The first meeting of the 2014-15 year took place at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson. During the meeting, officers were elected and plans were made for meetings during the chapter year.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
After a one year hiatus, the first NWA/AMS meeting of the 2014-2015 year took place on Thursday, October 9th at WFO Jackson, MS. The meeting was called to order at 7:08 pm.

Rolls
The recording secretary, Eric Carpenter, passed around a sign-in sheet for attendees. 13 people were present.

Minutes Approval
There were no minutes to be approved.

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The seventh meeting of the 2012-13 year took place at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson. During the meeting, Jessica Van Meter of Mississippi State University gave a presentation about early dismissal policies at school districts across the region. Her presentation was titled, “School’s Out for Weather: Early Dismissal in Public School Districts on Potential Severe Weather Days”.

No minutes were submitted for this meeting.

The seventh NWA/AMS meeting of the 2012-2013 year took place on Tuesday, May 14th at WFO Jackson, MS. The meeting was called to order at 12:30 pm with lunch provided by the treasury fund.

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The sixth meeting of the 2012-13 year took place at the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Jackson. During the meeting, Dr. Michael Brown, Mississippi State University professor, presented research and findings from the April 27, 2011 Smithville tornado and on land scarring associated with the April 24, 2010 Yazoo City tornado.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The sixth NWA/AMS meeting of the 2012-2013 year took place on Tuesday, April 23rd at WFO Jackson, MS. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm with pizza and soft drinks provided by the treasury fund.

Rolls
The recording secretary, Eric Carpenter, passed around a sign-in sheet for attendees. 18 people were present.

Minutes Approval
Eric summarized minutes from the previous meeting held at WFO Jackson, MS in February. The minutes were approved.

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The fourth meeting of the 2012-13 year took place at the NWS office in Jackson. During the meeting, Ariel Cohen of the Storm Prediction Center was the featured speaker.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The fourth NWA/AMS meeting of the 2012-2013 year took place at WFO Jackson, MS.  The meeting started at 7:00 pm.

Rolls
The corresponding secretary, Alan Gerard, passed around a sign-in sheet for attendees. 15 people were present.

Minutes Approval
President Joanne Culin summarized minutes from the previous meeting held at WJTV-TV in Jackson, MS in November.  The minutes were approved.

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The second meeting of the 2012-13 year took place at the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. During the meeting, we took a tour of the MEMA facility.

Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
The second NWA/AMS meeting of 2012-2013 year started at 7:10 p.m. and was opened by newly elected NWA President, Joanne Culin. The Chapter meeting was held at Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) in Pearl, MS.

Rolls
The new recording secretary, Eric Carpenter, passed around a sign-in sheet for attendees to sign. 18 people were present, including four officers.

Minutes Approval
Eric summarized minutes from the previous meeting and formally announced Joanne as the new NWA President. We thanked Vincent Webb, former NWA President, for his service during the past couple of years.

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