The Global Hydrology Resource Center Distributed Active Archive Center (GHRC DAAC) supported the Annual Rocket City Weather Fest event on October 3, 2015, by providing posters, NASA stickers, DVD’s, bookmarks, Sensing our Planet Booklets, and postcards. Weather Fest was hosted by the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) American Meteorological Society (AMS)/National Weather Association (NWA) Student Chapter and the Local Huntsville AMS/NWA Professional Chapter. It took place in the Shelby Center (main venue) and UAH Severe Weather Institute Radar and Lightning Laboratory (SWIRLL). This was a free event, open to the public, to attend talks about climate change, understanding weather radar, broadcasting severe weather events and taking weather photos. There was a panel discussion on the future of weather warnings, a weather balloon launch and a Skywarn Storm Spotter Training Class hosted by the Huntsville National Weather Service (NWS) Office. There were children's activities and games going on throughout the day and attendees checked out the weather research vehicles as well as explored the SWIRLL.
For more information, visit Rocket City Weather Fest at http://www.rocketcityweatherfest.com/.
