[CTSARA] 2010 Skywarn Training Available

[Chris- KB1QXR]

Greetings

This made the rounds on Norwalk's reflector a while ago...

NWS is conducting free Skywarn training in the area for the 2010 storm
season.  The training is about 3 hours long and covers spotter basics
including safety, identification of weather features, and proper reporting
procedures.  It ends with a test for SKYWARN certification.


There are a few training dates:

April 27th 7PM, Danbury CT
May 6th 7PM, Valhalla NY (westchester county, this is the closest @ about
20-30mins away from Stamford)
May 10th 6:30 PM, Carmel NY
May 12th 7PM, Upton NY
May 20th 7PM, Clinton CT

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/okx/Skywarn/spottertraining2010.html  for info
and to register

The above link includes a handy Google map of training centers, schedule,
and links to register for training.


"SKYWARN volunteers are trained by NWS personnel to recognize features
associated with rapidly developing, mature, and dissipating thunderstorms
which cause hazardous weather. SKYWARN spotters also provide reports of
heavy snow, heavy rain and flooding.

SKYWARN spotters provide ground truth on the atmosphere that NWS observes
from radar, satellites and various reporting stations. They are NWS' eyes
and ears, helping to provide better forecasts and warnings to the Tri-State
Region."


73
Chris KB1QXR