2023 Speakers and Topics









Sean Sublette, Richmond Times-Dispatch meteorologist
- Climate change effects on Mid-Atlantic severe weather
Roger Riggin IV, UNC-Charlotte PhD candidate
- Supercells in the Appalachians
Dr. Matt Parker, NC State research meteorologist
- Propagation, Evolution, and Rotation in Linear Storms (PERiLS) southeastern US field research
Rick Smith, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at NWS Norman OK
- May 2013 Moore and El Reno OK tornadoes (virtual presentation)
Jen Narramore, meteorologist and Tornado Talk owner
- Community impacts of May 2013 OK tornadoes
Dan Whittaker, storm chaser and photojournalist
- August 15th 2023 Greensboro NC severe-warned storm
Alex Thornton, storm chaser
- August 7th 2023 Port Royal VA supercell and monster hail
Renee McKinnon, Virginia Beach Office of Emergency Management
- "The Importance of using NWS for planned events"
(April 30 2023 tornado in Virginia Beach)
Dr. Gina Eosco, NOAA/OAR Weather Program Office
- Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental Threats (FACETs) program