University of Alabama seeking volunteers for severe weather study
Updated: 3:42 PM CST Feb 4, 2021
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University of Alabama seeking volunteers for severe weather study
Updated: 3:42 PM CST Feb 4, 2021
The University of Alabama is seeking volunteers for a study on severe weather events.The university's Center for Advanced Public Safety is doing a study to see how people prepare and react to severe weather events. Organizers will conduct remote interviews of participants before, during and after a bad weather event during the 2021 spring severe weather season. Researchers will contact participants as forecast of severe weather become available. The information will be reported to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Severe Storms Laboratory to help better the distribution and communication of tornado warnings. The findings will also be published in academic journals and books.To volunteer or learn more about the study, call 205-202-0579 or fill out this contact form.Get the WVTM 13 app for future severe weather forecasts and alerts!
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is seeking volunteers for a study on severe weather events.
The university's Center for Advanced Public Safety is doing a study to see how people prepare and react to severe weather events. Organizers will conduct remote interviews of participants before, during and after a bad weather event during the 2021 spring severe weather season. Researchers will contact participants as forecast of severe weather become available.
The information will be reported to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Severe Storms Laboratory to help better the distribution and communication of tornado warnings. The findings will also be published in academic journals and books.
To volunteer or learn more about the study, call 205-202-0579 or fill out this contact form.
Get the WVTM 13 app for future severe weather forecasts and alerts!