Partnerships, A NWS Perspective

1. Partnerships, A NWS Perspective Michael Emlaw Meteorologist in Charge Charleston, SC

2. Overview • Outreach/Planning • Data Collection • Prior to and During an Event • Post Event • Future Possibilities

3. Outreach/Planning • Emergency Management Community • StormReady • Hurricane Task Force • Hurricane Awareness Tour • Media Outlets • NOAA Weather Radio Promotion • Hurricane Awareness Tour • Sea Grant • Rip Current Awareness • College of Charleston • Storm Surge Visualization Project

4. Data Collection • Pilot Boats • Provide NWS with sea height, and wind speed and direction • Host downtown Charleston NWS observation • Emergency Managemet, Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue • Provide NWS with rip currents information • State Parks/Life Guards • Host Edisto Beach, SC NWS observation • Provide NWS with rip current information

5. Data Collection…cont • Naval Weapons Station • Supplemental weather station on Lake Moultrie and others weather stations on the web • Host NWS supplemental observation • Santee Cooper • Host Pineville, SC NWS observation • Working on a new NWS site on property near Lake Moultrie • Department of Transportation • Provide NWS with wind speed and gusts on top of bridges. • Interstate Web cameras

6. Data Collection…cont • Media • Supplemental weather stations available on the web • Web cameras • Ports Authority • Provide wind speed and gusts on the top of cranes • Ferry Boats/Water Taxi • Provide wind and wave information upon request • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources • Climate Reference Observation Station near McClellanville, SC

7. Data Collection…cont • University of South Carolina and University of North Carolina –Wilmington • Development and maintenance of Carolinas Coast Web page • US Department of Agriculture • Host Ravenel, SC NWS observation

8. Prior to and During an Event • State Emergency Management Community • Lead state conference calls • Relay evacuation information to NWS • Tropical Storm template/graphics (“Best product NWS provides” from GA regional EM)

9. Prior to and During an Event…cont • County Emergency Management Community (including law enforcement, fire, and rescue) • State conference calls • Participate in NWS office led conference calls • Relay public perception of the threat to the NWS • Relay evacuation information to NWS • Tropical Storm template/graphics • Relay critical information to the NWS

10. Prior to and During an Event…cont • Media • Allow NWS to have direct contact with viewers via interviews • Participate in NWS office led conference calls • Relay critical information to NWS, including live shots • State Parks/Life Guards • Onset, magnitude, and duration of coastal flooding • Amateur Radio/SKYWARN • Relay critical information to NWS

11. Post Event • Emergency Management Community • Assist NWS in • Post event damage surveys and assessments • Feedback on the service provided • Media • Assist NWS by • Providing images of damage • Feedback on the service provided

12. Possible Future Partnerships • Additional StormReady Communities and StormReady Supporters • IMET support for post-storm activities • Chat rooms/interactive web meetings prior to and during an event.

13. The End!