The "weather experience" presented by NBC Connecticut was a blast last night!  There was a good turnout of weather enthusiasts who showed up to hear how NBC creates their weather forecasts.  Ryan Hanrahan and Brad Field were excellent hosts and shared amazing stories and taught us about their "exact track" weather forecasting models. 

There were also many youngsters who had the chance to stand in front of a "green screen" and do forecasts.  We also learned why the screen is green and what the technology is behind that.  I learned several things I didn't know and found the whole presentation very well organized and thought out.  

There was a trivia segment which was very fun.  Questions were asked about historic flooding, historic blizzards, and tornadoes!  Prizes were handed out for correct answers and NBC also gave out some free promotional material at the end.  

After the show concluded, Brad and Ryan stuck around to chat with weather geeks like myself and took pictures with fans and signed autographs.  It was a very fun night and encourage anyone interested in weather to check out the next show whenever that may come.

Here are some pictures I took at the show...

Attention weather geeks!  Tonight is your chance to see how NBC Connecticut makes forecasts, learn about the radars they use, and meet some of their meteorologists who broadcast! There will be trivia, prizes, and a green screen where you can pretend to give a forecast!  

I'll be there (@ctweathergeek) and I'm very excited to meet some of the meteorologists in the field.  Connecticut is not an easy state to forecast and there are many challenges when doing a forecast here.  For example, a winter storm is very complex and in a state like Connecticut you have several different regions that can see very different conditions.  The shoreline can see rain, inland might see significant snow, and other locales could see a mix.  One of the things I'll be looking forward to learning about is the dual polarization radars that they use!  

If you aren't busy tonight, then I invite you to come out to East Lyme High School at 30 Chesterfield Road and join me for a weather geek night of fun!  For more information on the event please click on this link for the NBC Weather Experience.