Co-sponsored by Madeline Island Museum

Wednesday, July 25th
“How Lake Superior Affects Our Weather Patterns"
Madeline Island Museum, 7:00pm
Free and Open to the Public

Ms Christenson will discuss how Lake Superior affects our climate and weather patterns, and will share information on how NOAA forecasts waves on Lake Superior.

Carol Christenson

Carol Christenson, Warning Coordination Meteorologist National Weather Service

Carol is outreach and services coordinator at the Duluth weather office. She is responsible for communicating with NWS customers to ensure their needs are being met. She coordinates emergency communications and needs between the NWS and local, county, state and federal emergency planners. She also directs the preparedness education program. She loves talking about the weather, so a favorite part of her job is speaking with and to groups of all ages.

Carol received a B. S. degree in meteorology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She has been with the NWS for 34 years and has worked at various weather offices in the Midwest. As an amateur radio operator Carol volunteers annually for Grandma's Marathon and hopes to do more volunteering after retirement.