Southern Appalachian Weather|Climate Workshop

5th Annual Meeting of SAWC: March 27-28, 2026 in UNC-Asheville: A collaboration between NWS, Academia, and other stakeholders in the Southern Appalachian Region

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Abstract submissions for the 2026 SAWC workshop are open now until December 15th. Don't wait! Submit an abstract today! Check the quoted tweet for details. #SAWC2026

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The 2026 SAWC workshop is now accepting abstracts for our workshop March 27-28 in Asheville, NC. To submit an abstract, visit
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Our final presentation of the workshop is from Lexi Dooley of @UNCAweather about the Athletics Forecasting Program at UNCA.

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The next talk of our session is from Emily Carpenter of @NWSColumbia about Enhancing Resilience though NOAA Collaboration!

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The next talk of our session is about flash flooding in southern Ohio from Christine Aiena of @NWSILN.

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Our 3rd talk of the session, from Madison Nordburg of @UofSC, is about communicating heat risk in the Columbia, SC region!

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Our next talk of the session is about assessing heat risk in the Columbia, SC area from Steve LaVoie of @NWSColumbia

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Our first talk of our last session is from Liz Cox of @NCState_NCICS about tools for climate engagement!

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Our last talk of the session is from Dr. Caitlin Cook of @UNCAweather on tree damage assessment from Helene.

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From forecasting to communicating impacts, Clay Chaney from @NWSGSP discusses these impacts from Hurricane Helene.

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Jared Klein from @NWSGSP is now up talking about forecasting skill with regards to landslide applications.

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Next up, Sarah Jackson from @WCU speaks about using geospatial analysis for social vulnerability from Hurricane Helene.

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Pat Moore from @NWSGSP is now talking about landslides across Western NC.

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Our session on Hurricane Helene begins with Dr. Pam Knox at @UGAAtmosSci discussing hurricane insurance.

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We conclude our opening session on Day 2 with Dr. Dimitris Herrera from @UTKnoxville discussing hydroclimate whiplash associated with tropical cyclones.

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Dr. Kelsey Ellis from @UTKnoxville is now discussing temperatures in tents and coping strategies for those without tents in the winter.

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Jack Sheff from @unccharlotte is now up talking about why spring is longer than fall.

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John Knox from @UGAAtmosSci is now discussing extreme jet stream winds over the north Atlantic.

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Up next, Dr. Doug Miller from @UNCAweather is discussing more weather threats to the Pigeon River Gorge.

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Day 2 is underway! Thomas Winesett from NWS GSP is speaking about warm season fog climatology.

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Our keynote speaker, Monica Youngman, is now speaking on how we communicate extreme events.

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In the final presentation of Session 2, Ivan Mauricio Cely Toro spoke about the Chestnut Ridge Supersite’s Instrumentation and Data.🏔️🌳 #sawc #forecastingtools