2012 Severe Storms & Doppler Radar Conference
Don't miss the Interactive Doppler Radar and Warning Workshop!
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Click here for the latest 2012 Conference Agenda (pdf)
March 29 - March 31, 2012
Courtyard by Marriott
2405 SE Creekview Drive
Ankeny, IA 50021
(515) 422-5555
Reservations must be made by March 16th, 2012.
Click on the hotel link above or the hotel and travel section for more information regarding the hotel room block.
- 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.
- Mitch Randles, the Joplin, MO fire chief, will talk about his response to the tornado aftermath while anguishing over the destruction of his fire station and home.
- Several speakers will discuss the Joplin, MO 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.
Note: Dr. Frank Veer, Director of Emergency Medicine, Freeman Hospital, Joplin, had to cancel due to scheduling issues. Mitch Randles was found as his replacement.
