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CPAESS Discovery Seminar: Enabling the advancement of storm surge risk communication at the National Hurricane Center over the last 15 years

  • 1.  CPAESS Discovery Seminar: Enabling the advancement of storm surge risk communication at the National Hurricane Center over the last 15 years

    Posted 8 days ago

    Please join CPAESS for a virtual seminar talk with William Booth, CPAESS Scientist V, National Hurricane Center, Storm Surge Unit (NHC/SSU)

    WHEN:  Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11:00am MT (Virtual)

    TITLE:  Enabling the advancement of storm surge risk communication at the National Hurricane Center over the last 15 years

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    SUMMARY:  The National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit (NHC/SSU) provides operational storm surge forecasts, storm surge scenario planning guidance for hurricane evacuation decision-makers, and public outreach on the danger of storm surge.  To enhance storm surge risk communication, NHC/SSU implemented several new operational storm surge forecast products, including the interactive real-time Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map based on probabilistic guidance, the NWS Storm Surge Watch/Warning, and the NHC Peak Storm Surge Forecast Graphic.  This talk will focus on the operational storm surge forecast products and planning guidance utilized by the NHC/SSU to communicate the storm surge hazard to a wide audience including forecasters, emergency managers, decision-makers, and the general public.  

    Additionally, this presentation will highlight the role of UCAR/CPAESS scientists in support of NHC/SSU in these efforts.


    William Booth's current role as a Scientist with UCAR/CPAESS supports the National Hurricane Center Storm Surge Unit (NHC/SSU) on implementations of operational storm surge forecast data products and international storm surge risk maps.   As technical lead, William implemented the Potential Storm Surge Flooding Map as an operational forecast product for the 2016 Hurricane Season.  William joined UCAR/CPAESS in 2018 and contributed to the UCAR/CPAESS team that helped NHC implement the Peak Storm Surge Forecast Graphic for forecast operations in 2023.  For International partners, William developed NHC's 


    For more information, visit the CPAESS Discovery Seminars page



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    Alex Meyer
    Graphic Artist II, CPAESS
    UCAR, UCP and NSF NCAR
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