MSU Annual Southeast Severe Storms Symposium

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Professional meteorologists and weather enthusiast have taken over Mississippi State’s campus for the Southeast Severe Storms Symposium.

The 16th annual Southeast Severe Storm Symposium brings around a hundred meteorologists from all over the southeast to MSU.

They come to share their knowledge and connect with students.

President of the East Mississippi chapter of the N.W.A. and A.M.S., Alex Herbst, says it is a great way for students to stay up to date in the weather world.

“The symposium is a great opportunity for students, faculty, professionals, to all come together and be able to learn more about the weather enterprise and what is going on right now in the world of weather. It’s put on every year by the local chapter of Mississippi state and we really try to have a wide variety of people come and talk about what’s going on right now with the world of weather,” said Herbst.

Some of the speakers are employees from The National Weather Service and meteorologists from The Weather Channel.

Students even get a chance to speak.

Christana Kay is one of these students speakers.

She says making connections is a great opportunity.

“With symposium we get renowned names from all across the country coming to Mississippi state university and being able to have that one on one interaction with them is something that you could rarely have even at a national conference. And because we are a smaller conference we are able to have that one on one interaction,” said Kay.

The symposium will cover more than just severe weather.

Former WCBI Weather meteorologist, Isaac Williams, came to the event to talk about his path in the business.

“Basically I am going to be speaking about my journey in television. I’ve been doing this for almost five years now and basically from the latter part of grad school to where I am now. Just kind of the journey that I took,” said Williams.

Herbst says the biggest benefit of the conference is its small size.

It allows for a 1-on-1 connection.