Posted by Fred Rogers on November 21, 2011
The Association of Contingency Planners presents its 8th free webinar in our year-long series of BC/DR presentations sponsored by ImpactWeather, Inc. The top priority during a disaster is communications. Many people believe recovering the PBX will solve communications problems, but that’s not always true. This presentation will explain common industry terms and identify critical elements for [...]
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 18, 2011
There are so many things I love about the holidays and Thanksgiving is one of my favorites. Like most of you I enjoy spending time with family and friends, watching football and of course, eating until I’m about to pop. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving to me without two of my favorites, which are cornbread dressing [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on November 16, 2011
The employees of ImpactWeather and Universal Weather and Aviation just mailed 101 care packages to the troops of the 515th Engineer Company — the 515th Sappers. That should work out to one care package for each sapper, plus a few for a rainy day. But I’m sure your first question is the same as mine: What’s a sapper?
Posted by Dave Gorham on November 11, 2011
A short report on some of the sessions of the 36th Meeting of the National Weather Association from ImpactWeather Meteorologist Jennifer Stein.
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 1, 2011
The first nationwide test of the new and improved Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place at 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on Wednesday, November 9. Why this particular day? Well, this date was picked because it’s near the end of hurricane season, which ends November 30th, and before the worst of the severe winter [...]
Posted by Fred Rogers on October 17, 2011
Join us next Wednesday, October 26th at 2:00C/3:00E for a long-range look at Winter 2011-2012 as well as a rundown on how you can help your organization prepare for the winter weather season. In 16 minutes or fewer, ImpactWeather’s StormWatch manager Fred Schmude will provide an extremely detailed, region-by-region look at not only what to [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on October 3, 2011
Accosted is the wrong word, but on two occasions this past weekend “friends” of mind said something along these lines: “Hey, Weatherman! Where are all the hurricanes you and your ilk predicted.” I told them to go back to cutting the grass, but their curiosity isn’t unfounded.
Posted by Fred Rogers on September 21, 2011
This is a recap of a posting from last week and the only thing that’s changed since then is that more than 240 people have signed up to attend. The only other thing that’s happened since then is that I’ve joined in on two practice sessions for this presentation and I can say with all [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on September 15, 2011
This morning’s low of 19 is the lowest September temperature ever recorded for International Falls. A bit further to the south, Duluth recorded snowfall yesterday — another record for the earliest snowfall ever recorded in Duluth.
Posted by Dave Gorham on September 13, 2011
On the 3rd floor, we had no such flooding concerns but the vibrations and the groaning of the building made us all wonder how much more it could stand. And the Melcher Building is a big building — we knew it could withstand a lot, but we all know hurricanes can bring out the best and worst in building design.
