Several rounds of severe thunderstorms are ongoing and expected from the central and southern High Plains to the Southeast U.S. through Sunday. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes will be possible. Thunderstorms may also bring areas of excessive rainfall which could bring flooding to parts of the aforementioned areas through Sunday. Read More >
Time | Topic and Speaker |
10:00 - 11:30 AM |
NWS Amarillo Skywarn Spotter Training Joseph Guerrero, National Weather Service, General Forecaster |
12:10 - 12:50 PM |
Chief Meteorologist Panel Discussion Jose Garcia, NWS Amarillo, Meteorologist-in-Charge Dave Oliver, KFDA/News Channel 10, Chief Meteorologist John Harris, KAMR/NBC Local 4, Chief Meteorologist Steve Kersh, KVII/ABC 7, Chief Meteorologist |
1:00 - 1:50 PM |
Keynote Speaker - Garland, TX EF-4 Tornado Dec 2015 Molly Gilmore Rivas, Texas Department of Emergency Management, Region 1 Section Administrator |
2:00 - 2:30 PM |
Severe Weather Safety Doug Weber, NWS Amarillo Senior Meteorologist |
3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Personal & Family Preparedness Chip Orton, Amarillo Office of Emergency Management, Director of Emergency Management |
3:45 - 4:10 PM |
The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, & Snow Network Nolan Doesken, CoCoRaHS Founder, Colorado State University, Senior Research Associate and State Climatologist |