Join us for a seminar presented by NOAA NWS “Weather Ready NYC: Forecasting, Warnings, and Urban Weather Challenges”

Date: September 30, 2026

Time: 12pm

Abstract:

This presentation by Dave Radell, Meteorologist in Charge, and Nelson Vaz, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, from National Weather Service (NWS) New York, NY, will provide an overview of NWS’s mission, along with insights into forecast and warning operations for the Tri-State area.  NWS’s mission is to deliver forecast and warning information in a way that better supports emergency managers, first responders, government officials, businesses and the public to make fast, smart decisions that save lives and property and enhance livelihoods. NWS works closely with NYCEM to better prepare NYC residents for all seasons through its weather, water and climate data, forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property.  The session will end with a discussion on current forecast challenges related to heavy rainfall forecasting in the urban environment.