TESSA Mission Statement
Founded in 1993, the Texas Severe Storms Association (TESSA) is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization founded to bring together both amateur and professional severe weather scientists in an attempt to better understand dangerous storms through the collection and diffusion of knowledge.
Board of Directors
Martin Lisius, Chairman
Alan R. Moller, Trustee
Dr. Herbert Fiala, Trustee
William Reid, Trustee
Glenn Wise, Trustee
Our History
The concept of TESSA was created by National Weather Service meteorologist Alan R. Moller and veteran storm chaser Martin Lisius during a meeting at the Weather Service office in downtown Ft. Worth in the early 1990’s. Moller believed that a private sector organization dedicated to severe weather education was needed. TESSA became a formal 501(c)3 nonprofit entity in 1993. Since then, the organization has developed educational materials and acted as the official host of the National Storm Conference which takes place in the Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex.
The TESSA National Storm Conference
Updates regarding our next conference will be posted here and on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TexasSevereStormsAssociation
2026 CONFERENCE SPONSORS
Media Sponsor: DFW NBC5 Weather
Primary Sponsors: Tempest Tours, Inc.
Venue Sponsor: University of Texas at Arlington Office of Emergency Management
TESSA Alan R. Moller Severe Weather Education & Research College Scholarship
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