15 & 16 MAY 2024

Frankfurt Messe

Robert Molleda: Speaking at the Disasters Expo Europe

Robert Molleda

Warning Coordination Meteorologist  -  National Weather Service

Building a Weather Ready Nation

NOAA/National Weather Service’s mission is to “issue accurate and timely forecasts and warnings for the protection of life and property, as well as to enhance the nation’s economy”. As part of the Weather-Ready Nation initiative, NOAA’s National Weather Service is transforming its operations to help America respond. Offices now provide forecast information in a way that better supports emergency managers, first responders, government officials, businesses and the public make fast, smart decisions to save lives and property and enhance livelihoods.

While we at NOAA are taking these and other steps towards building a Weather–Ready Nation, we cannot do it alone! The devastating impacts of extreme events like record breaking snowfall, violent tornadoes, destructive hurricanes, widespread flooding, and devastating drought can be reduced by taking advanced action, which is why the Weather–Ready Nation initiative is so important. In this presentation, we will discuss ways in which the National Weather Service is fostering community preparedness and resilience, as well as how you can become a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador and help us build a Weather-Ready nation one family, one business, and one community at a time!

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About Robert Molleda

Robert Molleda is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Weather Forecast Office in Miami, Florida. Molleda, a native of Miami, has worked for the National Weather Service (NWS) since 1991 and has spent virtually his entire career in South Florida. Molleda has served as Warning Coordination Meteorologist since 2005, after working for seven years as a marine forecaster and Hurricane Support Meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center.

Molleda’s career has taken him through many South Florida tropical cyclones, from Hurricane Andrew in 1992 to Hurricane Irma in 2017, and every other hit and near-miss during, and since, that time period. He has worked in every aspect of hurricane forecasting, from assisting hurricane forecasters with data collection to writing forecasts and conducting local and national media interviews, as well as briefing local officials on expected storm impacts.

As Warning Coordination Meteorologist, Molleda is responsible for overseeing the NWS warning program in South Florida, which requires frequent interaction with key partners such as emergency management officials and media representatives. He is also in charge of the local NWS public awareness and outreach program; conducting weather-related information and safety presentations to many entities including local and regional government, civic organizations, business groups and schools.

Molleda is a product of the Miami-Dade County public school system, and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida (1991).