If you are in the D/FW area, and have an interest in severe storms, you might enjoy the Texas Severe Storms Association (TESSA) National Storm Conference. The conference is FREE (the optional lunch is extra), and includes advanced storm spotter training and usually a number of interesting technical papers.

Sat. March 8, 2008
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Colleyville Center
5301 Riverwalk Drive
Colleyville, Texas 76034
http://www.tessa.org/


Last year's programs included:

3rd Annual Super Storm Spotter Training Session - "Severe Storms and Their Environment: Diagnostic Tools for Storm Spotters." - Gary Woodall, National Weather Service - Ft. Worth, Texas

"The Making of a Legend: Harold Taft and Early TV Weathercasting" - David Finfrock, NBC5 Weather Team

"Dallas, Dateline April 2, 1957" - Alan Moller, National Weather Service - Ft. Worth, Texas.

"Lightning in Supercells - Observations and Implications for Tornado Nowcasting" - Larry Carey, Texas A&M University Department of Atmospheric Sciences

"Supercell Tornado Formation: Recent Discoveries" - Erik Rasmussen, Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies (CIMMS)

"Tornado Forecasting is Easy" - Rich Thompson, Storm Prediction Center

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John Beadles, N5OOM
Richardson, TX