On Febuary 2nd 2007 SCAMS hosted the Enhanced Fujita Conference. To our guests I would like to thank you for coming to Central Michigan University. The members and E-board of the Student Chapter of the American Meteorological Society were excited to be hosting this important conference. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at
Thank you, Morris Langworthy AMS at CMU President
Seminar to be held in the Rotunda Room #221, Bovee University Center
9:00 – 10:00 EF Scale and Damage Indicators Presentation (Jim Keysor, WCM National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan)
10:00 – 10:25 What would Dr. Ted Fujita think about the new scale? What were some of his survey techniques? (Kazuya Fujita, Director Earth Science Program MSU)
10:25 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 11:15 National Weather Service, Quick Response Teams, How do they work? What is their purpose? (John Ogren, MIC NWS IND)
1:00 – 2:00 Forest Blowdowns and Relative Susceptibility of Northern Hardwood and Southern Boreal Tree Species
(Lee Frelich, University of Minnesota Forestry Dept)
2:00 – 2:20 Break
2:20 – 3:20 Storm Surveys in Lower Michigan/Increased Verification of Severe Thunderstorms – INVEST Training (Ernest Ostuno, National Weather Service Grand Rapids Michigan)
3:20 – 3:45 Three Dimensional Model Output of Supercell Thunderstorms Presentation, Dr. Leigh Orf, CMU
Enhanced Fujita Confer
