Roger does meteorological consulting in the specialized expertise areas of severe local storms (tornadoes, thunderstorm wind, hail), hurricanes and other tropical cyclones, gradient (nonconvective) wind events, and wind damage regardless of source.
LEGAL FORENSICS: Forensic assessment of past events is available for either legal or scientific purposes. Roger provides impartial assessment of site weather, either on a day of interest or a span of days (as in a claim period), billed hourly based on industry-standard procedure:
- Research the factual weather conditions for the specific case location and time (or time range).
- Deliver a clear, objective report of findings, including uncertainties and likelihoods, without favor.
- Provide written or verbal expert witness testimony as needed for depositions, arbitrations or in court.
For legal weather forensics (attorneys, insurance plaintiffs or defendants, expert testimony in depositions/courts, etc.), please work through WeatherBELL Analytics, for whom Roger performs these services. Please handle inquiries through Tim Coleman, WeatherBell Director of Forensics (coleman at weatherbell dot com).
ONSITE DAMAGE SURVEYS and SCIENTIFIC FORENSICS: Roger provides onsite damage surveys and scientific research forensics, with over 30 years’ experience in each. Onsite damage surveys may be requested within hours to days after an event, availability and travel logistics negotiable. Please e-mail Roger (tornado dot specialist at gmail dot com) for such requests. To ensure quality, safety and timeliness, onsite surveys are done in cooperation with the National Weather Service, emergency management at any level, and/or local law enforcement.
Research-evidence examination and Enhanced Fujita-scale reanalysis can be done weeks to decades later for scientific research, and typically is handled through the scientific grant process as a funded collaborator. Survey results, whether onsite or post-facto research in nature, will be provided to the NWS as EF-scale damage-indicator points for the permanent, public-domain Storm Data record.
Roger’s availability will be limited during spring and early summer due to extensive storm-related travel, though this means he already may be in the area if short-fused damage-survey work is desired for fresh damage.