10th Tri-State Weather Conference

Saturday, October 10, 2026

Science Building Midtown Campus
Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, CT 06810

Keynote Speaker

Michelle Mainelli, Deputy Director NWS, From Vision to Value: the Power of National Weather Service Transformation

Speakers

Adam Futterman, DOC/NOAA/NWS Ocean Prediction Center, Ocean Prediction Center and Our Role At The NCEP and the Marine Community

Dave Radell, Upton NWS, February 22-23, 2026 Blizzard

Hayden Frank, Boston NWS, January 25-26, Major Winter Storm

Paul Taschereau, Periship, El Niño, Tri-State Area Impacts

Erica Bower, W.P.C, Research Meteroologist, Urban Rain Rate Dashboard (URRD)

Michael French, Stony Brook Univerisity, Associate Professor, Using WSR-88D (NEXRAD) Radar To Try To Predict Supercell Tornadogenesis And Tornado Peak Intensity

Mitch Wagener, WCSU Biology Professor, Fire weather, Fire Climate

Xixuan Zhang, WCSU Biology Professor

Kim Cobb, Brown University, Coastal Climate Resilience