Warning System and Status of PWS in Bangladesh Meteorological Department

S.M.Quamrul Hassansmquamrul77@yahoo.com

BANGLADESH METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

Major Severe Weather and Natural Disasters in Bangladesh

Tropical cyclone, Storm surge, Tidal bores, Floods, Flash flood, Nor'westers, Tornadoes, Droughts, Heat waves, Cold waves, Heavy rain, River erosion, Earth quakes, Land-slides.

Recent Tornado in Bangladesh(22March 2013)

A. Person: Death: 34Injured: 388

B. Family: Damage and Losses: Heavily affected families: 1326Partially affected families: 402

C. House: Totally destroyed house: 2635Partially destroyed house: 752

SIDR

How to Issue Warnings

RADAR

Fore

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Warnings

NWP Products

Other Information

Satellite Data

Charts

Warning dissemination mechanisms

WARNING MESSAGE DISSEMINATION SYSTEM

Fax Telephone E-mail Website : www.bmd.gov.bd

Open Class & Seminar

- Weather Information- Climate in Bangladesh

- Weather Information- Climate in Bangladesh

-Global Warming(Local impact &Regional impact)

- Thunderstorm- Drought

- Earthquake

- Cyclone- Flood

Weather Information Dissemination

• Thunderstorm• Drought• Earthquake• Cyclone• Flood• Global Warming• Weather Information• Climate in Bangladesh +• Instruction for teacher

The brochure to be used as educational material in Bangladesh.

DVDAnimation

Weather Information Dissemination

On going Activities

• Monsoon Forum• Local Seminar & Survey • Voice Recording• SMS• TV Studio in BMD• Warnings in easy language• Graphics/Symbols

Problems…………

• Location and Time specific forecast• Capacity building• Quick dissemination of warnings to end users

Thanks