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2019 NOAA Hurricane Awareness Tour Coming to Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport on  Wednesday, May 8, 2019

 

LOCAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

2019 East Coast Hurricane Awareness Tour (HAT)

May 8th 2019

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Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport

 

  • 9:15 AM – 9:25 AM FLASH BRIEFING
  • 9:30 AM – 9:50 AM PRESS BRIEFING
  • 9:50 AM – 10:00 AM VIP C-130 TOUR
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM VIP P-3 TOUR
  • 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM STUDENT AIRCRAFT TOURS (By invitation only)

                                                                       

  • 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM MEDIA INTERVIEWS
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MEDIA C-130 TOUR
  • 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM MEDIA P-3 TOUR
  • 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PUBLIC TOURS

    (Gates to enter event close at 5PM)

 

  •  ~ 6:00 PM AIRCRAFT DEPART

 


For more information on this event, contact Phil Hysell of NWS Blacksburg at 540-552-0084, ext. 223

 

 

 

 

This image advertises the 2019 Hurricane Awareness Tour at Roanoke. Virginia