Past Conference Archive
Stored below is a partial collection of agendas, abstracts, and presentations from previous conferences back to 2009. More materials will be added as they become available.
2024 Southern New England Weather Conference
October 26, 2024
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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Weather Extremes at the Blue Hill Observatory: How Fast are They Changing?
Michael Iacono (Chief Scientist, Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, Milton, MA)
2023 Southern New England Weather Mini-Conference
July 15, 2023
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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2021 Southern New England Weather Conference
November 13, 2021
Virtual Only
(Presentations) (Agenda) (Abstracts)
2020 Southern New England Weather Mini-Conference
November 14, 2020
Virtual Only
(Presentations) (Agenda) (Abstracts)
Nineteenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 20, 2018
Meditech, Inc., Foxborough, MA
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Preserving the Weather Since 1885: The History and Climate Record of the Blue Hill Observatory
Michael Iacono (Chief Scientist, Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center, Milton, MA)
Eighteenth Southern New England Weather Conference
November 4, 2017
Meditech, Inc., Foxborough, MA
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Seventeenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 22, 2016
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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Examining Major El Nino Events and Their Impacts on Precipitation and Flood Potential in the Northeast United States
David Vallee (NOAA/NWS Northeast River Forecast Center, Taunton, MA)
Climate Matters: Resources to Bridge Weather and Climate
Sean Sublette (Climate Central, Princeton, NJ)
Snow Squalls in New England with a Changing Climate
Dr. Frank Colby (University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA)
Blizzards, Hurricanes, and Post-Tropical Storms: From Warnings to Response (A Look at Canada’s System)
Bob Robichaud (Meteorological Services of Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Storm-Ready Rhode Island Initiative
Peter Gaynor and Stephen Conard (Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency, Cranston, RI)
Tornado Debris Signatures in the Northeast United States
Ryan Hanrahan (WVIT TV 30, West Hartford, CT)
Our Visitor From the Bahamas 25 Years Ago: Hurricane Bob
Robert Thompson (NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
25th Anniversary of the Perfect Storm – Halloween, 1991
Walter Drag (NWS Forecast Office, Mount Holly, NJ)
Sixteenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 24, 2015
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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The Revere, MA Tornado of July 28, 2014
Hayden Frank (NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
The Severe Weather Events of August 4, 2015
Hayden Frank and Joe DelliCarpini (NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
Emergency Room of Weather
Elliot Abrams (AccuWeather, Inc., State College, PA)
A Perspective on the Accuracy of Meteorologists
Brad Panovich, (WCNC TV, Charlotte, NC)
FACETs (Forecasting a Continuum of Environmental Threats)
Dr. Lans Rothfusz (National Severe Storms Laboratory, Norman, OK)
Winter Blitz 2015 – NWS Overview
Robert Thompson (NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
Winter Blitz 2015 – Boston OEM Perspective
Rene Fielding (Office of Emergency Management, Boston, MA)
Winter Blitz 2015: Buried in Boston – Broadcast Meteorologist Perspective
Harvey Leonard (WCVB TV 5, Boston, MA)
The Process of Making Seasonal Predictions
Joe D’Aleo (Weatherbell Analytics, LLC., New York, NY)
Melting Ice Cube Lab
Laura Schofield (Ipswich Middle School, Ipswich, MA)
Southern New England Dew Point Climatology
William Babcock (NOAA/NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
Snowmaggedon, But No Wave-o-Saurus
Linda Hutchins (MA DCR Office of Water Resources, Boston, MA)
2015-2016 Winter Outlook
Dan Leonard (The Weather Company/WSI, Andover, MA)
Fifteenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 25, 2014
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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Four Billion Years of Climate Change on Planet Earth
Jonathan Byrne (Weymouth High School, Weymouth, MA)
The GOES-R Satellite: A New Eye in the Sky
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot (NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
Two Frigid 2014 Snowstorms – A Look at Snow:Liquid Ratios
Kevin Cadima (NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
Hurricane Carol – Such a Beautiful Name for a Deadly Storm
David Vallee, (NWS Forecast Office, Taunton, MA)
Charles Orloff (Blue Hill Observatory Science Center, Milton, MA)
Atlantic Basin Seasonal Hurricane Prediction
Dr. Phil Klotzbach (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO)
Playing with Weather at Fenway (Frozen Fenway Lightning, etc.)
Kevin Lemanowicz and Sara Wroblewski (FOX25 TV, Boston/Dedham, MA)
The History and the Mystery Behind The Old Farmer’s Almanac
Janice Stillman (The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Dublin, NH)
How Businesses ‘Weather the Storm’
Kenneth Otis (CVS Caremark, Woonsocket, RI)
Storm Chasing in the Plains – A Novice’s Perspective
Quincy Vagell
Tornado Chase: Bowdle, SD – May 22, 2010
Dr. Rich Yablonsky and Tracy McCormick (University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI)
It’s Never Too Cold to Ski
Tom Horrocks (SnoCountry Ski Areas Association)
Fourteenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 26, 2013
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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WSR-88D Characteristics of Significant Tornadoes in New York and New England
Lance Franck (University of Massachusetts-Lowell, Lowell, MA)
Hayden Frank (National Weather Service, Taunton, MA)
Devastated Dunes – Sandy’s Swipe at the Rhode Island Coast
Robert Thompson (National Weather Service, Taunton, MA)
A Review of NWS New York, NY’s Sandy Operations
Gary Conte (National Weather Service, Upton, NY)
NWS Boston – Keeping Service in Weather
Stephanie Dunten (National Weather Service, Taunton, MA)
Seventy-Five Years After the Great New England Hurricane
Lourdes Aviles (Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH)
Comparing the Blizzards of 1978 and 2013
Harvey Leonard (WCVB TV 5, Boston, MA)
Matt Noyes (New England Cable News, Newton, MA)
Weather at Your Fingertips – Presenting Weather in Classroom
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot (National Weather Service, Taunton, MA)
How Heat Transfer and Desnity Drive Currents
Laura Schofield (Ipswich Middle School, Ipswich, MA)
Thirteenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 27, 2012
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
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Twelfth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 22, 2011
Meditech, Inc., Canton, MA
Eleventh Southern New England Weather Conference
December 4, 2010
Hogan Campus Center, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
Tenth Southern New England Weather Conference
October 24, 2009
The Clay Center for Science and Technology, Dexter and Southfield Schools, Brookline, MA