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Author Archives: Mark Nelsen

30th Winter Weather Forecast Conference Presentations

We want to thank all of you (around 180!) who joined the 30th annual Winter Weather Forecast Conference last Saturday at OMSI. It was nice to see you all in … Continue reading

October 24, 2022 · Leave a comment

30th Annual Oregon AMS Winter Weather Forecast Conference Less Than 2 Weeks Away

The Oregon Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (AMS) will host the 30th annual “Winter Weather Forecast Conference” on Saturday, October 22nd at 10AM at OMSI in Portland. Meteorologists from across the Pacific Northwest will once again converge on Portland to give their annual forecasts for the upcoming winter to … Continue reading

October 8, 2022 · 1 Comment

Meeting Recap: Columbus Day Storm 60th Anniversary

Almost 60 Oregon AMS members and friends gathered at OMSI for our largest meeting of the past 2 years. It was a “deep dive” into not only the Columbus Day … Continue reading

October 2, 2022 · 4 Comments

Columbus Day Storm 60th Anniversary Meeting with Professor Cliff Mass

Welcome to the 2022/23 Oregon AMS season. We hope you all had a great summer! We are starting off “BIG” in just three (3) weeks! This is a free public meeting. Please feel free to … Continue reading

September 6, 2022 · 3 Comments

Dates set for summer picnic & winter weather conference

Summer BBQ The annual Oregon AMS summer BBQ date has been set for this summer. Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 30th at a NEW start time of 5pm (evening, … Continue reading

May 20, 2022 · Leave a comment

May Election Meeting Recap & Presentations

It was another great turnout (~30 members) last night at Stark Street Pizza to end the 2021/22 Oregon AMS season. Jenni Hastings and April Vogt’s presentations were extremely compelling and informational. Both … Continue reading

May 20, 2022 · Leave a comment

May 2022 Election Meeting Coming Up

Our annual election is off and running. We have seven (7) Oregon AMS members running for the office of councilor this year. Four (4) of these candidates are female, very well … Continue reading

May 2, 2022 · Leave a comment

March 2022 Presentation: Winter Recap – Mark Nelsen

It was wonderful to see 35 members at our first in-person meeting in 2 years on Wednesday March 16th. Lots of weather conversation, plus good food and drinks, made for … Continue reading

March 17, 2022 · Leave a comment

IN-PERSON MEETINGS RESUME!

Tuesday, February 14th… We are excited to announce that we are back to in-person meetings beginning with our “Winter Weather Recap” meeting with Mark Nelsen in March. There will be NO … Continue reading

February 14, 2022 · Leave a comment

January 2022 Presentation: Larry O’Neill – State Climatologist

Thanks to Larry O’Neill for presenting at our first 2022 meeting! His first presentation was all about Oregon Climate Service and what it provides for the state. A .pdf version … Continue reading

January 31, 2022 · Leave a comment

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