Here are the presentations from the 2008 Severe Weather Symposium.

All of these presentations are Microsoft PowerPoint files. If you do not have PowerPoint installed on your computer, you can download the PowerPoint Viewer for Windows from Microsoft's web site at:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048DC840-14E1-4...

Thank you to the presenters for making these files available for download.

Some of these files are in multiple parts. Make sure you get all of the files.

And, now, the presentations:

Severe Weather Operations - Emergency Manager’s Perspective
Bill Gosnell, Delaware County Emergency Management

http://w9nws.org/system/files/Gosnell+Presentation+3.1.08.ppt

The Spectrum of Storms, From Ordinary to Super!
Joe Nield, Meteorologist, NWS, Indianapolis

http://w9nws.org/system/files/T-storm+spectrum.ppt

Storm Chasing, Lessons Learned for Spotters
Prof. Paul Sirvatka, College of DuPage County

http://w9nws.org/system/files/IndianaSpotterTraining2008_part1.ppt
http://w9nws.org/system/files/IndianaSpotterTraining2008_part2.ppt

Storm Prediction Center Resources, Mesoscale Parameters, what they represent and how they can aid spotters
Dan McCarthy, Meteorologist in Charge, National Weather Service, Indianapolis

http://w9nws.org/system/files/IND+version+Products+at+SPC.ppt

Central Indiana Skywarn Operations
John Mills KC9BRX

http://w9nws.org/system/files/skywarn_08_rlb_final.ppt

Indiana Department of Homeland Security Operations
Ashlee Moore, Indiana Dept. Homeland Security

http://w9nws.org/system/files/nws+presentation_part1.ppt
http://w9nws.org/system/files/nws+presentation_part2.ppt

Radar Signatures and Associated Cloud Features
John Kwiatkowski, Science and Training Officer, National Weather Service, Indianapolis

http://w9nws.org/system/files/JKSEVERE+STORMS_part1.ppt
http://w9nws.org/system/files/JKSEVERE+STORMS_part2.ppt
http://w9nws.org/system/files/JKSEVERE+STORMS_part3.ppt

Important Points to Remember
Dave Tucek, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service, Indianapolis

http://w9nws.org/system/files/Symposium2008tucek.ppt