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Meghan's WEATHER CORNER |
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April 2009
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Meghan Danahey: March 2009 ArchivesAfter last week's $160 million hail storm, one thing is certain... the more eyes on Central Texas skies, the better! If you would like to learn more about storm spotting and severe weather reporting, we have two great opportunities coming up. Join our National Weather Service Meteorologists for a free, open-to-the-public Skywarn Training session near you! Wednesday, April 1st 7pm Wednesday, April 8th 7pm I will be out at the Round Rock training session and would love to meet you there! All attendees are eligible to be a part of the KVUE Storm Spotter Network! Whew... It's been awhile. Perhaps my blogging brain went on a Spring Break adventure without me! Before the break, a short road trip took me to Cedar Creek Intermediate. I received quite a welcome. It was the biggest banner ever posted in my honor and I send a big "thank you" shout-out to the 6th graders who signed it and hung it up! Inside the cafeteria, I came face-to-face with over 300 students. A huge crowd for me, considering there just aren't that many people in the television studio when we do the news every day. It was a good and lively group, with lots and lots of questions. After a quick look at what we call a "resume tape" in this television business, I answered a bunch of questions about my job, my strange hours, my career, my education... even my salary! Yikes... tap dance around THAT one! We got into the crazy Texas weather, too, covering topics from fronts and air masses to tornadoes and hurricanes. It was a really fun day! A special thanks goes out to Laura Haynes, 6th grade science teacher at Cedar Creek Intermediate, for setting this all up. At St. Matthew's Episcopal, the kindergarten class has a "meteorologist for the day" and that student is responsible for telling the rest of the class about the daily weather conditions. Kindergarten! In fact, they've already learned about seasons, layers of the atmosphere, moving air masses, highs and lows, the water cycle and types of precipitation, types of clouds, forecasting symbols and data collection. Whew! Needless to say, my visit Monday was filled with hands in the air and really good weather questions. We got to talk a little about how lightning forms and how tornadoes move and why hurricanes like the warm tropical water. Take a look at these smart (and very cute) cookies! Kathy Dugat's classroom had as much cool weather stuff as I have here in my office! What a fun place to learn and a great place to meet and spend some good time with her very bright kiddos. My favorite thing? The cloud mural haning out in the hallway between classrooms.
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Meghan Danahey
Meghan Danahey can be seen Monday-Friday on KVUE News Daybreak and Midday. |
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