March 27, 2008
March 29 Weather Symposium to Help Town Rebuild
LINCOLN, Neb. — A fund drive to help the town of Greensburg, Kan., which was devastated by a tornado in May 2007, will be part of the Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium Saturday (March 29). The symposium and family WeatherFest is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in Hardin Hall, on the northeast corner of 33rd and Holdrege streets in Lincoln.
"Storms of 2007," a DVD that includes the Greensburg disaster, will be showing in room 901 throughout the day. The DVD will be on sale in the lobby of Hardin Hall, with proceeds going to Greensburg. Two Kansas University students also will be on hand, exhibiting photos taken both aerially and at ground-level in the aftermath of the disaster.
Proceeds will go to Greensburg GreenTown, a non-profit organization devoted to helping residents rebuild.
Speakers at the symposium talking about the Greensburg tornado include Mike Umscheid of the Dodge City, National Weather Service, and Joe Schaefer, director of the Storm Prediction Center. Umscheid was the lead forecaster the night of the tornado.
3/27/08-KS/DM Ken Dewey - Ph.D.
Natural Resource Sciences Professor (402) 472-2663
 
Kelly Smith School of Natural Resources (402) 472-3373
Department:
School of Natural Resources
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