Partnerships, A NWS
Perspective
Michael Emlaw
Meteorologist in Charge
Charleston, SC
Overview
Outreach/Planning
Data Collection
Prior to and During an Event
Post Event
Future Possibilities
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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.
The End!