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![]() From Left: Forecaster Maria Torres discussing careers in meteorology at the UTPA Career Expo; Warning Coordination Meteorologist Barry Goldsmith introduces emergency managers to the NWS Brownsville/Rio Grande Valley operations area at Partners Appreciation Day; Forecaster Maria Torres prepares spaghetti for residents of Ronald McDonald House of the Rio Grande Valley. |
Spanning the Valley to Serve...Again! From Weather Education to Helpful Hands, We Were There |
As summer faded to autumn and children, parents, and seasonal residents returned to the Valley, the NWS in Brownsville was involved in dozens of activities, from educational to philanthropical, between early September and early December. For another year, the slogan "Thousands and Thousands Served" was fitting. As the Holiday Season continues, we are truly blessed to have a community that invites our staff to educate, contribute, and just have good clean fun. From promoting weather safety and preparedness to supporting in–residence families at the Ronald McDonald House, you could count on us to serve our extended "family" in the Valley. The following is a list of the more significant activities we participated in from early September to early December, 2012:
Our staff is just a phone call, email, or Facebook message away from making arrangements to be part of your activities, weatherwise and otherwise. We’ve got plenty of room to accomodate your request, via in house tour or bringing our information to you. Drop us a line in one of three ways:
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![]() From Left: The 2012 "Boo at the Zoo Crew" – ’Tornado’ Geoff Bogorad, Sam and Martha Martinez, Joseph Tomaselli, and ’CaveGeek’ Barry Goldsmith; Hydrometeorological Technician Sam Martinez handing out candy and NWS tattoos at Boo at the Zoo; Forecaster Justin Gibbs demonstrating atmospheric physics to students at Resaca Middle School Career Day; Senior Forecaster Brian Miller along with Mr. Martin Diaz manning the ham radio shack at Skywarn® Recognition Day. |