Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >
Jackson, KY
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Recognizing outstanding service to America, NOAA’s National Weather Service has named Robert Watts a 2012 recipient of the John Campanius Holm Award for outstanding service in the Cooperative Weather Observer Program. The award is the agency’s second most prestigious and only 14 are presented this year to cooperative weather observers from around the country.
The award was presented to Mr. Watts during a ceremony at East Kentucky University's Manchester Campus on October 4th, 2012. Watts is an employee of East Kentucky University and the manager of the Lilley Cornett Woods Appalachian Ecological Research Station in Letcher County. He has assisted the National Weather Service by taking daily weather observations for 38 years.
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| Pictured (left to right): NWS Jackson Observation Program Leader David Stamper, NWS Jackson Meteorologist-in-Charge Shawn Harley, NWS Jackson Hydrometeorological Technician Tabitha Brewer, and Holm Award recipient Robert Watts. |
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