Government on Display Weekend

THE ANNUAL GOVERNMENT ON DISPLAY WEEKEND PUT ON BY THE FEDERAL EXECUTIVE BOARD OF MINNESOTA AT THE LARGEST MALL IN THE NATION CONTINUES TO BE A TRADITION FOR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN.

HERE ARE THE DETAILS FOR THE THIS YEAR'S GOVERNMENT ON DISPLAY:

 
WHO: SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, INCLUDING THREE NWS OFFICES FROM CHANHASSEN
        - CENTER WEATHER SERVICE UNIT
        - WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE
        - NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER
        - NATIONAL OPERATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL REMOTE SENSING CENTER

WHERE: THE ROTUNDA IN THE EAST SIDE OF THE MALL OF AMERICA, LOCATED IN BLOOMINGTON, MN 

 

WHEN: SAT, FEBRUARY 7TH    FROM   10 AM-9:30 PM 
  SUN, FEBRUARY 8TH    FROM   11 AM-7 PM
   
 

**STAGE EVENT IN THE ROTUNDA:  MINNESOTA WEATHER TRIVIA AND SAFETY SHOW!**

Saturday, February 7th at

 

STAFFED BY METEOROLOGISTS AND HYDROLOGISTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXHIBIT WILL CONSIST OF A VARIETY OF INFORMATION, DISPLAYS, AND CONTRAPTIONS COVERING WEATHER, WATER, AND CLIMATE MONITORING AND PREDICTION. 

COMPUTER TERMINALS WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIND YOUR FORECAST AND OTHER WEATHER, HYDROLOGIC, AND SNOW DEPTH DATA ON NWS WEBSITES.

OFFICIAL WEATHER MEASURING EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED AT DOZENS OF MINNESOTA AIRPORTS WILL BE ON DISPLAY.  

 

 The NWS booth will be in the Rotunda at the Mall of America

WHERE THERE IS SCIENCE THERE IS ALWAYS FUN!  AN EYE-POPPING TORNADO SIMULATOR WILL BE THERE COMPLIMENTED BY SEVERAL GAMES. THE GAMES OFFERED WILL INCLUDE "MINNESOTA WEATHER TRIVIA" FOR ALL AGES, "GUESS THE HAIL SIZE", AND "GUESS THAT CLOUD". THROUGH THESE GAMES YOU MAY WIN A CHANCE FOR A FREE NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL-HAZARDS!  AND SPEAKING OF WEATHER RADIO, WE WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT AND EVEN PROGRAM YOUR WEATHER RADIO IF YOU BRING IT ALONG (WITH BATTERIES)!

 The NWS booth will be in the Rotunda at the Mall of America

 

AN INTERACTIVE RIVER FLOOD MODEL WILL ALLOW KIDS TO CONTROL THE STREAM FLOW ALONG A MODEL RIVER, WHILE ILLUSTRATING TO THEM THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF DAMS AND LEVEES. 

A LARGE DISPLAY WILL BE SET UP HIGHLIGHTING CLIMATE FACTS WITH INFORMATION ON EL NIÑO, LA NIÑA, AND CLIMATE WEB SERVICES.

DETAILS ON THE RECORD FLOODING OF LAST SUMMER IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL BE ON DISPLAY. DO YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A FORECASTER DURING THAT EVENT? THAT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE WEATHER EVENT SIMULATOR WHERE YOU WILL SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT METEOROLOGISTS LOOKED AT IN THE FORECAST CHAIR.

Computer terminals with guidance on where to find your forecast and other weather and water data will be available
 

An Areal View of our Display Last Year The river flood model

 

 

 

PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS AND BRING THE FAMILY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXHIBIT AT THE GOVERNMENT ON DISPLAY WEEKEND DURING FEBRUARY 7TH AND 8TH IN THE MALL OF AMERICA!

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