WeatherReady Fest Coming to St. Louis - Includes Weather Fun for Kids and Two Spotter Talks!

Billion-dollar weather disasters are a regular occurrence today. The devastating impacts of extreme events like tornado outbreaks, widespread floods, destructive hurricanes, crippling droughts, deadly wildfires and earthquakes can be reduced by teaching people useful preparedness and resilience techniques.

Kids will love playing fun weather games while they collect stamps on their very own WeatherReady Passport for the chance to win exciting door prizes. They will have a blast learning how to be a Young Meteorologist in a special program in the Discovery Theater. Weather Channel Meteorologist Nick Walker will lead a stage show on the Sun Stage singing songs about weather preparedness for kids. Owlie Skywarn will lead a Young Meteorologist Rally teaching kids about flash floods.

Charles Dudley Warner is quoted as saying, “Everybody complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” But here you will find all kinds of people who are doing something: experts who study hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, and more—to help keep people safe.

Festival Chair and former NWA Vice President Bill Murray said, “The perfect forecast has no value if the audience can’t act on it. WeatherReady Fest is designed to make exploring hazards and preparedness fun and interesting.”

More information is available on the festival website at www.weatherreadyfest.com.

As part of WeatherReady Fest, there will also be two spotter talks given by the National Weather Service. They are scheduled for 10:30 AM and 3:00 PM.