An Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ faculty member and staffer, personnel from the National Weather Service, and a 13NewsNow meteorologist will participate in a panel discussion about Virginia's tornado hazards.
The Tornado Virtual Panel will be held at 12:30 p.m. March 16 in conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week. You can view the Zoom event at this link: . A statewide tornado drill will be also held at 9:45 a.m. that day.
The panel will provide perspectives on identifying and communicating tornado risks, information on the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ campus community's "Storm Ready" program and on becoming a trained storm "Spotter."
Featured panelists and topics are:
- Michael Allen, associate professor of geography, on Virginia's tornado risk.
- Rachael Peart, meteorologist for 13NewsNow, on tornado risk communication and media.
- Jared Hoernig, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ emergency manager, on Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's StormReady campus program.
Local National Weather Service meteorologists, who will introduce their SKYWARN Spotter Training.
Free and online, SKYWARN Spotter Training is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 16 and 10 a.m. March 18 (pre-register at )
For more information, contact Tom Allen at tallen@odu.edu.
