Roger Edwards is an American meteorologist and expert on severe convective storms (thunderstorms). He is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology (EJSSM).
Edwards is an expert and is outspoken on issues of weather forecasting, on public safety, particularly regarding tornado preparedness for large event venues, schools, and other large congregations of people, and on storm spotter training. He also has a research focus on tropical cyclonetornadoes. He has authored and co-authored as well as reviewed papers in American Meteorological Society (AMS) journals and conferences.[3] With his expertise and emphasis on public outreach, Edwards is frequently interviewed by the media and is invited to speak at conferences across the country. He maintains the Online Tornado FAQ section at the SPC website. He is a storm chaser and is known for strong stances on storm chaser conduct and responsibility.[4][5] He was a forecaster for Project VORTEX in 1994 and deployed mobile mesonet vehicles and in-situ probes for TWISTEX in 2008. Edwards was a contributor to Storm Track magazine and maintained the storm Storm Chase FAQ at its associated website. He co-founded with David M. Schultz and serves as editor-in-chief of the open accessElectronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology. Edwards served for fives years as the Local Steward representing SPC for the National Weather Service Employees Organization (NWSEO).
Edwards is married to Elke (Ueblacker) Edwards and they have two children. Elke is also a storm chaser and photographer, and Roger enjoys travel, field geology, hiking, softball, gardening, and fishing.[3]
What You See Really Does Matter (Roger Edwards, Storm Track)
Not Obeying Stupid Rules (WeatherBrains interview, Dec 2, 2013)
April 10, 2024
roger, edwards, meteorologist, roger, edwards, american, meteorologist, expert, severe, convective, storms, thunderstorms, founder, editor, chief, electronic, journal, severe, storms, meteorology, ejssm, roger, edwardsborndallas, texasalma, materuniversity, ok. Roger Edwards is an American meteorologist and expert on severe convective storms thunderstorms He is the co founder and editor in chief of the Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology EJSSM Roger EdwardsBornDallas TexasAlma materUniversity of OklahomaKnown forWeather forecasting storm chasing and ethical positions thereof Electronic Journal of Severe Storms MeteorologySpouseElke Ueblacker EdwardsScientific careerFieldsMeteorologyInstitutionsNational Hurricane Center Storm Prediction CenterAcademic advisorsCharles A Doswell IIIWebsitewww wbr stormeyes wbr org wbr tornado wbr Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editEdwards was born in Dallas Texas and attended Woodrow Wilson High School He earned a B S in meteorology from the University of Oklahoma OU in 1989 and worked as a meteorological aide at the National Severe Storms Laboratory NSSL as an undergraduate Here he worked under the direction and mentorship of Don Burgess and participated in field research including with the TOtable Tornado Observatory TOTO team 1 Edwards left graduate work at OU to accept a meteorologist position at the National Hurricane Center NHC where he worked from 1990 to 1993 He joined the National Severe Storms Forecast Center NSSFC now the Storm Prediction Center SPC in 1993 where he continues to work as a lead forecaster 2 Edwards is an expert and is outspoken on issues of weather forecasting on public safety particularly regarding tornado preparedness for large event venues schools and other large congregations of people and on storm spotter training He also has a research focus on tropical cyclone tornadoes He has authored and co authored as well as reviewed papers in American Meteorological Society AMS journals and conferences 3 With his expertise and emphasis on public outreach Edwards is frequently interviewed by the media and is invited to speak at conferences across the country He maintains the Online Tornado FAQ section at the SPC website He is a storm chaser and is known for strong stances on storm chaser conduct and responsibility 4 5 He was a forecaster for Project VORTEX in 1994 and deployed mobile mesonet vehicles and in situ probes for TWISTEX in 2008 Edwards was a contributor to Storm Track magazine and maintained the storm Storm Chase FAQ at its associated website He co founded with David M Schultz and serves as editor in chief of the open access Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology Edwards served for fives years as the Local Steward representing SPC for the National Weather Service Employees Organization NWSEO Edwards is married to Elke Ueblacker Edwards and they have two children Elke is also a storm chaser and photographer and Roger enjoys travel field geology hiking softball gardening and fishing 3 See also editList of tropical cyclone spawned tornadoesReferences edit Cohen Ariel Keli Pirtle January 20 2015 Roger Edwards Lead Forecaster Operations Branch Storm Prediction Center Staff Profiles Storm Prediction Center Retrieved 2015 04 30 Edwards Roger 2013 Curriculum Vitae Retrieved 2014 07 05 a b Edwards Roger Roger Edwards About Us StormEyes org Retrieved 2014 07 05 Thompson Richard L R Edwards 2011 Cancer Within Retrieved 2014 07 05 Edwards Roger C Doswell 1995 Irresponsible Media Storm Chase Practices Retrieved 2014 07 05 External links editPersonal website Weather or Not Severe Outflow by Roger Edwards blog Storms Observed Roger and Elke s Chase Blog Roger Edwards at IMDb What You See Really Does Matter Roger Edwards Storm Track Not Obeying Stupid Rules WeatherBrains interview Dec 2 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Edwards meteorologist amp oldid 1179843736, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
