The Work Week will Begin with Unsettled Weather from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes

Unsettled weather is forecast to continue through the first half of the work week from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes as a frontal system moves through. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will be possible each day. Meanwhile, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the Southwest and California, with isolated flash flooding possible. Read More >

Pictured (L to R): NWS Jackson Meteorologist Jonathan Guseman, SKYWARN Spotter & E KY VOST Leader Tim Bruno, NWS Jackson Meteorologists Jane Marie Wix, Kevin Sullivan, & Pete Geogerian.

The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Jackson, KY recognized SKYWARN Spotter and East Kentucky Virtual Operations Support Team (VOST) Leader, Tim Bruno, with a Special Service Award on October 9, 2018 for his dedication to providing timely and reliable reports during all weather phenomena impacting eastern Kentucky.

Tim has been one of the most reliable spotters to ever serve the citizens of eastern Kentucky. Whether it's sending in severe weather reports or providing high-resolution temporal/spatial variations in temperatures, meteorologists at the NWS in Jackson have relied on Tim's service to provide more accurate forecast and warning products.

As the leader of the East Kentucky VOST, Tim was responsible for searching for, filtering through, and sending accurate hazardous weather reports to on-duty forecasters at NWS Jackson. These reports were generally passed on from local social media, allowing NWS staff to focus more attention on tasks outside of the realm of social media.

While we are sad to see him leave the reaches of eastern Kentucky, we are very excited for Tim as he begins his new adventure with the National Weather Service in Alaska. The citizens of Alaska should be proud to have such a loyal and dedicated individual to assist in the generation of their weather products.

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The Work Week will Begin with Unsettled Weather from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes

SKYWARN Spotter & East Kentucky VOST Leader Receives Special Service Award