US Department of Commerce Silver Medal & the Dr. T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award
Scientific career
Fields
Meteorology
Institutions
National Weather Service, Storm Prediction Center
Johns grew up in Terhune, IN, where his father ran the general store.[1] His childhood included observing weather and developing his intense interest in meteorology. He attended Purdue University earning a B.S (1962), then earning an M.S in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma (OU;1965).
Johns spent the summers of 1962-1964 as a student trainee for the U.S. Weather Bureau (USWB) offices in Indianapolis, IN and Chicago, IL. After graduating from OU, He started his full-time federal service as a Ft Wayne, IL in 1965.
Due to the Vietnam war, Johns served as an officer in the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from March 1966 to late 1969. Afterward, he returned to his meteorologist job with the USWB, taking a position at the forecast office in Kansas City, MO. Johns remained in this position until May 1971, when he transferred into the National Severe Storms Forecast Center (NSSFC).
SPC careeredit
Johns entered NSSFC in 1971 as a meteorological assistant. He was promoted to a SELS Assistant forecaster in 1974, and began issuing convective outlooks for the contiguous United States. Then in 1979, Johns was promoted to a national lead forecaster. He remained in that position until 1994, when he became the first Science and Operations Officer for the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). Johns retired from the SPC in 2001.
Retirementedit
After he retired in 2001, Johns started working on a project reanalyzing the Tri-State Tornado. Johns died on October 26, 2020.[2]
Johns was recognized for his exemplary public service and received a number of honors for outstanding performance. These include:
1982 Silver Medal (Joint Organization Award) – For exemplary service during the tornado outbreak of April 2–3, 1982
1997 Elected Fellow of American Meteorological Society[3]
2001 Silver Medal (Joint Organization Award) – “For providing the citizens of Alabama life-saving tornado watch and warning information during the tornado outbreak of December 16, 2000.”
2001 Dr. T. Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award from the National Weather Association[4]
^ abLewis, John (2007-11-03). "A Forecaster's Story: Robert H. Johns". Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology. 2 (7): 1–19. doi:10.55599/ejssm.v2i7.12.
^"In Memoriam: Robert H. Johns 1942 – 2020". National Weather Association. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-03-18.
^"List of Fellows, American Meteorological Society".
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robert, johns, robert, johns, october, 1942, october, 2020, american, meteorologist, specializing, severe, convective, storms, tornadoes, sels, shift, briefing, 1984born, 1942, october, 1942lebanon, indiana, diedoctober, 2020, 2020, aged, educationpurdue, univ. Robert H Bob Johns October 30 1942 October 26 2020 was an American meteorologist specializing in severe convective storms and tornadoes Robert H JohnsAt SELS Shift Briefing in 1984Born 1942 10 30 October 30 1942Lebanon Indiana U S DiedOctober 26 2020 2020 10 26 aged 77 EducationPurdue University University of OklahomaKnown forSevere storms forecastingAwardsUS Department of Commerce Silver Medal amp the Dr T Theodore Fujita Research Achievement AwardScientific careerFieldsMeteorologyInstitutionsNational Weather Service Storm Prediction Center Johns grew up in Terhune IN where his father ran the general store 1 His childhood included observing weather and developing his intense interest in meteorology He attended Purdue University earning a B S 1962 then earning an M S in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma OU 1965 Contents 1 Early career 2 SPC career 3 Retirement 4 Research 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly career editJohns spent the summers of 1962 1964 as a student trainee for the U S Weather Bureau USWB offices in Indianapolis IN and Chicago IL After graduating from OU He started his full time federal service as a Ft Wayne IL in 1965 Due to the Vietnam war Johns served as an officer in the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey from March 1966 to late 1969 Afterward he returned to his meteorologist job with the USWB taking a position at the forecast office in Kansas City MO Johns remained in this position until May 1971 when he transferred into the National Severe Storms Forecast Center NSSFC SPC career editJohns entered NSSFC in 1971 as a meteorological assistant He was promoted to a SELS Assistant forecaster in 1974 and began issuing convective outlooks for the contiguous United States Then in 1979 Johns was promoted to a national lead forecaster He remained in that position until 1994 when he became the first Science and Operations Officer for the Storm Prediction Center SPC Johns retired from the SPC in 2001 Retirement editAfter he retired in 2001 Johns started working on a project reanalyzing the Tri State Tornado Johns died on October 26 2020 2 Research editJohns furthered forecasting techniques and developed the modern conceptualization of the derecho following landmark work on northwest flow severe weather patterns Johns also issued the first enhanced wording Particularly Dangerous Situation PDS for tornado watches during the April 2 3 1982 tornado outbreak 1 Awards editJohns was recognized for his exemplary public service and received a number of honors for outstanding performance These include 1982 Silver Medal Joint Organization Award For exemplary service during the tornado outbreak of April 2 3 1982 1997 Elected Fellow of American Meteorological Society 3 2001 Silver Medal Joint Organization Award For providing the citizens of Alabama life saving tornado watch and warning information during the tornado outbreak of December 16 2000 2001 Dr T Theodore Fujita Research Achievement Award from the National Weather Association 4 See also editStorm Prediction Center John E Hales Jr Joseph G Galway Larry Wilson meteorologist Robert C MillerReferences edit a b Lewis John 2007 11 03 A Forecaster s Story Robert H Johns Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology 2 7 1 19 doi 10 55599 ejssm v2i7 12 In Memoriam Robert H Johns 1942 2020 National Weather Association 2020 12 22 Retrieved 2021 03 18 List of Fellows American Meteorological Society List of Award Winners National Weather Association External links editListing of formal publications Storm Prediction Center nbsp This biographical article about a climatologist or meteorologist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Oklahoma related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert H Johns amp oldid 1206738445, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
