NOAA Center for Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Technologies II (NOAA CESSRST II) co-hosted a collaborative mini-workshop at The City College of New York (CCNY) with representatives from the National Weather Service (NWS) Upton and the New York City Emergency Management Department (NYCEM). The workshop brought together weather professionals, emergency managers, researchers, faculty, and students to discuss urban weather, flooding, forecasting, and emergency preparedness.

The event provided a forum for NWS and NYCEM representatives to share operational priorities, forecasting and warning needs, and challenges associated with high-impact weather in New York City. CESSRST II students presented research focused on urban flooding and modeling, receiving direct feedback from practitioners and exploring ways their work can address operational needs.

Discussions also highlighted opportunities for future collaboration, including NOAA Experiential Research and Training Opportunities (NERTO), and identified research priorities relevant to weather forecasting and emergency management.

The workshop complemented the seminar Weather Ready NYC: Forecasting, Warnings, and Urban Weather Challenges, featuring NWS Meteorologist in Charge Dave Radell and Warning Coordination Meteorologist Nelson Vaz. The seminar examined NWS forecasting and warning operations across the Tri-State area, with particular emphasis on the challenges of forecasting heavy rainfall in urban environments.

Together, the events strengthened connections between research and operational communities and laid the groundwork for continued collaboration to advance urban weather science, forecasting, emergency preparedness, and resilience in New York City.