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Experience
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What
exactly is the difference between a "meteorologist"
and a "weatherman?"
The accepted professional standard for a meteorologist
is a four-year Bachelor of Science degree in Atmospheric Science
or Meteorology. Some TV "weathermen" have no meteorological
training at all, while others calling themselves meteorologists
have either no training, or a "certificate of broadcast
meteorology."
Who
will you trust when severe weather
threatens Hampton Roads?
WVEC's weather technology includes a comprehensive array of weather data and imagery, and some of the most sophisticated weather systems available, such as our powerful WeatherLab Doppler Radar, and other weather imagery covering the entire world. Combine this superior technology with the experience of the 13News WeatherLab team, and the result is weather information you can trust.
Jeff Lawson,
Chief Meteorologist
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology,Pennsylvania State
University
jlawson@wvec.com

Jeff's first job in weather came after he won first place in a weather forecasting competition, pitted against the founder of AccuWeather, who hired Jeff on the spot. While Jeff was at AccuWeather, and later at Weather Center, another company providing forecast services, clients who could not afford to take chances with the weather relied on Jeff's forecast. These included offshore oil rigs, ski resorts, city governments, and school systems. One of the most critical forecasts he's ever made was for emergency planners following the Three Mile Island nuclear accident.
Jeff has studied with some of the world's foremost experts in hurricanes, starting with Dr. Vern Dvorak, for whom the Dvorak Scale is named. (The Dvorak scale is a measurement of hurricane intensity derived from satellite imagery.) Jeff also studied at the NOAA Tropical Prediction Center, specializing in the winds section. This hurricane experience has proven to be invaluable for Hampton Roads residents, as Jeff has given dead-on accurate forecasts for hurricanes that have threatened Hampton Roads in the past several years.
Jeff also worked to develop standards in computer weather models and satellite imagery analysis, standards which are used today to train other meteorologists. He's served as regional President of the American Meteorological Society, and was one of the early recipients of the AMS seal of approval. Jeff is often asked to testify in court as an expert witness in meteorology.
Jeff is known as an effective communicator during severe weather situations, priding himself on giving easy to understand information in a calm, non-hyped fashion, while working "on the fly" with real-time data from the 13News Weather Lab Doppler radar.
Craig
Moeller, Meteorologist
Bachelor of Science in Atmospheric Science, Missouri University
cmoeller@wvec.com

Craig has done extensive research on the Greenhouse Effect, the emission of "greenhouse gases" and their affect on potential global warming. He reported on snowpack and spring water runoff management studies in Salt Lake City, Utah, participating with the U.S. Snow Survey in the Uinta Mountain Range to gauge snowpack.
Craig is especially adept at predicting lake effect and bay effect snow. He also interned at the National Weather Service field office in Columbia, Mo., where he took weather observations and entered data for the NWS official records. Craig is an astronomy enthusiast, and was featured in an educational TV special covering the Great Midwestern Floods of 1993.
Evan
Stewart, Meteorologist
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology, Magna cum Laude
North Carolina State University
estewart@wvec.com

There aren't many people around who are more qualified than Evan to generate an accurate forecast. He's done extensive research on Forecast Verification of Computer Models, the National Weather Service, and the Media.
In addition, Evan is the computer system specialist on the Weather Lab team, responsible for system design and upkeep, and is a frequent contributor to WVEC.com.
Julie Wilcox,
Meteorologist
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology
Texas A&M University
Bachelor
of Science in Broadcast Journalism, Cum Laude
Syracuse University
jwilcox@wvec.com

Julie Wilcox studied meteorology in Texas, a state that experiences just about every form of severe weather, and has serious problems with air pollution. At Texas A&M, Julie focused on the dynamics of meteorology, meaning a heavy emphasis on math and physics. She also studied the atmopspheric chemistry of air pollution.
Julie has had intensive training in radar interpretation, which will be invaluable to Hampton Roads viewers when thunderstorms and other severe weather moves through the area. Julie also conducted a research project on microbursts, sudden violent downdrafts which can be deadly to aircraft. Her study examined developments in radar technology to better detect microbursts and thereby save lives.
In addition to her training in meteorology, Julie also holds a BS in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University, where she graduated with honors. Her background includes working for several years as a television news reporter in Albany, New York.
Growing up in New Jersey, Julie has always been interested in the hurricanes that menace the East Coast of the United States.
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