John Farley
Supporter
I just got this message on another discussion board. Not sure if there has been any discussion of this here, but I don't see a thread. Maybe some of you FL folks can check this out.
FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES TO OPEN
STORM BUILDER™ AT INNOVENTIONS AT EPCOT®Home Expert Danny Lipford joins FLASH to unveil new display and announce national initiative to promote tornado shelters and safe rooms
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – (August 20, 2009) – Today, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. ‐ FLASH® and its partners opened a new addition to their exhibit and launched a national research and awareness campaign with Home Expert Danny Lipford. The opening occurred during an event celebrating the first year anniversary of StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® in the Walt Disney World® Resort.
Lipford joined FLASH CEO and President Leslie Chapman‐Henderson to unveil Storm Builder, an interactive display that allows guests to virtually replicate four weather phenomena – tornados, thunderstorms, blizzards and hurricanes. By using various computer models to build the storms, guests will learn the different elements that cause these weather events and how each one is studied by scientist and meteorologists. The experience offers a better understanding of meteorology and how storms are replicated by researchers to study their effects.
This display is a new addition to StormStruck®, which demonstrates the power of weather events such as lightning, high winds and floods though a 4‐D experience. “We’re expanding StormStruck to give visitors ‘weather 101’ through hands‐on experience in the science of storms and how they work,†said Chapman‐Henderson. “Through the generous support of RenaissanceRe, Simpson Strong‐Tie and State Farm, people from around the world will leave the new Storm Builder interactive display knowing how and why scientists study powerful weather events to help make our communities and homes safe.â€
http://www.flash.org/pdf/082009EventRelease.pdf
FEDERAL ALLIANCE FOR SAFE HOMES TO OPEN
STORM BUILDER™ AT INNOVENTIONS AT EPCOT®Home Expert Danny Lipford joins FLASH to unveil new display and announce national initiative to promote tornado shelters and safe rooms
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – (August 20, 2009) – Today, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. ‐ FLASH® and its partners opened a new addition to their exhibit and launched a national research and awareness campaign with Home Expert Danny Lipford. The opening occurred during an event celebrating the first year anniversary of StormStruck: A Tale of Two Homes® at INNOVENTIONS at Epcot® in the Walt Disney World® Resort.
Lipford joined FLASH CEO and President Leslie Chapman‐Henderson to unveil Storm Builder, an interactive display that allows guests to virtually replicate four weather phenomena – tornados, thunderstorms, blizzards and hurricanes. By using various computer models to build the storms, guests will learn the different elements that cause these weather events and how each one is studied by scientist and meteorologists. The experience offers a better understanding of meteorology and how storms are replicated by researchers to study their effects.
This display is a new addition to StormStruck®, which demonstrates the power of weather events such as lightning, high winds and floods though a 4‐D experience. “We’re expanding StormStruck to give visitors ‘weather 101’ through hands‐on experience in the science of storms and how they work,†said Chapman‐Henderson. “Through the generous support of RenaissanceRe, Simpson Strong‐Tie and State Farm, people from around the world will leave the new Storm Builder interactive display knowing how and why scientists study powerful weather events to help make our communities and homes safe.â€
http://www.flash.org/pdf/082009EventRelease.pdf
