Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flood Threat for the Southern Plains Today; Severe Thunderstorms from the Northeast to the Ohio Valley

Heavy rains are leading to an elevated concern for flash flooding across parts of Oklahoma and Texas today, and this heavy rainfall will spread slowly east over the weekend. Severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds and a few tornadoes across parts of the Northeast and Ohio Valley this afternoon and evening. Significant river flooding continues across the Carolinas. Read More >

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Why become a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador?

In order to truly build communities that are prepared for hazardous weather events, it takes the effort of the entire community. That is why your National Weather Service (NWS) is looking for Ambassadors within organizations to promote awareness of and preparedness for hazardous weather within your sphere of influence. We want to formally acknowledge the efforts of those that are helping to build a Weather-Ready Nation. Together, we can build communities that are resilient to all types of weather hazards.

Who Can Become a WRN Ambassador?

Any organization across all levels of government

Businesses large and small

TV, Radio, and Print media

Non-profit and non-governmental organizations

Churches

Home Owner Associations

Academia

Anyone who shares critical weather information

Benefits of Becoming an Ambassador:

Use your local NWS office in Goodland, Kansas as a resource to enhance weather safety plans. Periodic emails to WRN Ambassadors will provide information such as links to newly posted outreach material on relevant hazards, as well as updates on experimental or newly operational NOAA/NWS products, services, or data.
Introduction to a complete array of NOAA/NWS products and services
Permission to use the WRN logo allows organizations to identify themselves as steadfast partners in this initiative
Ambassadors are part of a unified effort to increase consistency in messaging
Work on collaborative projects to better protect our partners and the general public from extreme weather


Tim Lynch working with the Prairie Museum of Art and History, presenting information on flooding at Water Ways Grand Opening	Dave Floyd working with Thomas County Emergency Management and Jay Prater, KAKE News, to program NOAA weather radios	Ryan Husted working with Norton County Emergency Management and Prairie Dog State Park on a lightning plan	Jesse Lundquist working with the Kansas Travel Information Center in Goodland, KS to inform passing travelers of severe weather dangers	Ryan Husted working with the High Plains Museum in Goodland, KS to educate the public on the new GOES-R series of satellites

How to become an Ambassador:

For more information on how to become a Weather Ready Nation Ambassador, please contact the NWS Goodland Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Ryan Husted, email Ryan.Husted@noaa.gov...or NWS Goodland meteorologists by email at nws.goodland@noaa.gov or phone, 785-899-7119.

To learn more about this national initiative, visit the Weather-Ready Nation website: www.weather.gov/wrn

To join us in this exciting program, click here.

Here are our Tri-State Region Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors as of July 26th, 2018:

Burlington Conservation District
Decatur County (KS) Emergency Management
Kansas Department of Agriculture
McCook Community College (NE)
Red Willow County (NE)
Greeley County (KS) Emergency Management
Wichita County (KS) Emergency Services
Heartland Christian School
Rawlins County (KS)
Sheridan County Emergency Management (KS)
Kit Carson County Emergency Management (CO)
Graham County Emergency Services
Colby Community College
Brewster USD 274 (KS)
USD 274 Oakley Public Schools (KS)
Burlington RE-6J School District
Gove County (KS) Emergency Management
Logan County (KS) Emergency Management
Cheyenne County Hospital
Prairie Dog State Park
Sherman County 911 Communications
Norton County (KS) Emergency Management
High Plains Radio
Hometown Family Radio - KIOD/KSWN/KZMC
Dundy County Emergency Management
Goodland Housing Authority
Mountain West Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
Kansas Travel Information Center - Goodland, KS
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
KADL Radio
Colorado Department of Transportation
Great Plains Interagency Dispatch Center
High Plains Regional Climate Center
Nebraska Department of Roads
High Plains Museum - Goodland, KS
Prairie Museum of Art and History - Colby, KS
Kansas Division of Emergency Management
High Plains Chapter of the AMS/NWA
Yuma County (CO) Office of Emergency Management
Thomas County (KS) Emergency Management
Cheyenne County (KS) Emergency Management
Rocking M Media, LLC
Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
Nebraska Emergency Management Agency

Click here for a complete listing of Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors

Media use of NWS Web News Stories is encouraged!
Please acknowledge the NWS as the source of any news information accessed from this site.

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