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Topic: Dan McCarthy is leaving SPC
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mountain guru
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posted July 06, 2007 07:29 PM
Dan says he will be leaving SPC and taking the M-I-C position with NWS Indianapolis starting early September.
Congrats! ![[Cheers]](graemlins/cheers2.gif)
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Red Rover
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posted July 06, 2007 07:32 PM
cool guy...not your typical weather goober...wish him the best!
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Wx Chick
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posted July 06, 2007 07:40 PM
Wow, I'm shocked. I thought Dan was a lifer at SPC.
Congrats to him though. Great guy.
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StWXud
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posted July 06, 2007 08:00 PM
uh....spc---->nws....What gives?
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Nyquist
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posted July 06, 2007 08:51 PM
Congrats out to Dan! If you are reading this, good luck at your new post!
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Red Rover
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posted July 06, 2007 09:26 PM
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Originally posted by FWD WX:
uh....spc---->nws....What gives?
NWS's forecasts are a little more detailed
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"While TV meteorologists warned of dire things to come, the manager of my cheap motel sailed under a different flag, the unofficial flag of Oklahoma, which in my mind included among its images a thunderbolt illuminating a plate of baby back ribs. The unofficial breakfast: a cigarette stubbed out in a donut. The unofficial motto 'No, we don't have a basement.'"
- Mark Svenvold
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Dontwrapme
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posted July 06, 2007 10:06 PM
why do we go from job to job? It can be for career advancement, or a change of pace, family issues (is IND where he's from or his family, etc), or for a myriad reasons!
All we know, or at least I think, is that he wanted this change! Congrats to him!
If people start dropping from NHC, then we have a problem! ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
end of comments!
EDIT: except for this. Is a forecaster at a national center higher or lower than a big office MIC position? Also, this is something that I can be educated on... do folks move up from office to office like we move to larger markets? I am sure the MIC position at a "big" office is higher in stature than one in the middle of nowhere tinytown (I won't mention where, but you know what I mean)... but do folks move like that? Educate me!
[ July 06, 2007, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: Dontwrapme ]
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Bob Sakamano
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posted July 07, 2007 01:13 AM
Dan is a super guy. Good for him. I've met him several times and did an interview with him a few years ago.
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posted July 07, 2007 03:44 AM
I was told recently that certain offices are higher than others for MIC jobs. Most of the higher MIC jobs are at offices in large metro areas or offices that used to be old state forecast offices. Examples would be IND, FWD, MIA, OKC. "Lower" level MIC jobs would be in smaller offices, many used to be WSOs before being spun up to forecast offices. Our MIC just left our office, which is in a major city but used to be just a WSO. He went to a office which used to be a state WFO and still covers most of the state. I ask why and was told it was a promotion.
Of course, there's this whole fight in the NWS now to spin down some offices to lower staffing at night and maybe even go part-time. Who knows were that might be going.
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SevereClear
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posted July 07, 2007 05:53 AM
Way to go Dan... Indy area is lucky. I would have loved to have him in my DMA.
Hopefully he will still be at the conferences.
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The Ump
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posted July 07, 2007 07:20 AM
Few may remember that Dan once was a TV met in the mid 80's. I'm not sure Dan himself remembers it!
He did weekends at KSN in Wichita for awhile, and I believe jumped directly from there to SPC.
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WX GUY
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posted July 07, 2007 09:41 AM
spoke with him after the greensburg torn re: statements...etc and he always called back. very nice guy- congrats to him!
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WxGuru
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posted July 07, 2007 09:31 PM
Dan,
Congratulations on coming back to the "real" midwest.
Keep counting those points. When last we spoke, I was in awe of how it's worked for you & it's working for me. (I think it was over that Friday dinner in DSM.)
Look forward to seeing less of you, more often!!!
[ July 07, 2007, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: WxGuru ]
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Gentry100
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posted July 08, 2007 06:11 PM
Dan I look forward to having you in my neck of the woods. I'll have to come down there for some media meetings....and karaoke
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SevereClear
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posted July 08, 2007 06:58 PM
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Originally posted by Gentry100:
....and karaoke
Hmmm, I assume someone was in Cleveland? ![[party]](graemlins/icon_pidu.gif)
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Gentry100
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posted July 08, 2007 07:01 PM
And St. Louis, and Portland, and Ft. Worth....
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nsj
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posted July 08, 2007 07:06 PM
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Originally posted by Gentry100:
And St. Louis, and Portland, and Ft. Worth....
...and Reno in about three months...
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Gentry100
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posted July 08, 2007 07:11 PM
I have a feeling I'd be paying my own way again, and in that case I probably won't go. Contract is up this month so I'll see if I can squeak in a conference if I stay here.
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mountain guru
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posted July 09, 2007 12:42 AM
No Reno trip?? ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
We're looking 4word to your debut rendition of MM!
Hope it all works out for you C.
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Gentry100
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posted July 09, 2007 06:10 AM
I'll keep you posted, but I'm not keeping my hopes up
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nittany
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posted July 09, 2007 06:42 PM
Congrats to Dan...he's a helluva guy. I loved his severe weather sessions at AMS...perhaps he'll keep them going even though he's not going to be at SPC anymore.
Good Luck Dan!!
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OKstorm
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posted July 11, 2007 06:40 PM
Hi Everybody-
A little birdie told me that this was a topic on MediaLine. I appreciate all the congratulations and good wishes from ALL of you!
The Meteorologist-in-Charge position will be a promotion for me from SPC. It was a good time for a change, and moving to IND puts us between family in WI and OH. It also puts me in the middle of Super Outbreak territory. It also brings me challenges to oversee an office and be part of a local scene to make great things happen in the media, emergency management and political arenas. The surrounding offices are run by super people, and I am looking forward to working with all of them.
As far as the conferences, I may not be at as many. I still will plan to be at the NWA Annual Meetings. Ya know, I have a budget to responsible for now too.
Again, thanks to all of you for your wishes and friendships! DWM
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rdale
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posted July 11, 2007 08:42 PM
Good to see you around! Although seeing "junior member" after your name just seems inappropriate...
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nsj
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posted July 11, 2007 08:47 PM
Congrats on the new gig and for getting closer to family!
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Red Rover
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posted July 11, 2007 10:11 PM
I can see how Oklahoma can get boring after a while
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Best wishes in the land of the super bowl champs!
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- Mark Svenvold
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