December | Issue 11 - 10

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President's Message

Eleven months ago I made a confession at the start of my term as your NWA President: I’m a nerd. I also invited you to join me on a year-long journey of “Continual Growth & Development” where we embraced the phrase that:

“You’re either green and growing or ripe and rotting.”

It’s the principle that when you decide to stop pushing yourself and developing, you’ve resigned yourself to getting stale. 

Eleven months seems both forever ago and just yesterday. Is that the same for you? 

Over the course of the year, I challenged you to join me in setting goals for yourself and our NWA team worked hard to provide new ways of learning and growing — especially during the Annual Meeting. The “Continual Growth & Development'' theme wasn’t just about continuing to learn and grow in our understanding of our atmospheric science, but also about our soft skills. It includes soft skills such as our understanding of the communities and partners we serve, and how we can be more welcoming and inclusive of a multiplicity of perspectives within our NWA community.

So it’s always good to review goals set for yourself and see where you’ve done well or what you need to continue working on. 

What have we done this year as an association?

  • Tested out innovation ideas for the Annual Meeting (including the new workshop formats), which were VERY well received! 

  • Started planning for our 50th Anniversary (2025) and secured the 3 co-chairs for the 50th Anniversary Committee!

  • Launched a new volunteer form to make opportunities available to more NWA members to get actively involved in association / committee activities

  • Reenergized our Diversity Committee with Co-Chairs and helping them set some goals for providing training for NWA members (such as the Crucial Conversations Workshop) and engaging with schools and associations serving groups underrepresented in NWA

  • Started the process of creating formal charters for all NWA committees 

I’m so excited to see us keep the momentum going on our Strategic Goal efforts in 2024!

Personally I’ll reflect on the progress I made on the goals I set for myself this year on the Community thread where I initially shared them. I hope you’ll consider joining the thread to share what you’ve accomplished this year and consider sharing what you’d like to do to keep that growth going next year.

As a final note to you all from my current position — I just want to again thank everyone who makes this community possible: 

  • The brilliant staff (Not just Janice but also Nicole, Valerie, and Debi) who keep everything for the association running so smoothly on a daily basis.

  • The Board of Directors — those rotating off (Bryan Busby, Sean Sublette, and 2022 President Kathy Sherman-Morris), those continuing to serve, and our newly elected members – for driving the strategic direction of the association so we will be able to serve members for another 50 years.

  • Our Committee Chairs and Committee Members who come up with and deliver brilliant ideas and creative opportunities for all our members.

  • Those who had a hand in running our Annual Meeting, especially our co-chairs and all those who ran workshops and other innovative projects.

  • Bryan Karrick who will do an AMAZING job as your next President in 2024.

  • And YOU for being a part of the NWA and investing in yourself and each other! We can’t do this without you. 

Keep Continuing to Grow and Develop!

The NWA forecasts a year of joy and prosperity. Happy New Year!

Have you renewed your NWA Membership?

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Thank you for being a member of the NWA in 2023! We’ve had a successful year because of you and your support!  

Some ways to stay involved in 2024 include participating in discussions in the NWA Community, attending the Annual Meeting, submitting an article to the Journal of Operational Meteorology to share your experiences in forecasting and communicating, writing an article about a weather event for the NWA Newsletter, volunteering for a committee, or earning a Seal of Approval.

We look forward to connecting with you to improve operational meteorology and related sciences in the year ahead.

We show your membership is good through: ##[Expiration Date]##

If the date above is 12/31/2024, thank you for renewing! Your membership is ready to go for 2024.

If the date above is 12/31/2023 this means one of two things.

  1. You have submitted the renewal form, but payment has not been completed. If you mailed a check, or your company is paying for you, it can take a couple of weeks for the check to arrive and be processed. Once payment is received, you will receive an email confirmation.

  2. You have not submitted the renewal form yet. We would love to have you back in 2024, so we hope you will submit your renewal today using the button below! Your login for the Member Connect is: 

If finances are preventing you from renewing at this time, please contact us. If you have decided not to renew, please let us know why by taking this exit survey. We greatly value your input.

If you are paying by check, please include a copy of the invoice generated after completing the Membership form, and mail it to the NWA at 3100 Monitor Ave, Ste. 123, Norman OK, 73072.

If you have questions, or would like to request a paper renewal form, please contact us at nwahelp@nwas.org or 405-701-5167.

