In his position as Chief Meteorologist for the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), Bob Rose is responsible for the daily forecast of weather conditions and temperature affecting LCRA’s power generation, electrical transmission, flood control and water supply operations. In addition to short term forecasts, Bob provides LCRA operation centers with long-term weather forecasts and updates on the threat for severe weather and extreme temperature. Prior to coming to LCRA, he earned his B.S. in Meteorology from Texas A&M University and worked at TV stations in Austin and Bryan-College Station.
Bob has served as past president of the Central Texas Chapter of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). He holds the seal of approval and the certified broadcast meteorologist award from the AMS and is a regular contributor to the National Drought Monitor. Bob is also the Travis and Williamson County coordinator for CoCoRaHS, a volunteer network of rainfall observers. He writes a daily blog about Central Texas weather which appears on LCRA’s website and gives numerous talks about the weather to various civic and school groups around Central Texas.
NEW LUNCHEON LOCATION!
We are pleased to announce that our Austin luncheons will be moving to Texas RE's new offices at:
8000 Metropolis Drive
Building A, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78744
Further Details:
-- Click here to view on Google Maps
-- As reference, Building A is right down the street from ERCOT's new location in Building E.
-- The public entrance to the Texas RE offices will be on the Metropolis Drive side. Upon entering Building A, there will be a Texas RE reception area; the conference center where the luncheon will be held is immediately to the left of the reception area.
-- Parking: There is open parking surrounding the facility.