Advisory: Tornado Roundtable in Murfreesboro, June 8th

June 3, 2009, MURFREESBORO – The Good Friday tornadoes that swept through Middle Tennessee caused millions of dollars of damage, injured more than 40 and killed two people.  This coming Monday (June 8th) at 10:00 a.m., Congressman Bart Gordon, Chairman of the House Science and Technology Committee, and Congressman Lincoln Davis, a member of the Committee, will hold a roundtable discussion in Murfreesboro on tornado response and technology. 

Participants, including county emergency managers, broadcast meteorologists, and a representative from the National Weather Service, will discuss current tornado prediction technology, forecasting, warning and public response, as well as ways to improve tornado warnings and information provided to the public.

Invited Participants:
• Ron Howes, Chief Meteorologist, NewsChannel5, Nashville
• Ken Weidner, Director, Sumner County Emergency Management
• Mayor Tommy Bragg, Murfreesboro
• Larry Vannozzi, Meteorologist-in-Charge, National Weather Service, Nashville Office
• Davis Nolan, Meteorologist, WKRN-News 2
• Percy Phifer, EMA Director for Warren County
• Lisa Spencer, Meteorologist, WSMV-Channel 4
• Keith Scruggs, Director, Macon County Civil Defense
• Arch Kennedy, Chief Meteorologist, WZTV-FOX 17

When: 10:00 a.m. (CDT) on Monday, June 8th

Where:  Murfreesboro City Council Chambers in City Hall (111 West Vine Street)

*** The event will be open to the public and press.    

For more information about the recent April 10th tornadoes, click here to be taken to Bart’s Middle Tennessee Tornado Center.