Need a copy of your membership invoice or need to check your member status, you can do this in the My Profile area of the Member Connect portal. While you are in Member Connect, click on the Community menu item at the top of the page and join the discussions. 

2024 Dues

Regular: $88

Student/Active Military/Fully Retired: $32

Early Career*:

Tier 1: $41

Tier 2: $50

Tier 3: $60

Tier 4: $69

Tier 5: $79

Corporate: $450

Lifetime Member: $2200

 

*For those who have started their first career position (any field type) within the last 5 years.

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Education Changes Lives

The NWA Foundation supports meteorology students and educators with financial assistance, encouragement and recognition. 

This season, we invite you to join us in supporting the NWA Foundation. Your support changes lives.


"Receiving the NWA Arthur C. Pike Meteorology Scholarship allowed me to fund the next educational steps in my dream of becoming a broadcast meteorologist, documentary producer, and weather app creator. Specifically, this scholarship made a significant dent in my financial ability to take an elective course on Radar Meteorology which required the purchase of a costly piece of software as well as a much more powerful computer than my Ipad to run it."

 Consider supporting us when you renew your membership! You can visit our donation page to make a contribution.

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Have you been looking to get more involved?

Volunteering with the NWA is a great opportunity to develop skills and work with others. Right now, committees are determining which volunteer roles will need to be filled for 2024, so this a great time to get involved!

Heads up! You'll need to upload your resume when submitting the form. This helps the committees have a better understanding of your skills and talents.

Don't miss out on this exciting chance to make a difference - submit your interest now!

NWA Operational Committees: Annual Meeting, Awards, Broadcast, Diversity, Local Chapters, Member Group, Membership & Marketing, Professional Development, Remote Sensing and Social Media

NWA Board Committees: Governance and Finance

In addition to the committees listed, opportunities also exist in the following areas: abstract reviewing, scholarship evaluation, WeatherReady Fest, RON, WAF, and webinars.

Interested members must be in good standing.
Filling out this form is not a guarantee of committee selection.
Appointments are approved by the NWA President per NWA Bylaws: Section 9.1.

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Climate Change Impacts are Increasing for Americans

Article by Ray Wolf, Retired NWS

That’s the headline from the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) released in November.  Impacts of weather extremes — exacerbated by climate change — are far-reaching across every region of the United States.  The report also finds that efforts to adapt to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions have expanded since the last National Climate Assessment in 2018, and U.S. emissions have fallen since peaking in 2007.  Finally, rapidly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and accelerating adaptation can limit further warming and protect lives and property from many climate risks.  But without deeper cuts in global and U.S. net greenhouse gas emissions and accelerated adaptation efforts, climate risks to the U.S. will continue to grow.

The Assessment is a quadrennially-produced report mandated by Congress and used to support planning and policy decision making by government and non-government agencies, state and local communities, businesses, and the public.  It includes two physical science chapters, 18 national-level topic chapters, 10 regional chapters, and two chapters focusing on societal responses through adaptation and mitigation.  The regional chapters are especially useful for information on local impacts, and the report shares many useful examples of community adaptation and mitigation projects.  Around 500 authors from a wide variety of disciplines drew upon recently published peer-reviewed literature to summarize changes to the climate and impacts across various sectors and regions.

These websites provide climate change resources for understanding global, national, and local impacts and trends.

 

NOAA NCA5 full press release
U.S. Global Change Research Program
Assessment main page 
Atlas
Indicators 
NOAA Climate Resilience Toolkit
National Center for Environmental Information 
State Climate Summaries
Climate at a Glance, Time Series
Billion Dollar Disasters 

If you have a weather-related article you think belongs in the NWA newsletter, shoot us an email! We are always excited to promote new ideas and research. 

Are You Weather-Ready?

Help us make people Weather-Ready! As winter comes near, please help us share the WRN graphics and resources to encourage people to be ready for the weather. Here is one example, but there are a lot of seasonal infographics on the WRN website that are ready to be used for social media.

The NWA is proud to be a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador™.

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Attention, NWA Seal of Approval holders!

Your Seal Recertification Due Date: ##Seal Member Expiration##

The deadline for 2023 recertifications is quickly approaching!

If your Seal Expiration Date is 12/31/2023, you'll need to submit your recertification materials before December 31st to avoid late fees and/or Seal revocation. If you're due for recertification in 2024, you'll get info after the start of the new year.

