - 10:25 AM)

9:20 AM - 9:35 AM:*Innovative Geospatial Tools and Technologies To Empower*

*NWS Service Equity Success*

Jarrod Loerzel

NOAA/NWS Office of Science, Technology, and Integration

Social, Behavioral, Economic Science

9:35 AM - 9:50 AM:*Language Program in the NWS: How It Started and Where It Is*

*Going*

Krizia Negron (Virtual)

NOAA/NWS Office of Science, Technology, and Integration

Social, Behavioral, Economic Science

9:50 AM - 10:05 AM: *Weather in More Languages: The NWS Translation Project at*

*WFO New York, NY*

Faye Morrone

NOAA/NWS/WFO New York, New York

10:05 AM - 10:20 AM: *The Potential to Improve Efficiency in Operational*

*Meteorology With Generative AI*

David Radell

NOAA/NWS/WFO New York, New York

Q & A for Session L (10:20 AM - 10:25 AM)

☕10:25 AM - 10:35 AM: Break Session☕

Session M: Severe/Tropical Weather & Hydrology (10:35 AM - 11:55 AM)

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM: *Understanding Frequent Lightning Environments over the*

*NWS Albany, NY County Warning Area*

Amari Woods and John Farash

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM: *Multiple Tropical Cyclone-Baroclinic Trough Interactions over the North Atlantic Ocean during September 2023*

Lance Bosart

Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences

University at Albany, State University of New York

11:05 AM - 11:20 AM: *An Evaluation of Precipitation Estimates Associated with Ida*

*in the Northern Mid-Atlantic for a Forensic Case*

Michael Evans STM Weather

11:20 AM - 11:35 AM: The Destructive Flooding Events of August 18-19th, 2024

Matthew Wunsch

NOAA/NWS/WFO New York, New York

11:35 AM - 11:50 AM: *Model Review of the Historic Flash Flood Events of August*

*18-19, 2024*

David Stark

NOAA/NWS/WFO New York, New York

Q & A for Session M (11:50 AM - 11:55 AM)

11:55 AM - 12:00 PM: Closing Remarks/Adjourn

Christina Speciale, NROW Chair

NOAA/NWS/WFO Albany, New York

Meeting Adjourned

NROW XXVI - November 2025