Warning! You are now entering the danger zone! On Saturday, May 30, just before the start of hurricane season, the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science will reveal to visitors the science behind hurricanes and other powerful weather hazards at a free event, “Feel the Force: Hurricanes and Other Hazards.”

Families can enjoy activities including the following:

•Meet Owlie from NOAA’s Young Meteorologist Program and see if you have what it takes to be a Meteorologist; provided by PLAN!T NOW.
•Be a TV meteorologist in the Hurricane Broadcast Center; provided by Miami Dade College.
•Interact with Professor Tinkermeister for a wave of entertainment and exciting weather science; provided by the Florida Division of Emergency Management
•Meet and greet with real Hurricane Hunters and listen to stories about flying through hurricanes.
•Challenge yourself to outsmart the experts in the Wild and Crazy Weather Challenge, including Curt Sommerhoff of Miami-Dade County Emergency Management and Max Mayfield of WPLG Local 10 ABC News.
•Build a house and see if it can stand up against Category 5 winds at FIU’s mini Wall of Wind (WOW) exhibit and then chat with the wind engineers behind WOW.
•Discover how the weather works through engaging, hands-on activities with Mike Mogil.
•Explore how forecasts are made and learn what is expected for this year’s hurricane season at Tropical Weather Briefings with experts from the National Hurricane Center and National Weather Service.
•Learn how to be prepared for any disaster, including hurricane evacuation zones, with Miami-Dade County Emergency Management.
•Become part of the story with an interactive, disaster-themed storytime featuring characters from Miami-Dade Public Library.
•Learn what to put in your handy hurricane folder with City National Bank as they show you which important documents shouldn’t get blown away.
•Get ready for summer and hurricane season with rip current, water, and hurricane safety tips.

Sponsoring partners are FIU’s International Hurricane Research Center, Miami-Dade County Emergency Management, and the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

Complimentary Admission.

For more information, please visit http://www.miamisci.org/events/feeltheforce/.