Raleigh, NC -- (SBWire) -- 06/20/2011 --ABC11 Eyewitness News (http://www.abc11.com) has announced that meteorologists Don Schwenneker and Chris Hohmann will take part in StormFest 2011, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 18 at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, located at 11 W. Jones St. The second annual StormFest event, free and open to the public, will focus on the past and present impacts of hurricanes in North Carolina. Schwenneker will participate in an “Ask the Experts” panel at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Hohmann will join the same panel at 2 p.m. “Ask the Experts” sessions will allow attendees to learn about weather in the community and interact with local meteorologists.
For more information on StormFest 2011, contact Marc Duncan of Emergency Management at (919) 996-3070 or Jeff Orrock of the National Weather Service at (919) 515-8209, ext. 223.
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“StormFest is a great way for our community to learn about hurricanes and other weather phenomena affecting the ABC11 viewing region,” said Hohmann. “Effective preparation for natural disasters such as hurricanes is crucial, especially now that North Carolina is officially in hurricane season.”
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