NOWCASTING:

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NOWCASTING Separating Yourself from the Rest
John Gordon MIC NWS Louisville Air Force
Reserve Hurricane Hunters
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Play Lombardi Football

• Never play prevent defense!

If you believe in yourself and have the courage,
the determination, the dedication, the
competitive drive and if you are willing to
sacrifice the little things in life and pay the
price for the things that are worthwhile, it can
be done." "If you'll not settle for anything
less than your best, you will be amazed at what
you can accomplish in your lives.
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INNOVATE

• I have always been driven to buck the system, to
  innovate, to take things beyond where they've
  been. Sam Walton, Wal-Mart founder
• Don't try to innovate for the future.  Innovate
  for the present.Peter F. Drucker, educator,
  management consultant, prolific author

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People Doubted them!

• Chester Carlson
• The world potential market for copy machines is
  5000 at most (IBM 1959)
• Inventor of copy machine (Haloid Co later Xerox)
• Fred Smith
• The concept is interesting and well formed, but
  in order to earn better than a C, the idea must
  be feasible (Yale professor)
• Founder of Federal Express (Fed Ex)

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CLIMATE CHANGES

• Collaborative effort with Dr. John Christy, AL
  State Climatologist Forecaster Jason Elliott
• HSV Records now date back to 1907, instead of
  1958
• New climate point at MSL
• Huntsville all-time record high111, it was
  104 (Set 7/29/30)
• Over 60 of climate records changed

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Proactive Temperature Forecasting

• March 2003, Ft Payne and Lake Guntersville had a
  29 degree minimum temperature difference.
• 2 forecasters working on 10 year minimum
  temperature climatology study
• to improve temperature forecasts

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Cooperative Observer Program (NERON)

• Added three new COOP sites Anderson, Owens
  Crossroads, and Collinsville.

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http//www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/pdf/storm.pdf
Storm Shelter Brochure
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Proactive in Aviation

• Over 140 from general aviation, commercial
  aviation, and people just interested in aviation
  attended the workshop.
• Next one Aug 12, 2006 in LOU

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Tornado Machine
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Tornado Database
http//www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/tornadodatabase
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This Day in Weather History
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Historical Weather Posters
http//www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/outreach/
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Road Department Initiative

• When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for
  everyone telling you you're nuts. Larry Ellison,
  CEO Oracle

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Weather Pictures/Photo Album
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Interview Local Weather legends
http//www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/hdbagley/
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LMK SUMMER STEP Student Volunteer

• Weather Preparedness Brochure
• New Heat ppt
• New Cold ppt
• Upcoming
• - 4/3/74 ppt
• - 1937/1997 Flood ppt
• - Bullitt F4 96 tornado poster

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Student Volunteer Projects

• North Alabama Mesonet
• Graphical LSR
• Webpage updating
• Wx Fact of the Day
• HD Bagley

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1974 Outbreak Ceremony (30 yr)
http//www.srh.noaa.gov/hun/April1974/april74outbr
eak.html
Damage to Sterling Cadillac at the corner of
Drake Ave and Parkway
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Play your best during Big Events (IVAN)

• Ramped-up Operations
• Issued AFD and HWO every 3 hours
• Issued Rainfall totals every 6 hours
• ASA issued LSRs on the swing shift
• 24-hr ET support in office

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Work Hard to live your dreams
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Cat 5 KATRINA IVAN
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Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
John.Gordon_at_noaa.gov weather.gov/louisville