This program will highlight Tornado Talk\, a dynamic\, information-rich website devoted to preserving the history of tornadoes. One of its key initiatives is the Virtual Tornado Memorial pro ject\, which honors the estimated 22\,000 individuals who have lost their lives to tornadoes in the United States over the centuries. The project is dedicated to uncovering and sharing the stories of these individuals\, en suring they are not forgotten.
\nJennifer Narramore is the owner of Tornado Talk. She is a Midwest girl\, originally from Beech Grove\, Indian a. Her interest in weather came in middle school. She was living in Centra l Florida at the time and became fascinated with hurricanes and tracked ev ery storm on the tracking charts you get at the grocery store. Jennifer gr aduated in 1995 with a B.S. in Meteorology from Penn State University. She has been working as a radio broadcast meteorologist for over 25 years. Sh e began her career at the Weather Channel and currently works for The Stor m Report Radio Network. Jennifer provides daily forecasts for 70+ cities a cross the country. \;Jen Co-Founded Tornado Talk in 2016. It began as a podcast. After 36 episodes\, the podcast ended but Jen continued the br and as an in depth website dedicated to tornado history. In 2020\, Jen joi ned the Weather Brains podcast as a panelist.
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