Wednesday, April 20, 2022 to Thursday, April 21, 2022
A Virtual Event
The third annual NOAA Hurricane Summit is made possible through the partnership with NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R), Disaster Preparedness Program (DPP) and the Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center in cooperation with the Coastal Response Research Center. For more information, please see previous events here: NOS Hurricane Summit 2021 and NOS Hurricane Summit 2020.
Objectives
- Understand best practices and lessons learned from 2021 hurricane season;
- Become knowledgable about Standard Personnel, Mission, and Infrastructure (PMI) topics;
- Work towards improving consistency in response between federal and state partners;
- Recognize future challenges for next hurricane season; and
- Understand the gaps given the current limitations.
2022 NOAA Hurricane Preparedness Summit - a Final Report
Agenda
Presentations
Session 1 - Wednesday 20 April - Enhancing support of state and federal partners for the 2022 Hurricane Season by focusing on the readiness of NOAA's Personal (People), Mission and Infrastructure (PMI)
- Opening, Overview and Logistics, Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Centr (CRRC), Univrsity of New Hampshire
- Welcome:
- Benjamin Friedman, NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations (DUSO)
- Scott Lundgren, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R)
- Summit Objectives and Context, Charlie Henry, NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Setting the State:
- Cody Fritz, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) National Hurricane Center (NHC), Storm Surge Unit
- CDR Joseph Newcomb, U.S. Public Health Service, NOAA Aircraft Operations Center
- Resilient Communications
- Gretchen Hirt, Jefferson Parish (LA) Public Information Office
- Christopher Guilbeaux, Louisiana Governor's Office of Ohomeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (LA GOHDEP)
- Storm Specific Lessons Learned:
- CAPT Chris "Bubba" Sloan, NOAA Homeland Security Program Office (HSPO)
- Charlie Henry, Kate Wheelock, NOAA OR&R Disaster Preparedness Program
- CDR Megan Guberski, NOAA Office of Coast Survey (OCS), Navigation Response Branch
- Conveying Severity of Risk, Mike Brennan, NOAA National Weather Service
- Facility and Staff Readiness:
- CAPT Chris "Bubba" Sloan, NOAA Homeland Security Program Office (HSPO)
- Ben Schott, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
- Compounding Stressors (Pandemic Fatigue/Mental Health), CDR KJ Green, NOAA OMAO Office of Health Services
Session 2 - Wednesday 20 April -Pacific Islands Session - Addressing the unique challenges to NOAA's Personnel, Mission and Infrastructure in the Pacific Islands during Hurricane Season
- Opening, Overview and Logistics, Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Centr (CRRC), Univrsity of New Hampshire
- Welcome
- Benjamin Friedman, NOAA Deputy Under Secretary for Operations (DUSO)
- Genevieve "Genny" Miller, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
- Summit Objectives and Context, Charlie Henry, NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- History of Climatological Impacts, Eric Lau, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
- Setting the Stage, Marcus "Landon" Aydlett, NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
- Infrastructure Challenges, LCDR James Hodges, United States Coast Guard (USCG)
- Communication Challenges, Laura Kong, International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)
- Supply Chain Challenges, Tiare Eastmond, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Session 3 - Thursday, April 21 - A Sampling of Tools
- Opening, Overview and Logistics, Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Centr (CRRC), Univrsity of New Hampshire
- Overview of Tools and Resources, Charlie Henry, NOAA Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Pre-Storm Landfall Phase Arrival, Office of Coastal Management (OCM) Digital Coast, Russell Jackson, NOAA OCM
- Storm Landfall Phase, Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO_OPS) Products, Paul Fanelli, NOAA CO-OPS
- Planning and Inventory Phase - Post Storm Assessment, Remote Sensing, Maryellen Sault and Mike Aslaksen, NOAA National Geodetic Survey (NGS)
- Implementation Phase - Response Activities:
- Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA), Jay Coady, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
- Vessel and Debris Response (VaDR), Mark White, Research Planning, Inc (RPI)
- Pre-Storm and Recovery Phase:
- NOAA Response Asset Directory (NRAD), Leah Odeneal, NOAA Office of Response & Restoration
Additional Resources
- UNH Coastal Response Research Center - Hurricane Pre-Summit Survey Report (2022)
- Disaster Related Tools from NOS and Partners (2022) NOAA Office of Response and Restoration, Disaster Preparedness Center.
- NOAA Collects and Distributes Emergency Response Imagery (2022) NOAA National Geodetic Survey.
- National Shoreline (2022) NOAA National Geodetic Survey.
- Tonga Volcanic Eruption #1(2022) USAID
- Tonga Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami #2- Situation at a Glance(2022) USAID
Steering Committee
- Nancy Kinner, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire
- Charlie Henry, NOAA OR&R Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center
- Brad Benggio, NOAA OR&R ERD
- Matthew Chasse, NOAA OCM
- Eric Lau, NOAA NWS
- Leah Odeneal, NOAA DPP
- CAPT Chris "Bubba" Sloan, NOAA HSPO
- Lisa Symons, NOAA ONMS
- Charles Wisotzkey, NOAA NRT
- Katie Perry, Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire
Questions? Please contact Kathy Mandsager
