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2013 North Carolina Hurricane Workshop Summary
(2013-05-22)
The North Carolina Division of Emergency Management in collaboration with East Carolina University's Center for Natural Hazards Research held a Hurricane Workshop on May 22, 2013 at the Murphy Center in Greenville, NC. ...
The Pursuit of Risk
(2013-05-22)
John Dorman is the Assistant EM Director for Geospatial and Technology Management in the
North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. In this capacity, he is responsible for the
design, acquisition, analysis, and ...
Modeling and Planning for Storm Surge (Panel)
(2013-05-22)
Jessica Losego discussed the CERA (Coastal Emergency Risk Assessment)-Atlantic portal that is
part of the DHS Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence housed at UNC Chapel Hill. She showed
examples of the five-day ...
2013 Hurricane Season Forecast
(2013-05-22)
Mr. Szatkowski described the 2012 hurricane season. In 2012 there were 19 named storms, 10
reached hurricane strength and 2 were major hurricanes. This exceeded the average number.
This year is likely to exceed ...
CERA-Atlantic Storm Surge Web Page: Improvements for 2013 Based on EM Feedback
(2013-05-22)
Jessica Losego has worked extensively with the North Carolina emergency management
(EM) community since starting as a meteorologist at the University of North Carolina seven
years ago. During this time, she developed ...
Reflections on Sandy: Understanding What Happened & Where Do We Go From Here?
(2013-05-22)
Mr. Szatkowski described the experience of Hurricane Sandy
from the point of view of forecast meteorologists working in New
Jersey area hit by the storm. His office in Mount Holly began issuing
warnings forty hours ...
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
(2013-05-22)
Ms. Johnson overviewed the EMAC process for providing mutual aid to other states during an
event. She said that if first responders are sent on a mission to
work in another state during an emergency, they are able ...
Introducing the North Carolina Coastal Atlas
(2013-05-22)
Dr. Allen is the director of C-SIM at ECU and the co-director of ECU's Center for Geographic
Information Science. He is interested in understanding spatial and temporal change in the
natural environment, particularly ...
Hurricane Sandy: Response and Recovery in New York and New Jersey
(2013-05-22)
Commander Linda Sturgis is originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia.
She began military service in the U.S. Army in 1988 and graduated
Old Dominion University in 1992. Shortly after college graduation,
she changed ...
Planning for Resilience in Coastal Louisiana
(2013-05-22)
Traci Birch a managing partner with The Verdant Group – a woman-owned urban planning
firm based in New Orleans. In this position she specializes in land use and environmental
planning, and has worked extensively in ...