Central Iowa National Weather Association

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The Central Iowa Chapter of the National Weather Association's goal is to improve the weather knowledge of the general public. The chapter works on projects with the goal of benefiting the local community. We also provide grants for various weather-related projects. For more information about our chapter, please browse the rest of our website.

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*** Abstract submission deadline February 25, 2012 ***
Send abstracts to Dr. William Gallus at wgallus@iastate.edu
Please indicate if you would prefer an oral or poster presentation

March 29 - March 31, 2012
Courtyard by Marriott
Ankeny, IA

*** Conference update!!! (11/09/2011) ***

Tim Marshall will be giving the banquet talk on the challenges of distinguishing EF4 and EF5 tornadoes, and comparing the destruction between the Apr 27 and Joplin tornadoes.
Dr. Frank Veer, Director of Emergency Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Joplin, will talk about the nightmarish aftermath of the tornado, when he performed 1,500 trauma surgeries in 24 hours. Dr. Veer's story has captivated crowds of thousands at several national medical conferences, and this will be his first talk to the meteorological community.
Several other speakers will discuss the Joplin event including Jeff Piotrowski on his chase into the city and rescue efforts immediately afterwards, and Bill Davis (NWS-SGF) on what it was like to have a worst case scenario unfold.
Several speakers will discuss the Apr 27 Super Outbreak including James Spann (ABC33/40) and Gary Dobbs (WAAY-TV) from Birmingham and Huntsville, AL.
Greg Carbin (SPC) will compare synoptic environments between the major tornado disasters of 2011.
Other talks will focus on Missouri river flooding, the St. Louis tornado, Iowa's July derecho, and dual-Pol radar.
Additional speakers will be announced in the future.

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