[KYHAM] Paducah NWS Office Skywarn Classes Announcement

[Pat Spencer, KD4PWL]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
400 PM CST TUE MAR 19 2002

...UPDATED SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING SCHEDULE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...IN CONJUNCTION WITH EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AND OTHER KEY PARTNERS...WILL BE CONDUCTING THE FOLLOWING
SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING CLASSES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. THESE
CLASSES ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND ARE OPEN TO ANYONE WHO HAS AN
INTEREST IN SEVERE WEATHER AND/OR PUBLIC SERVICE.  THE OBJECTIVE OF
THE CLASSES IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT KEY SEVERE
WEATHER FEATURES.  THE CLASSES CONTAIN EXCITING MATERIAL...
INCLUDING VIDEO OF SOME OF THE MOST RECENT VIOLENT TORNADOES.

THE CLASSES ARE APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS IN LENGTH.  ALL COURSE
MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED AND A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION WILL BE GIVEN
AT THE END OF EACH CLASS.


DATE/TIME                  CLASS LOCATION           LOCAL CONTACT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TUE MAR 19, 6 PM	OWENSBORO, KY	RICHARD PAYNE 270.685.8448
THU MAR 21, 630PM	HOPKINSVILLE, KY	MATT SNORTON 270.890.1379
                               	HOP. COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TUE MAR 26, 630 PM GREENVILLE, MO	KENT BOWMAN 573.224.3417
TUE MAR 26, 6PM	BARDWELL, KY	GARY FRASER 270.628.3355
THU MAR 28, 6PM	DUQUOIN, IL		CHUCK GENESIO 618.542.2009
MON APR 1, TBA	DONIPHAN, MO	PETE MICHELL  573.996.2028
TUE APR 2, 1PM	CAPE GIRARDEAU, MOC.T. HENDRICKS 573.334.9151
			OSAGE COMM. CENTER
THU APR 4, 3PM	MADISONVILLE, KY	PARVIN GIBBS 270.821.5717
			OLD POST OFFICE BLDG
*TUE APR 9, 630PM	EVANSVILLE, IN	RON FIELDS 812.422.5007
			(STATE POLICE POST)
THU APR 11, 6PM	ELKTON, KY		GARTH CAMP 270.265.2501
			COURTHOUSE
THU APR 18, TBA	VAN BUREN, MO	KEN SANCHEZ 573.323.8107
*  THIS CLASS IS AN ADVANCED CLASS.  ALL OTHER CLASSES LISTED ARE
BASIC CLASSES.  BASIC CLASS TRAINING IS RECOMMENDED..ALTHOUGH NOT
REQUIRED...BEFORE TAKING AN ADVANCED CLASS.

THE MARCH 28 CLASS IN DUQUOIN IS A 3 AND 1/2 HOUR BASIC AND ADVANCED
CLASS.

THE LOCAL CONTACTS CAN PROVIDE INFORMATION ON EXACT COURSE
LOCATIONS.

CHECK THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH WEB SITE AT
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/PAH FOR ADDITIONAL CLASSES AS THEY ARE SCHEDULED
OR FOR POTENTIAL CHANGES ON EXISTING CLASSES.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE SKYWARN SPOTTER TRAINING
PROGRAM...CONTACT RICK SHANKLIN, WARNING COORDINATION METEOROLOGIST
AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH AT 270.744.6440 EXT 726
OR VIA EMAIL AT RICKY.SHANKLIN@NOAA.GOV.