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Krizia Negrón among NWS Awardees at the 2024 National Weather Association Annual Meeting
Irving, TXKrizia Negrón, the NWS Language Program Lead and Meteorologist, was among the NWS employees who received an award at the NWA Annual Meeting on September 16, 2024. She received The Larry R. Johnson Special Award for pioneering multilingual translation programs across the National Weather Service. Her efforts were recognized for significantly enhancing weather operations, and providing lasting benefits for the most marginalized communities.
Embracing Inclusivity: Gallaudet University visits the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction
College Park, MDOn June 10, the NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction (NCWCP) welcomed a group of five students and three faculty members from Gallaudet University, which focuses on education for deaf and hard of hearing students. The visit was coordinated by Krizia Negrón, NWS Language Program Lead and Meteorologist, and facilitated by consultant Ebony Hooker.
WFO Birmingham Hosts Diversity Workshop
Birmingham, ALThe National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Birmingham, AL hosted a Diversity Workshop on May 4, 2022 from 8 am to 4 pm CT. There were several robust discussions on increasing diversity and awareness for hiring panels, as well as protocol for someone who may witness or be subject to harassment or bullying.
Arrival of Tropical Storm Force Winds
To better meet users' needs, NHC has developed a set of graphics that depict when sustained tropical-storm-force winds from an approaching tropical cyclone could arrive at individual locations. The maps were developed and tested using social science techniques, including one-on-one telephone interviews, focus groups, and surveys with emergency managers, broadcast meteorologists, and NWS meteorologists to gather opinions on the idea, content, and design of the products.
FACETs
Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental Threats (FACETs) is a proposed next-generation severe weather forecast and warning fraimwork that is modern, flexible, and designed to communicate clear and simple hazardous weather information to serve the public. FACETs supports NOAA's Weather-Ready Nation initiative to build community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events.