The National Weather Association is a member-led professional assoc. supporting & promoting excellence in operational meteorology & weather related activities.
The National Weather Association Code of Ethics Policy outlines all standards members and employees are to adhere to. The NWA Grievance Policy outlines procedures for reporting violations. Thanks to all our members who do show respect for others and live up to our Code of Ethics
For her tireless leadership and hard work in 2020, not just for leading the NWA Social Media Committee, but for spearheading awareness campaigns such as
#SafePlaceSelfie
,
#WhyINWA
, and Hurricane Awareness Week. Congratulations
@morganabigail
!
#NWAS20
The "Broadcaster of the Year Award" is awarded to Betsy Kling
@BetsyKling
for her tireless efforts giving back to NWA, leading the way in fundraising for NWA, critiquing and teaching aspiring meteorologist.
Today is
#NationalWeatherpersonsDay
! Make sure to send some love to your favorite weatherperson today! We hope all our members have an awesome day! Here's to you! 😁🎉⛈️🌩️🌪️🌀⛅🌨️🌧️
@NWSDirector
.
@NWSDirector
NWS Birmingham's tweet about no impacts was done with one thing in mind - PUBLIC SAFETY. They didn't even know about the President's tweet. "They were correct."
#NWAS19
The “Special Appreciation Award” will be presented to
@wx_becks
at
@accuweather
for her efforts in raising awareness of mental health, work/life balance, and issues for women in meteorology. Congratulations, Becky!
🎉🙌👏 We're excited to announce our newest seal holder
@emilyrsutton
from KFOR in Oklahoma City! She is 1 of only 4 NWA sealed meteorologists in OK, 1 of 2 in OKC, and the only 1 at her station. She is also the 1st female meteorologist at KFOR! Join us in congratulating Emily!
Outside of the Meeting Hall and the Registration Desk, we have posters for “We Stand With BMX” and “We Stand With NHC” signs for members that want to sign them! These signs will be given to NWS Birmingham and NHC Atlantic!
#NWAS19
🌪️⚡🌈❄️🌊Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! Take time today to highlight, or give a shout-out to, some of the incredible female meteorologists & scientists that you know.
#PayItForward
#WomenInSTEM
#WomenInScienceDay
🏆 The "Walter J. Bennett Public Service Award" is presented to Andrew Leeper with
@NashSevereWx
for selflessly giving his personal time to provide real-time, hyperlocal severe weather warning and safety information to the residents of Nashville.
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🗳NWA Election Results Are In
✨2022 President-Elect is Christina Crowe
✨Jared Allen, Sam Ng, Kim Runk, & Melissa Sizemore will serve as directors from 2022-2024
👏THANK YOU to all candidates who ran for seats on the board & members who voted this year
Happy
#NationalWeatherpersonsDay
🎉⚡️🎉 Today we celebrate our members - all day we will spotlight different weather professions represented within our membership. We invite you to share those with a thank you or a story about why that field is important 😊
We are happy to announce that the location and dates have been set for the NWA 44th Annual Meeting. It will be held at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, September 7-12, 2019. More information coming soon. We look forward to seeing you there!
#NWAS19
🎉🙌Congratulations to Hannah Strong
@WxStrong
for becoming our latest NWA Seal Holder! Hannah is a meteorologist at
@WDRBNews
in Louisville, KY.
☀️The NWA Weathercaster Seal of Approval program began in 1982 to promote quality weather broadcasting:
Happy National Weatherperson's Day! 🎉⚡️🎉
🙌 Today we celebrate all the members who make up our diverse membership - students, emergency management, retirees, broadcasters, government, military, academia, & private sector meteorologists.
#NationalWeatherpersonsDay
It’s official!
Join us in Irving, TX for the
@nwas
49th Annual Meeting!
#NWAS24
🗓️ September 13-18, 2024
🏨 Irving Convention Center
📍 Irving, Texas
⏰ Hotels to be announced in early 2024
Details here:
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The
@NWAS
Election Results Are In! 👏
Nate Johnson is your new 2020 President-Elect (serving as president in 2021).
Christina Crowe, Bryan Wood, Hannah Strong, & Bryan Karrick will serve as Board Directors (2020-2022).
💻
🚨
#NWAS22
Announcement 🚨
🗺 The 2022 National Weather Association Annual Meeting will be held in PITTSBURGH, PA on August 20-24, 2022.
🙌 We look forward to seeing you in-person or virtually for this hybrid conference!
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🗳NWA Election Results Are In!
✨2023 President-Elect is Bryan Karrick.
✨Janice Huff, Amy Sweezey, Morgan Barry & Matt Alto will serve as directors from 2023-2025.
👏THANK YOU to all candidates who ran for seats on the board & members who voted this year.
💜☔👩🔬Several of the meteorologists on the
@nwas
Social Media Committee are wearing purple today to bring awareness and show support for the need for more women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.
#DressForSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
#PiDay
We are sad to report one of the giants in the field of operational meteorology and former NWA President Les Lemon has passed away.
Read more about Les' legacy here:
Here's a 50% savings for you right now in your forecasts if you use any of these words, substitute the other one in and it will save you time in your message..
#NWAS19
@AlanSealls
🎉 Congratulations to Jason Frazer
@JasonFrazerTV
for becoming our latest NWA Seal Holder! Jason is a meteorologist at
@wkyc
in Cleveland, OH.
