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April 18th, 2012Test Post.
Registration Available Now for the 2012 Maryland Emergency Management Conference!
April 18th, 2012The 2012 Maryland Emergency Management Conference
The Maryland Emergency Management Association andThe Maryland Emergency Management Agency present…
The Maryland Emergency Management Conference
from May 29 thru June 1, 2012 at the Clarion Hotel in Ocean City, MD.
Register Now!
Brochure & Registration Form Available Here (PDF 664.86 kb)
SoMdNews.com: State-mandated tornado drill blows into schools
April 16th, 2012Students take danger preparation in stride
by GRETCHEN PHILLIPS, SoMdNews.com Staff Writer
Silent middle schoolers lined the halls Wednesday morning at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf.
As unlikely as that sounds for an age group not known for solemnity, the school’s hallways and interior walls were lined with students sitting quietly, some covering their heads in anticipation of a potential tornado.
At 9:45 a.m., Principal Robert Babiak came across the public address system saying the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning and asked that staff escort students to designated severe weather areas.
The tornado warning Tuesday was only a drill. Read more here >>
SoMdNews.com: State-mandated tornado drill blows into schools
April 16th, 2012Students take danger preparation in stride
by GRETCHEN PHILLIPS, SoMdNews.com Staff Writer
Silent middle schoolers lined the halls Wednesday morning at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School in Waldorf.
As unlikely as that sounds for an age group not known for solemnity, the school’s hallways and interior walls were lined with students sitting quietly, some covering their heads in anticipation of a potential tornado.
At 9:45 a.m., Principal Robert Babiak came across the public address system saying the National Weather Service had issued a tornado warning and asked that staff escort students to designated severe weather areas.
The tornado warning Tuesday was only a drill. Read more here >>
How to Prepare for a Tornado: A Message from Governor Martin O’Malley [Video]
April 11th, 2012
Watch Video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_jke2keZ6E
How to Prepare for a Tornado: A Message from Governor Martin O’Malley [Video]
April 11th, 2012
Watch Video Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_jke2keZ6E
NWS: Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week Flyer
April 9th, 2012Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week
April 8th ‐ April 14th, 2012
Mon: Flooding | Tue: Damaging Winds | Wed: Tornadoes | Thu: Hail | Fri: Lightning
Download Flyer Here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/awareness_week/flyer.pdf
NWS: Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week Flyer
April 9th, 2012Maryland Severe Storms Awareness Week
April 8th ‐ April 14th, 2012
Mon: Flooding | Tue: Damaging Winds | Wed: Tornadoes | Thu: Hail | Fri: Lightning
Download Flyer Here: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/lwx/awareness_week/flyer.pdf
Weather Observation Platform at The Maryland Emergency Management Agency
March 29th, 2012Reisterstown, Maryland) March 23, 2012 – The Maryland Emergency Management Agency is the latest member to join the ranks of the more than 11,000 volunteers taking observations on farms, urban areas and suburban areas, National Parks, seashores, and mountaintops. The data are truly representative of where people live, work and play.
The staff of MEMA’s Joint Operations Center will join the many volunteer observers who conscientiously contribute their time to gather these meteorological data. These data are invaluable in learning more about the floods, droughts, heat and cold waves affecting us all. Data are also used in agriculture planning and assessment, engineering, environmental-impact assessment, utilities planning and litigation. COOP data plays a critical role in efforts to recognize and evaluate the extent of human impacts on climate from local to global scales.
Equipment to gather these data is provided and maintained by the NationalWeather Service. The collected data is used both operationally and sent to the National Climate Data Center in Ashville, North Carolina, where the data is digitized, checked and archived.
As seen in the photo of the observation platform it consists of a temperature sensor, two precipitation sensors (one automated and one manual), a wind sensor that measure wind direction and speed. The automated components will utilize solar power to maintain continuous operations. In addition ground based snow
Weather Observation Platform at The Maryland Emergency Management Agency
March 29th, 2012(Reisterstown, Maryland) March 23, 2012 – The Maryland Emergency Management Agency is the latest member to join the ranks of the more than 11,000 volunteers taking observations on farms, urban areas and suburban areas, National Parks, seashores, and mountaintops. The data are truly representative of where people live, work and play.
The staff of MEMA’s Joint Operations Center will join the many volunteer observers who conscientiously contribute their time to gather these meteorological data. These data are invaluable in learning more about the floods, droughts, heat and cold waves affecting us all. Data are also used in agriculture planning and assessment, engineering, environmental-impact assessment, utilities planning and litigation. COOP data plays a critical role in efforts to recognize and evaluate the extent of human impacts on climate from local to global scales.
Equipment to gather these data is provided and maintained by the NationalWeather Service. The collected data is used both operationally and sent to the National Climate Data Center in Ashville, North Carolina, where the data is digitized, checked and archived.
As seen in the photo of the observation platform it consists of a temperature sensor, two precipitation sensors (one automated and one manual), a wind sensor that measure wind direction and speed. The automated components will utilize solar power to maintain continuous operations. In addition ground based snow