T&E Internal Survey - WFO (Event)
Demographics
What is your office’s three letter identifier?
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ABQ
ABR
AFC
AFG
AJK
AKQ
ALY
AMA
APX
ARX
BGM
BIS
BMX
BOI
BOU
BOX
BRO
BTV
BUF
BYZ
CAE
CAR
CHS
CLE
CRP
CTP
CYS
DDC
DLH
DMX
DTX
DVN
EAX
EKA
EPZ
EWX
FFC
FGF
FGZ
FSD
FWD
GGW
GID
GJT
GLD
GRB
GRR
GSP
GUM
GYX
HFO
HGX
HNX
HUN
ICT
ILM
ILN
ILX
IND
IWX
JAN
JAX
JKL
KEY
LBF
LCH
LIX
LKN
LMK
LOT
LOX
LSX
LUB
LWX
LZK
MAF
MEG
MFL
MFR
MHX
MKX
MLB
MOB
MPX
MQT
MRX
MSO
MTR
OAX
OHX
OKX
OTX
OUN
PAH
PBZ
PDT
PHI
PIH
PQR
PSR
PUB
RAH
REV
RIW
RLX
RNK
SEW
SGF
SGX
SHV
SJT
SJU
SLC
STO
TAE
TBW
TFX
TOP
TSA
TWC
UNR
VEF
What is your position?
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Meteorologist / Lead Meteorologist
Hydrologist
SOO
WCM
MIC
Other (fill in blank)
If you selected Other, please answer below:
Event Details
On what date(s) did this QPF event result in significant impacts?
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Please provide the date or date range for the event:
Date / Start Date
End Date
Were Flood Watches and/or Flood or Flash Flood Warnings issued for this event?
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Yes
No
What QPF collaboration cycle(s) did you participate in before and/or during this event?
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This includes: A2 Collaboration and/or Collaboration call
0500-0630 Collaboration Period
1700-1830 Collaboration Period
Both
Unsure
If you worked several shifts before and/or during this event, were there any shifts in which the CFP was especially impactful to operations
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Yes, there were shifts when the CFP was especially impactful to operations
No, all the shifts were about the same
No, I only worked one shift
If yes, please explain. Provide dates and times if able.
QPF CFP Questions
1) On a scale of 1 to 10 how well did the results of the QPF Collaborative Forecast Process verify with the actual rainfall totals?
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Rating Scale: 1 (very poorly) to 10 (extremely well)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Additional comments regarding how well the results of the QPF Collaborative Forecast Process verified with the actual rainfall totals
2) Did you try to collaborate forecast changes but were unsuccessful?
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Yes
No
If Yes, please explain
3) Were WPC and neighboring offices engaged either via A2 Collaboration and/or the Collaboration call?
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Yes
No
If No, please explain
4) Did you experience any technical issues with the collaboration process (software issues, missing NBM grids, missing ISC grids, etc.)?
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Yes
No
If Yes, please explain
5) Overall, did collaboration calls contribute positively, neutrally or negatively to the forecast process?
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Positive
Negative
Neutral
I did not participate in any collaboration calls
There were no collaboration calls for this event
6) Were modifications made by neighboring offices that were not collaborated and/or affected grid consistency?
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Yes
No
If Yes, please explain
7) What effect did the process of having a common starting point and collaborating QPF have on the amount of time you spent on QPF?
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Significant decrease
Slight decrease
Slight increase
Significant increase
Little or no change
8) Overall, did the entire collaborative process contribute positively, neutrally or negatively to the forecast process?
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Positive
Negative
Neutral
9) Did you have any other issues regarding the collaboration process?
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Yes
No
If Yes, please explain
10) For this event, how often did you have to edit the preliminary WPC QPF for non-meteorological artifacts?
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Always
Most of the Time
About Half the Time
Infrequent
Never
11) For this event, how often did you make significant changes from the preliminary WPC QPF during the collaboration window?
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Always
Most of the Time
About Half the Time
Infrequent
Never
I was not involved with the Day 1 QPF
12) Did the outcome of the CFP result in changes to your IDSS messaging before or during this event?
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No Change
Confirmed Ongoing Messaging
Messaging Initiated / Changed
13) What impact did the QPF CFP process have on IDSS with your partners for this event?
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Improved
Degraded
No Notable Impact
14) Have you observed any specific examples of IDSS being degraded due to the CFP?
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Yes
No
If Yes, please explain
15) Did you receive feedback from core partners regarding precipitation forecasts for this event that can be directly attributed to the CFP?
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No feedback received
Yes, mostly negative
Yes, equally positive and negative
Yes, mostly positive
16) Overall, what effect did this event have on your confidence in the CFP?
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Significant decrease
Slight decrease
Slight increase
Significant increase
Little or no change
17) Overall, what effect did this event have on how you perceive the value of the CFP?
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Significant decrease
Slight decrease
Slight increase
Significant increase
Little or no change
18) Please provide any other comments or suggestions regarding the CFP for this event.
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If none, please write NONE
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