As a way of preparation and research we thought we would take a few field trips. First we went to Huntsville EMA and learned what happens when we have a disaster or city wide emergency.
They had a room with a big map of the city. There were cubicles for every department in the city. We discussed April 27th and what they did. We told them of our solution to helping people during a disaster (which we haven't said what it is) and they were intrigued with it. They said when we finish it they would like to see what we came up with. We have such a long way to go...
Next we visited the National Weather Service here in Huntsville. We talked with David Nadler who was terrific with the group. You could tell he really liked his job. We told him of the fun we had making a tornado simulator. He gave us a tour and talked about the radar images. Then we got to see their tornado simulator that they use for educational purposes. It was so cool.
All in all, we had a lot of fun and learned a great deal. Thank you Huntsville EMA and Eric Nadler from the Huntsville office of the National Weather Service for the tours you gave our group.
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