You can also find your Seal Recertification Due Date on the Member Portal. Click on My Profile, then scroll down to find your Seal Member Expiration Date.

Need to find your Seal number? It is on the certificate you received when your Seal was awarded. You can also find it anytime on our website.

Questions or concerns? Contact the National Weather Association at nwahelp@nwas.org, or call 405-701-5167.

Digital Seal of Approval: Elevate Your Digital Presence

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Do you create online content related to weather and meteorology?  Did you know the NWA offers a Digital Seal of Approval for those in the digital space? 

The NWA created the Digital Seal of Approval to help distinguish accurate and unreliable sources of weather information on the internet.

Interested applicants must be 21 or older and demonstrate their proficiency in producing original content by taking an exam and submitting examples of their work. The Digital Seal must be renewed every three years and can be prominently displayed.

JOM: Interpreting Warn-on-Forecast System Guidance, Part I: Review of Probabilistic Guidance Concepts, Product Design, and Best Practices

ABSTRACT: The Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) is a convection-allowing ensemble prediction system designed to primarily provide guidance on thunderstorm hazards from the meso-beta to storm-scale in space and from several hours to less than one hour in time. This article describes unique aspects of WoFS guidance product design and application to short-term severe weather forecasting...

JOM: Convection Initiation Forecasting Using Synthetic Satellite Imagery from the Warn-on-Forecast System

ABSTRACT: Forecasting convection initiation (CI) has advanced greatly during the past decade through the use of highresolution satellite observations and model output. One of the primary CI products used in forecast operations is based on GOES-16 visible and infrared imagery along with GLM lightning flash detections to determine the location of growing ice-containing cumulus clouds that are the precursor to developing thunderstorms...

NWA Merchandise: Easy Ordering Guide!

You can now order NWA logo apparel and merchandise at the NWA Lands' End storefront.

Here’s how:
1. Visit our storefront 
2. Create an account. 
3. Select Men's or Women's. (tab at top under search bar)
4. Choose your item.
5. Pick color, size and quantity.
6. Add logo and placement.
7. Click 'Add to Bag' or keep shopping.

Annual Meetings Shirts Available!

We have a few shirts left from the meeting! Grab your exclusive NWA 48th Annual Meeting shirt for just $25 (plus $8 shipping). Shipping is available within the United States and U.S. Territories. Please note: Payment is due at the time of purchase, and refunds will not be provided.

Weatherwise: Reat the Latest discoveries in meteorology and climatology.

Have you heard of this NWA Member Benefit?

Explore the latest in meteorology and climatology with Weatherwise, available to NWA members at a discounted rate. 

NWA Member Rate: $35.00 (includes hardcopy and shipping)

To set up a new subscription, email societies@tandf.co.uk. To renew, check for a reminder email toward the end of the year.

Heliophysics BIG Year

The NASA Heliophysics BIG Year (2023-2024) ​​is a global celebration of solar science. Want to get involved? Two Facebook groups are discussing upcoming solar events and sharing educational content about the BIG year.

Community: Connect Communicate, Collaborate

Monthly Top 10 Contributors

Trevor Boucher
Jeffrey Hahn
Morgan Barry
David Nussbaum

Guy Brown

Sarah Trojniak

Randy Graham

Laurel McCoy

Bill Sjoberg

John Toohey-Morales

Join the discussions to vie for a top 10 spot next issue!

Haven't joined yet? Here's how:

1. Log in to your Member Profile.

2. Click on the "Community" tab in your main navigation menu

3. Agree to the Terms & Conditions.

You're in! Be sure to take the Community Tour to orient yourself and get started. We will be looking for you in the NWA Community! Come on over!

Community is available on our mobile app!

Upcoming 2024 Events

Have you checked out our job page recently? We update the job postings as they arrive, and they've been arriving more frequently. Check out the newest job postings or submit a job posting.

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Yearly Infographic: The infographic provides statistics and details about the National Weather Association's 48th Annual Meeting in 2023. It includes membership distribution with 35% Broadcaster, 25% Government, 13% Retired, 11% Private Sector, 7% Academic, 6% Student, 3% Other, 2% Emergency Management, and 2% Military. The NWA Strategic Plan 2023-2025 focuses on Finance, Engagement, Diversity, and Governance. The meeting had a record turnout with 569 attendees and 11 awards presented.

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