NWS-Media Relationship Jonathan Conder WANE TV Chief Meteorologist NWS-Media Relationship My goal as a broadcast meteorologist: Provide the most accurate and precise forecast and the most immediate and detailed severe weather coverage NWS-Media Relationship My needs: Severe Convection verses Winter Storms Winter Storms Forecast Discussions: Request that the NWS is very vocal about bias, trends and specific model of choice. Climate Data: Numerous and up to date snow reports by 4pm and 10pm Severe Convection Extended: Next 5 Days Short Term: Day of event Real Time: Happening Post Event: Storm Assessment Severe Convection Extended: Next 5 Days In forecast discussions, help identify convective risk as soon as apparent. Severe Convection Short Term: Day of event In hazardous outlook, break down the specifics of storm risk and storm mode: Single verses Multi-cell Single verses Multi-cell Size of hail Size of hail Strength of wind Strength of wind Timing of event Timing of event Severe Convection Real Time: Happening In NWS Chat, provide as much lead time as possible and share reasoning: About to issue warning About to issue warning Why not issue warning Why not issue warning Be specific about radar signatures Be specific about radar signatures Severe Convection Post Event: Storm Assessment Can media be directly involved? This is very helpful to the broadcast meteorologist to correlate radar signature to damage Media-NWS Relationship What I do Storm Chasing Storm Safety Questions?