Wednesday, September 24
7:00 - 9:00 PM   SCSU Meteorology/EAS Department Social, D. B. Searles, 5th Avenue N,  Saint Cloud, MN

Thursday, September 25
7:00 - 11:00 AM   Conference Registration

Session 1: “…Piled High, But Not on Fresh Baked Bread”
Snowstorm Case Studies
Session Chair: Rod Kubesh, SCSU

8:20 AM          Conference Welcome - Rod Kubesh and Tony Hansen, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
8:25 AM          Current Weather Briefing - Bob Weisman, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
8:50 AM          The Analysis of a Heavy Snow Event near Bussey and Oskaloosa, Iowa, on 3 February 2008 – Kenneth Podrazik, Karl Jungbluth, and Melinda Albrecht, NOAA/National Weather Service, Des Moines, IA
9:20 AM          April 2008 Extreme Snow Events in Northern Minnesota -  Dave Kellenbenz and Brad Bramer, NOAA/National Weather Service, Grand Forks, ND
9:50 AM          Break

Session 1 Ends

Session 2: “They Blinded Us with Science”
Statistics, Forecasting Techniques, and Instrument Testing
Session Chair: Megen Galoff, Social Chair, SCSU NWA Chapter

10:20 AM        Using Short-range Ensemble Applied Products to Enhance Precipitation Type Forecasts:- Dan Baumgardt, NOAA/National Weather Service, LaCrosse, WI
10:50 AM        Utilization of Precipitation Type and Snow Ratio Algorithms in a Semi-Automated Forecast System – Cory Block and Justin Shaw, Meridian Environmental Technology, Inc., Grand Forks, ND.
11:20 AM        The Quad Copter: An Autonomous Meteorological Aircraft – Jill Carlier, Matthew Hager, and Desiree Lee, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

Session 2 Ends

12:00 PM         Conference Luncheon, Kelly Inn/Green Mill Restaurant
Keynote Speaker: Richard Bann, Hydrologic Prediction Center, NOAA/National Centers for Environmental Protection, Silver Spring, MD

 

Session 3: DULUTH (and Others) ATTACK!!
Winter Forecasts and Their Public Impacts
Session Chair:Tony Hansen, SCSU EAS

2:00 PM          A Review of Traffic Accidents Compared with Observed Snowfall - Todd Shea, NOAA/National Weather Service, LaCrosse, WI
2:30 PM          Introduction to the Post-Storm Survey Project, Matt Taraldsen (SCSU EAS)
2:35 PM          Forecaster Confidence, Public Response, and Preparedness for a Nominal Winter Storm – Michael Bettwy, NOAA/National Weather Service, Duluth, MN
3:00 PM           Break
3:20 PM          The Duluth, Minnesota, Winter Storm of 6-7 April 2008: An Operational Perspective – Amanda Graning, NOAA/National Weather Service, Duluth, MN
3:50 PM          The Northland Blizzard of 10-11 April 2008: An Overview and Operational Meteorologist’s Perspective – Amy Liles, NOAA/National Weather Service, Duluth, MN
4:20 PM          The Post-Storm Survey: Results from the Test Season, March-April 2008 - Matt Taraldsen (SCSU EAS) and Amanda Graning, Amy Liles, and Mike Bettwy (NWS Duluth).

Session 3 Ends

Friday, September 26

Session 4: “10 for Poise, 10 for talent..”
Evaluating Model Dynamics for Snowstorm Forecasts
Session Chair: Matthew Wunsch, SCSU NWA Treasurer

8:25 AM          Current Weather Briefing - Bob Weisman, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
8:50 AM          An Evaluation of the NAM/WRF and GFS During a Frontal Snow Band Event: 6 December 2007 – Michael Fuhs, NOAA/National Weather Service, Sioux Falls, SD.
9:20 AM          Frontogenesis Versus Orographic Forcing in a Central Montana Snow Event  -  Brian Billings, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

Session 4 Ends

Session 5: “Chanhassen Statistics Don’t Lie ”
Statistical Techniques for Analyzing Snowfall and Snow Cover
Session Chair: Amanda Graning, NWS Duluth

9:50 AM          A Statistical Analysis of Minnesota Snow Cover Temperature Feedback – Matthew Friedlein, NOAA/National Weather Service, Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN
10:20 AM        Break
10:40 AM        A Synoptic Climatology of Significant Winter Storms in the Twin Cities Area – Tom Hultquist and Lisa Schmit, NOAA/National Weather Service, Twin Cities/Chanhassen, MN

Session 5 Ends

11:10 AM        Mystery Snowstorm Theatre 2008: - Rod Kubesh and Bob Weisman, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

12:15 PM         “You Wanna Make This Your Final Answer?” Closing Remarks and Door Prizes, Rod Kubesh, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Department, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN

End of Conference