06 19 07

George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468

Dennis Decker National Weather Service 321-255-0212

MEDIA ADVISORY: 29-07

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO 'STORMREADY' RECOGNITION EVENT JUNE 22

Officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service will recognize the John F Kennedy Space Center as a certified "StormReady" facility on Friday, June 22 KSC is the first government site in Florida and only the eighth in the nation to be recognized as StormReady It is also the first NASA field center to earn this certification The StormReady program is designed to reduce the number of injuries, fatalities and property damage from severe storms through preparedness and education

Working together with the National Weather Service, KSC has developed a highly effective and proactive hazardous weather action plan Also, as part of the severe weather notification process, there are multiple methods to provide warnings to the work force and visitors of KSC in the event of approaching hazardous weather

Participating in the certification recognition presentation will be:

Bill Parsons, director, John F Kennedy Space Center, NASA

Mike Benik, director, Center Operations, NASA

Steven Cooper, acting director, National Weather Service Southern Region

Scott Rayder, chief of staff, NOAA

Bart Hagemeyer, meteorologist-in-charge National Weather Service Forecast Office, Melbourne, Fla

Media wishing to attend the presentation will depart from the KSC Press Site at 9:15 a m for Operations Support Building II

For further information, contact the NASA-KSC News Center at 321-867-2468

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