HEC-TV and KTVI Fox Channel 2 Present: The Science Behind Weather Forecasting

    HEC-TV is thrilled to partner with KTVI Fox 2 to present a very special HEC-TV Live! program on April 4 about the science behind weather forecasting. During the live show, students will have the opportunity to to interact with St. Louis’ KTVI FOX2 METEOROLOGIST CHRIS HIGGINS to take a tour of his weather studio and find out what goes into creating a forecast.

    Last Saturday, two Ladue High School Advanced TV Production students recorded b-roll and produced a Fox 2 Weather Center Tour in preparation for the program.

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    We’ve all watched the local TV weatherperson & wondered just what they do to create the forecast they give us. What equipment do they use? What kind of training do they need? How do they determine when conditions are ripe for certain types of storms, whether temperatures will rise or fall, whether or not they should break into TV programs to provide a breaking weather update?

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    JOIN HEC-TV LIVE! ON APRIL 4 to learn the science behind forecasting. The program will focus on two very different spring days of actual St. Louis weather—one with clear skies and temperatures in the sixties and one where conditions produced dangerous storms and tornadoes.  How were the forecasts created?  What technology was used to follow the changing weather conditions on that stormy day? What conditions forced the announcement of a tornado watch and later a tornado warning?  How does Mr. Higgins read that Doppler Radar and pinpoint where the tornado is located?  How does he take what he has learned and translate into understandable language for every TV viewer?

    Enroll in “THE SCIENCE BEHIND WEATHER FORECASTING” videoconference by March 28 to find out the answers to these questions and more.

    After enrolling for the program, you will receive pre-program materials that include website resources, information on the two actual weather days that will be used as examples during the program, and pre-program worksheets designed to get your students thinking about the topic of weather forecasting and creating questions they most want to ask Mr. Higgins.  If you wish to participate as an interactive school, be sure to note the deadline for returning these pre-program worksheets to us so we can incorporate your student comments and questions into the program.

    Date:  April 4, 2013
    Times:  10 to 11 a.m.  and 1 to 2 p.m. Central Time
    Grade Levels: 4-8
    Cost:  no fee, but please REGISTER ONLINE