Interview with Derrick Snyder, February 19, 2022
Project: Western Kentucky 2021 Tornado Resilience Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Derrick Snyder is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Paducah office. Snyder discusses how the Paducah office contributed on the night of the tornados. Snyder goes on to describe the process of surveying the storm damage after the storm has passed. Snyder also discusses how severe weather events affect the mental health of those involved, and how social media helped save lives during the storms.Interview Accession
Interviewee Name
Interviewer Name
Josh Jackson
Matt Dixon
Interview Date
Interview Rights
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.Interview Usage
Interviews may only be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.Restriction
Interviews may only be reproduced with permission from Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
All rights to the interviews, including but not restricted to legal title, copyrights and literary property rights, have been transferred to the University of Kentucky Libraries.
Add this interview to your cart in order to begin the process of requesting access to a copy of and/or permission to reproduce interview(s).
Snyder, Derrick Interview by Morgan D. Hayes. 19 Feb. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Snyder, D. (2022, February 19). Interview by M. D. Hayes. Western Kentucky 2021 Tornado Resilience Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Snyder, Derrick, interview by Morgan D. Hayes. February 19, 2022, Western Kentucky 2021 Tornado Resilience Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.
Persistent Link for this Record: https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7163v837df0