VLab Forum Members,
Just a reminder that the November VLab Forum will occur today at 3 PM (Eastern Time) and feature a presentation by Dennis Cavanaugh titled "A High-Resolution Communication Analysis of the Integrated Warning Team During the 26 December 2015 Garland/Rowlett, TX Tornado." We hope you can attend. For more information on the talk, please see the details provided below.
If you want to participate in the forum remotely, please register for the webinar. Alternately, you can join us in SSMC-2, Room 10246.
Talk Abstract:
This talk demonstrates the complexities of communicating information during a violent tornado that occurred just east of Dallas in the communities of Garland and Rowlett on December 26th, 2015. Over 3,000 instances of communication between the National Weather Service, Emergency Manager, Broadcast Media, and General Public communities were documented. These communications were analyzed in the context of a social network analysis, and graphs and metrics were generated to help better understand the dynamics of communicating high impact weather information. The results of the analysis identify important communicators responsible for carrying a message of hazardous weather to the public, and help to identify strengths and vulnerabilities of the hazardous weather communications network.
Talk Focus and R2O State:
- Talk describe capabilities/functionality useful in NWS weather forecast office operations
- Innovation Transition (NWS field office work with clear R2O potential)
Agenda:
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Read-ahead Slides:
The read-ahead slides for the talk have been posted at the following URL:
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