📺 The NWA Weathercaster Seal of Approval program began in 1982 to promote quality weather broadcasting:
The “Operational Achievement Individual Award” will be presented to Samuel H. Coleman at
@NWSColumbia
for heroic achievement through issuing 9 Tornado Warnings in 3 hours during the April 13, 2020 Tornado Outbreak which directly saved at least 25 lives. Congratulations,
@wx4cstr
!
🎉 Congratulations to Adis Juklo
@ajukloABC27
for becoming our latest NWA Seal Holder!
☀️ Adis is a meteorologist at
@abc27News
in Harrisburg, PA.
📺 The NWA Weathercaster Seal of Approval program began in 1982 to promote quality weather broadcasting
How great is this...
@WKUweather
students host
@WKUwxCamp
on the campus of
@wku
teaching kids from all over about all areas in meteorology, including participating in a weather balloon launch w/
@NWSNashville
. Great job Western Kentucky Meteorology students!
#PayItForward
👩🔬THURSDAY - On
#PiDay
(March 14), wear purple to bring awareness and show support for the need for more women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.
#DressForSTEM
Election results are in... 🥁🥁🥁
Becca Mazur is the 2024 President-Elect and will serve as president in '25. Trevor Boucher, Katurah McCants, Elise Schultz and Ryan Vaughan will serve as directors for the years of 2024-26. Their terms start on 1/1/24.
@NWSDirector
.
@NWSDirector
ends his talk by asking for applause for employees of the Birmingham office and again all NWS employees in attendance."
#NWAS19
💜☔👩🔬 Several of the meteorologists on the
@nwas
Social Media Committee are wearing purple today to bring awareness and show support for the need for more women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.
#DressForSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
💜☔👩🔬Several of the meteorologists on the
@nwas
Social Media Committee are wearing purple today to bring awareness and show support for the need for more women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields.
#DressForSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
#PiDay
🐶 Don't forget to include your pets in your severe weather safety plans and make sure they are familiar with your "safe place" before hazardous weather strikes. ⛑The helmet on the doggo gets bonus points in this
#SafePlaceSelfie
🤳
.
@mattlanza
: Meteorologists today can't just be meteorologists. You have to be diverse whether it's learning how to program, have a business background, learning how to speak in public, etc.
#NWAS19
💜☔🌪❄️Meteorologists on the
@nwas
Social Media Committee are decked out in purple today to show support for the need for more women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields.
#DressForSTEM
#WomenInSTEM
.
@pmarshwx
: Originally, the outlooks were only meant to be viewed within the government. Few, scattered, and numerous were the original categories. Low, moderate, and high began usage around 1978/1979. Slight, Moderate, and High were used starting around 1980
#NWAS23
The "Special Achievement Award" will be presented to the
@NWSShreveport
Office for outstanding warning and decision support during COVID-19. Congrats to everyone at WFO Shreveport!
📻 Keeping a weather radio in your safe place is an excellent way to ensure you can get important weather alerts while sheltering from hazardous weather!
🤳
#SafePlaceSelfie
Lola hates storms and her
#SafePlaceSelfie
is usually with me. We both remember to stay inside away from doors and windows close to load bearing walls. And with
@NOAA
weather radio nearby for important alerts!
Now heading into the afternoon general session, we begin with
@Southrn_Melle
and
@wx_becks
and their presentation,
"It Struck Without Warning: The Importance of Empathy in the Weather Enterprise"
#NWAS21
Happy National Weatherperson's Day! 🎉⚡️🎉 Today, we want you to help us celebrate our diverse membership. All day long we will spotlight different weather professions represented by our members.
#NationalWeatherpersonsDay
The "The Dr. T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award" is presented to Dr. Pamela Heinselman for outstanding leadership of the
@NOAANSSL
Warn-on-Forecast research & development program.
The
@nwas
extends our deepest sympathies to Alex Herbst’s family and friends. Alex was an active member of the NWA sitting on two NWA Committees. He was described as an amazing contributor by both chairs. (1/3)
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The
@NWAS
Election Results Are In! 👏
Todd Lericos is your new 2019 President-Elect (serving as president in 2020).
Rebecca Mazur & Sam Ng will serve as directors 2019-2021.
Jared Guyer will serve as treasurer for 2019-2020.
💻
On behalf of the National Weather Association, the social media committee would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays! Thanks for all the support on 2018!
Thank you to everyone that attended the
#NWAS19
Supporting Women in Atmospheric Sciences Luncheon today! This was one of the largest turnouts we’ve had, and we thank
@MidlandUSA
for being the sponsor for today’s luncheon!
🎉🙌👏 We reached a pretty exciting milestone yesterday! We just announced our 999th and 1000th seal holders! Please join us in congratulating
@KaitMcGrathNBC
(Seal Holder 999) from
@NBCConnecticut
in Hartford, CT and
@abbyacone
from
@KRDONC13
in Colorado Springs, CO! 🎉🙌👏
#SafePlaceSelfie
Day is tomorrow!
Do you know about the weather hazards that are common in your area? What actions would you take to stay safe?
Tomorrow (April 5), take a selfie in your safe place and use
#SafePlaceSelfie
to show us that you are Weather Ready!
🏆The "Local Chapter of the Year Award" is awarded to Western Kentucky University Student Chapter
@WKUweather
for years of innovative community engagement, outreach, and service-learning initiatives, robust professional development, and enrichment of the principles of the NWA.